18/08/2018
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Maureen Kiernan, Ita Reilly, Eileen Culcannen, Bridie Kiernan, Mary Smith and Rosemary O'Toole enjoying the sunshine before the music and dancing starts at the Ballymahon Convent Resouce Centre.
Abbeylara native, Natalie Devine, will be mixing with the greats in makeup next weekend.
Michelle, Lucy and Ray Lynch, whose home has been without running water for almost two weeks. Photo: Shelley Corcoran
The MWB Autism Support group on a kayaking trip in the summer of 2016. The trip was enjoyed by everyone involved, and MWB Autism Support have organised plenty more enjoyable trips since.
Peter Burke TD and Minister Michael Ring
Tom Connell, Linda Keogh, Vivian Huynh (John's fiancée) and John Connell with a copy of 'The Cow Book', and parents, Margaret and Tom Connell.
St Mel's College students Alex Sheridan, Michael Kiernan and Iarlaith Dolan were at the national launch of the Team Hope Christmas Shoebox Appeal in Roscommon recently.
Cllr Gerard Farrell would like to see more money given to Tidy Towns groups
Ballymahon Councillor Pat O'Toole has called for the urgent trimming of trees on the Moigh Road
The future of Ballymahon's Dental Service is to be negotiated today
Fundraising Committee: John Kenny, Karen Casserly, Martina Beattie, Helen Hassett, Sinead Stenson, Marie Fallon, Elaine Donnelly, Teresa Farrell. (Missing from photo: Tara Hanly, Declan Fox)
Teresa Slevin presents the John Joe Slevin Memorial Cup to David Abbott, Killeshandra, winner of the Best Continental Animal of the Show at the 2016 Cloone Show.
Barnardos ambassador Hector Ó hEochagáin with Luke Freeman (5) and Sophie O’Toole (5).
Family Carers Dorothy Meaney, Ireland's Carer of the Year 2017, and Eamon O' Fearghail with Catherine Cox, Family Carers Ireland.
The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has expressed its concern at the anticipated increases in electricity and waste charges.
The launch of the 2017 Hidden Hearing Heroes Awards took place recently.
A shop in Castlebar has emerged as the seller of the winning €29 million EuroMillions Jackpot ticket.
Longford Women Link (LWL) and IT Carlow–Faculty of Lifelong Learning, propose to run a Higher Certificate in Business at LWL. (FILE PHOTO)
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€853,285 has been allocated to Athlone Institute of Technology to support apprenticeship programmes.
Minister of State for the Office of Public Works and Flood Relief, Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran TD.
Kenagh native, Dr Fergus O'Ferrall, Lay Leader, The Methodist Church in Ireland, pictured with his wife Iris.
Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment Denis Naughten and Longford County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr Mick Cahill at the sod turning ceremony for the new walkway around Corlea Bog.
A 27-year-old man has been killed following a fatal road crash in Castlepollard overnight.
The late Sean Howard, who passed away yesterday surrounded by his family at Cavan General Hospital
Gardai are on the hunt for a burglary gang who carried out a series of raids and attempted break-ins across the county last week.
Longford Rose Escort, Aidan Ward and (right) his sister, Laura who was last year's Longford Rose with Daithí Ó Sé.
Gardaí, together with a team of customs officers carried out an intellegence led raid of a house in Edgeworthstown yesterday which resulted in the seizure of a cache of cannabis herb.
Gardaí appeal for information after a number of houses broken into in Edgeworthstown
Deaths in Longford - Friday, August 17, 2018 - evening
The late Bernadette (Bernie) Casey
Bridget Sullivan with her daughter, Fiona, and her son James. Photo: Shelley Corcoran
A row between GPs and the Department of Social Protection is hitting recipients of illness benefit in the pocket, it has been claimed.
Deaths in Longford - Friday, August 17, 2018
Met Éireann warns that Storm Ernesto is set to bring lots of rain and heat
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