15/08/2020
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15/08/2020
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Director of Elections Sean Farrell with Cllr Garry Murtagh at AIT
Crunching the numbers: Turlough McGovern (left) chats with Patrick Matthews (right) during the the tallying of votes in Athlone on Saturday
Micheál Carrigy elated upon election - Picture Michelle Ghee
Turlough 'Pott' McGovern on a high after being elected
Anne Byrne pictured with her daughter Una casting her vote in Ardagh on election day, Friday May 24, at the age of 104. Anne is Longford's oldest surviving citizen PICTURE: SHELLEY CORCORAN
Turlough 'Pott' McGovern celebrates his election to Granard MD after topping the poll PICTURE: MICHELLE GHEE
Peggy Nolan celebrating her re-election with her Fine Gael party colleagues (missing from the photo: Gerard Farrell) PICTURE: MICHELLE GHEE
Resounding cheers as Paul Ross and his team celebrate his election after he topped the Ballymahon Municipal District poll with 1,217 votes Picture: Michelle Ghee
Paul Ross, Gerard Farrell and Colm Murray celebrate their election to Ballymahon MD
The newly-elected FG councillors: Micheál Carrigy, John Browne, Garry Murtagh, Peggy Nolan, Paraic Brady, Gerry Hagan, Colm Murray, Paul Ross. Missing: Gerard Farrell
Mick Cahill and his daughters, Una and Siona, with Pat O'Toole and his son Ronan
Newly elected Fine Gael Cllr Garry Murtagh is hoisted aloft by supporters in Edgeworthstown's St Mary's Community Centre after his election was confirmed
Counting the Ballymahon MD electoral area has been adjourned until 11:30am.
Ballymahon MD candidate Geraldine Ryan has been eliminated after the fifth count
A beaming Paraic Brady proudly holds his son Paraic Jnr and daughter Ellie after his election triumph is confirmed
Counting is still going on in the Ballymahon LEA tonight
Cllr Gerry Warnock punches the air in delight after his election victory
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Longford publican Andy Byrne has claimed 'rogue' licensed traders are undermining the ability of pubs to open sooner rather than later
Court appearance for student who ate sleeping man's food in takeaway
A man has been convicted and fined after being found guilty of being a danger to traffic when he was knocked down by a van on his way home from the pub in Ballinalee late at night
Longford/Westmeath TD Joe Flaherty has publicly condemned claims on social media that he has been the target of searches carried out by the Criminal Assets Bureau
John J Quinn & Co Solicitors main offices on Earl Street in Longford town
Recall alert issued for jelly sweets
Longford is tonight among over a dozen counties to have confirmed new cases of coronavirus
Ballymahon is fighting back despite ongoing concerns linked to Covid-19
Deaths in Longford - Friday, August 14, 2020
Ballinla Farm: Staggering price paid at auction for midlands farm
The bridge in Tarmonbarry is impassible to traffic this evening due to a fault
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