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PICTURES | Longford's talented Mulligan sisters perform lovely Christmas concert in St Matthew's Church, Ballymahon

Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery Sunday (December 18) saw St Matthew's Church, Ballymahon provided the most beautiful candlelit setting for Operation Blue Light Santa’s fundraiser. The Mulligan Sisters Christmas Concert by ...

21 Dec 2022 at 16:39

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Explainer: Do blue light-blocking glasses actually work? Here's what the experts have to say

Glasses that filter blue light from screens probably make no difference to eye strain, eye health or sleep quality, a new study suggests. Blue-light filtering lenses, also known as blue-light blocking spectacles, have been increasingly ...

20 Aug 2023 at 15:52

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Longford's Operation Blue Light Santa has raised €22,300 to-date

County Longford Public Participation Network (PPN) was established as part of the Local Government Act 2014 to link community groups to Longford County Council and other decision making bodies. It is the pathway for communities to ...

28 Dec 2023 at 14:00

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Longford Roscommon Little Blue Hero Zoe Cryan: Little Blue Heroes community is very special

Weighing just 540g when she was born, Zoe Cryan is a cerebral palsy warrior who spent her first 12 months in hospital and is one of just 408 Honorary Gardaí across the country. She earned the title through the Little Blue Heroes ...

27 Dec 2023 at 18:00

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Longford Little Blue Hero Maddie Baxter: The world is opening up to Maddie now

Some normality - that’s all we want for Christmas, and spending time at home,” says the mother of four-year-old, Madison ‘Maddie’ Baxter. Jacinta Baxter is mother of Maddie, who was diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukaemia ...

27 Dec 2023 at 16:00

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Year three of Longford's Operation Blue Light Santa fundraising campaign

We cannot believe this is year three of ‘Operation Blue Light Santa’. I founded the initiative in 2021, following a conversation with Constance Perez who had moved to Ballymahon from Austin, Texas. Constance explained that ...

27 Dec 2023 at 14:00

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Longford Operation Blue Light Santa: St Christopher’s staff are great and help me in lots of ways

My name is Pat McNeil. I am from Moyne, Co Longford. I am now 50 years old. I enjoy music, playing snooker and getting dressed up smart and having a pint of Guinness. What do you do in St Christopher’s? I go to the Men’s ...

29 Dec 2023 at 14:00

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Longford Little Blue Hero Max Wenman: Family strive to ‘live life to the Max’

Christmas is a time for celebration but for one Longford mother the festive season has taken on a different perspective. Cathy Bermingham lost her son Max Wenman a day after his 8th birthday after he battled ...

29 Dec 2023 at 18:00

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‘Operation Blue Light Heroes’: Third book from Longford's Operation Blue Light Santa team

‘Operation Blue Light Heroes’ is the third book brought to you in consecutive years by the Operation Blue Light Santa team. The previous two books were ‘Operation Blue Santa’ (2021) and ‘Operation Blue Nose ...

29 Dec 2023 at 12:00

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Longford Little Blue Hero Rian Sutton: Rian’s little life is starting to come together again

Seven year old Rian Sutton from Lanesboro was diagnosed with Leukaemia on Christmas day 2022. His mother Lorraine noticed that her son's health was declining. He was very tired and unwell and showed no ...

29 Dec 2023 at 16:00

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Longford Little Blue Hero Kalvin O'Meara: Little Blue Heroes has given Kalvin a voice

Nine-year-old Kalvin O'Meara, a resilient boy from Ballymahon, Longford, is one of a group of Little Blue Heroes who features in the new children's Christmas book 'Operation Blue Light Heroes.' ...

28 Dec 2023 at 18:00

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Longford Little Blue Hero Tobias Godla: Tobias still has got the biggest smile

In some ways, Tobias Godla is like many four-year-old boys. He loves Spiderman, specifically the animated Spider-Verse films with Miles Morales, and watches them as much as he can. “He watches ...

28 Dec 2023 at 16:00

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