16/04/2021
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16/04/2021
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Longford will start 2021 season in May at home to Derry in the National Football League
It’s a tough league campaign for Padraic Davis and his players with the big clash against Ulster champions Cavan at Breffni Park and then away again with a tricky trip to Fermanagh. Limerick, Offaly, Wicklow and Munster champions Tipperary will ...
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Longford ladies will play Kildare, Laois and Wicklow in Division 3B of the National Football League
The League will be played in groups of four, on three consecutive weekends, followed by semi-finals, a break of one week and then the final. Under the guidance of new manager Brian Noonan from the Mostrim club, Longford will compete in Division ...
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Longford senior footballers and hurlers will be back in action on May 15/16
Both panels are permitted to return to collective training on Monday 19 April as football manager Padraic Davis and hurling boss Derek Frehill prepare their players for the start of the competitive fixtures in Division 3 of the Allianz ...
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Two county Longford families are aiming to become Ireland's Fittest Family
Two County Longford families are among sixteen contenders aiming to become Ireland's Fittest Family. The Doyles and The Donnellys will take part in RTÉ reality TV show. They are the first families from Longford to feature in the ...
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O'Byrne Cup scrapped as Longford footballers focus on the National League
Covid permitting, the Longford footballers and hurlers will be back in competitive action at the end of February under the new plan for the 2021 inter-county season unveiled on Monday by the GAA. Under the new plan, County games ...
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Longford GAA under financial pressure as costs continue to run high
Five games were played on the path to O’Byrne Cup glory; six in Division 3 of the Allianz League and two in the Leinster Championship. The cost of running the various Longford teams continues to be high in the midst of the ...
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Longford’s O'Byrne Cup silverware a shining light in a Covid stricken dark year
The following are extracts from Longford GAA Secretary Peter O’Reilly’s Annual Report: Coronavirus Pandemic “I recall saying a few years back in my report about Longford GAA breaking with tradition when for the first ...
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Padraic Davis reappointed Longford senior football manager for another two years
Also back as a member of the backroom team is former Galway player John Donnellan as Longford bid to build on the steady progress that has been made for the past two years under the guidance of Davis. The Longford ...
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Where to watch and when? Here's your guide to all 16 of the weekend's live GAA matches
A few months later than usual, the GAA championships finally kick into life this weekend. Limerick and Clare played out the first championship encounter of 2020 when they clashed in Thurles last Sunday where John ...
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