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Edgeworth Literary Festival Committee: Brigid Duffy, John McGerr, Cathaoirleach of Ballymahon MD Paul Ross, Goretti Hannon, Chairperosn Angela Tuite, Seamus Kelly, Frank Greene and Des Skelly
Ardagh Community Centre
Mary Kiernan, Linda Heffernan, Mary Murphy, Becky Greene and Caroline Gorman will be performing in the Longford Arms on Friday April 12 as part of Magic at the Movies
Rory Nolan and Kate Kennedy in character as Ed and Alex
Ireland's Got Talent presenter Lucy Kennedy and Longford singer Sharyn Ward
The much talked about Druid Theatre company is set to take over Longford's Backstage Theatre in two weeks time.
Adrian Duncan
WATCH | Praise for star quality of Longford singer Sharyn Ward as she progresses to Ireland's Got Talent Grand Final with mesmerising rendition of Black is the Colour
Abbeyshrule will provide the setting for an enjoyable night of entertainment this Saturday.
Actress Fionnuala Gygax with pupils of St Mel's NS, Ardagh, during a recent Playmaking workshop Picture: Shelley Corcoran
St Mel's Musical Society to officially launch 9 to 5 this evening in Longford Rugby Club
Ballyleague’s virtuoso pianist, Peter Regan
Ballymahon musician, Katie Gallagher
This week's Ray D'Arcy Show guests revealed
Olivia Douglas, winner of Glor Tíre, is set to take part in the celebrity ploughing in Granard
RTÉ wants to hear the stories of Longford's weird and whacky place names
Daire Lennon, Orán Lennon and Doireann Ní Mhurchú enjoying the sunshine in Newtownforbes at last year's fleadh Picture: Shelley Corcoran
Mary Byrne
WATCH | Caoimhe Mooney of Evolution Stage School Longford performs a special version of Gleanntáin Ghlas Ghaoth Dobhair for St Patrick's Day
The Lost Princess: Snow White (Olivia Mollaghan) finds herself trapped in the wrong story with the Big Bad Wolf (Elizabeth O'Boyle), the Huntsman (Kaj Klimski) and Granny (Daniel Penrose) in Backstage
Guests for this week's Late Late Show revealed
Stellar local lineup for Bornacoola's Late Late Show
I Declare Before God: twin tales of injustice by Mullingar author
Longford's Mattie Fox: Late Mac Wiseman was a pioneer in terms of musical tastes
A scene from the All-Ireland Fleadh in Tullamore
A woman was hit with a €2,500 fine last week by Judge Seamus Hughes after being found guilty of illegal dumping.
Judge Seamus Hughes added another piece of light hearted humour to a court sitting last week when hearing details of how a man was being prosecuted for shooting ducks from a moving boat.
Deaths in Longford - Friday, April 19, 2019
Longford punter cracks €6,000 Easter nest egg with Lucky 15 wager
Deaths in Longford - Saturday, April 20, 2019
Updated | Boil water notice in place for Ballymahon, Edgeworthstown and much of south Longford
Robbie Smyth on the ball for Abbeylara in his bid to evade the challenge of Mullinalaghta defender Donal McElligott. Action from the Division 1 football league game at Allen Park. Pic: Declan Gilmore
Michelle Farrell pictured in action for Longford against Wicklow in the recent Lidl Ladies Football National League Division 3 game at Glennon Brothers Pearse Park. Picture: Syl Healy
Longford Rugby Club players Kieran O'Gorman (left) and Benny McManus who have been selected for the Leinster Junior squad. O'Gorman will captain the team for the second year in a row.
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