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Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: The ‘Green Wave’ should bring the biggest polluters to shore

Of course we all want our environment to be the best we can make it, but at what cost and who will carry that cost? In a country which equates to third world status in many aspects, a country that cannot support a health system to care for the most ...

02 Jun 2019 at 15:00

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Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox - Wexford hurlers have helped lift the hearts of the nation

The GAA lived up to its reputation for showing the nicer sides of life when on Sunday the Limerick and Wexford teams served up mouthwatering displays. The supporters for each team were alive and bubbling with sheer joy after their hard won ...

09 Jul 2019 at 11:00

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Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: Robbie's 'score of the year' contender the highlight of great win

An ideal day for football. The stand in Drogheda is very basic, nevertheless it fulfils the primary function of giving the crowd an option of sitting down. Like many GAA pitches the toilet facilities are disgusting. There's an undeniable ...

24 Jun 2017 at 18:00

Features

Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: How seriously does Government take charter from first Dáil?

“It shall be the first duty of the Government of the Republic to make provision for the physical, mental and spiritual well-being of the children, to secure that no child shall suffer hunger or cold from lack of food, clothing, or ...

28 Jan 2019 at 09:00

Features

Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: New ‘mark’ rule seems crazy

However I often wonder do delegates think at all before they vote, because the new rule about the mark being applied to forwards sounds crazy to me. It will seem fine for the first quarter of an hour, then as the game becomes ...

04 Nov 2019 at 14:59

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Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: No let up in burgeoning drug epidemic

The Gardai have found that more and more people going out for the weekend use cocaine, to “perk them up” and “keep them going” when drinking. I’ve often heard it referred to as the executive drug.....well that description ...

05 Nov 2019 at 15:00

Features

Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: 'The higher authorities in the Catholic Church want to resist change'

We are going through a consultation process at the moment in our Diocese which is encouraging the catholic laity to help form a strategy for the future of the Catholic Church. This is a difficult one, not least as the ...

11 Nov 2019 at 14:00

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Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: All children have a right to education

Is it possible that the Irish government is knowingly breaking the law? Collectively the Irish government is breaking the law. The law that says every child must be provided with an education that meets their needs....

22 Apr 2019 at 16:00

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Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: We need to be more
respectful to grieving families

Many people attend funerals, giving a great sense of support and peace to the grieving family. It’s a nice thing, and it would be a pity if the habitual ritual ever died out. However, I recently attended a number ...

22 Jan 2018 at 12:00

Features

Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: Magic of Christmas fading every year

Longford Town on Saturday, December 14. I had to check the date to make sure I wasn’t out of sync with maybe being a week later than I thought. But no, it was still only December 14. The weather was freezing and ...

21 Dec 2019 at 12:00

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Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: Adapting with good guidance from their elders

The sense of shock was more to do with the realisation, now, that our parents must have seen the world as they knew it explode in a hail of debris, and the morals and values they held dear thrown to the four ...

13 Jan 2020 at 17:31

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Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: Documentary on Glen Campbell’s battle with Alzheimer’s incredible to watch

In times past we knew it as someone raving, or mixed up, or, simply getting old. Maybe, I often think, would it be better if we were equally ignorant nowadays, and put it all down to some spurious cause ...

14 Jan 2018 at 18:00

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