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Longford defender Patrick Fox has the ball in a tight grasp in this tussle with Derry opponent Paul McNeill. Action from the Allianz NFL Division 3 game at Celtic Park last October Picture: Tom Heaney
Longford manager Padraic Davis will be keeping a close watch on next week's 2021 provincial football and hurling draws
Minella Times (right) over hurdles at Punchestown in 2018
Shane Lowry just outside top 20 going into final round at the Masters
Aintree Grand National winner Minella Times, pictured here racing in Punchestown (Picture, Sportsfile)
Aaron Bolger in action for Longford Town against Drogheda United opponent Darragh Markey in the Premier Division game at Bishopsgate on Saturday evening Photo: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile
HISTORIC: Rachael Blackmore makes sporting history by becoming first female jockey to win Aintree Grand National
Sub Lieutenant in action in 2016
Mostrim clubman Brian Noonan, the new manager of the Longford ladies football squad who will compete in Division 3B of the 2021 Lidl National League
Battle of the Bolgers . . Aaron Bolger on the ball for Longford Town in his bid to evade the challenge of Sligo opponent Greg Bolger. Action from the game at Bishopsgate Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
Shane Lowry inside top ten at The Masters at Augusta after rollercoaster opening round
GAA supporters are being reminded to buy official merchandise only, the proceeds of which go towards player development |PICTURE: Diarmuid Greene
Longford manager Padraic Davis pictured following the narrow defeat against Laois in the 2020 Leinster SFC quarter-final at Pearse Park back on November 8 Photo: Ray McManus/Sportsfile
The GAA has released its updated Master Fixtures Calendar for the 2021 season
Eimear Considine, of UL-Bohemian and Munster, starts at full-back for Ireland in their Women's Six Nations game with Wales
Dejected Longford Town manager Daire Doyle pictured following the defeat against Sligo Rovers in the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division game at Bishopsgate Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
Abacadabras in action at the 2020 Cheltenham Festival
Longford Town defender Joe Gorman battling to win the ball in this tussle with Sligo Rovers striker Johnny Kenny. Action from the game at Bishopsgate last Friday evening Pic: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
Sub Lieutenant in action in 2016
A sign at Punchestown Racecourse today
Dromard's Ellen Murphy pictured in action for Ireland against Scotland in the Women's Six Nations Rugby Championship match at Energia Park in Donnybrook in February 2020 Photo: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile
The Allianz Leagues could return in May
Klassical Dream and Ruby Walsh on the way to winning the opening Grade 1 race of the Punchestown Festival in 2019, which will this year be the eComm Merchant Solutions Champion Novice Hurdle.
The late great Pakie McGarty pictured in 2016
Rank outsider wins Irish Grand National
Garry Buckley scoring the winning goal for Sligo Rovers in the 47th minute ahead of Longford Town defender Aaron O'Driscoll in the game at Bishopsgate on Friday evening Photo: Harry Murphy/Sportsfile
RTE sign deal to screen more Irish race meetings
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The late Richie Hanafee
Deaths in Longford - Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Boost for Ballinalee home owners as €4.4m Longford deep retrofit scheme begins
Covid-19 Latest: Breakdown of county by county cases as Longford records no new cases
The late Oliver Creegan
4,000 vaccines to be administered weekly when Longford Covid-19 vaccination centre opens on May 6
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