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Longford Westmeath TD Clarke slams lack of determination 'to tackle the housing crisis'

The failure by the government to “grasp the crisis in housing” was “laid bare” by the revelations over the last 10 days about a local elected representative, an opposition Longford Westmeath TD has claimed. Deputy Robert Troy, resigned as his ...

25 Aug 2022 at 12:37

Farming

Longford farmers urged to submit BPS online applications

He also advised farmers that if they experience any difficulties in completing the application online to make direct contact with the Department of Agriculture, Food & the Marine. Mr Kennedy pointed out that in 2017 close to 114,000 farmers ...

15 Feb 2018 at 15:00

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Longford farmers advised on National Liming Programme

The new National Liming Programme was launched on the 15th March by the Department of Agriculture to support farmers to deal with input costs and help reduce the demand for Artificial Fertiliser. This programme will remain open until the ...

11 Apr 2023 at 06:56

Local News

Longford motoring: Expired driving licences and permits to remain valid for longer

A FURTHER extension to the validity period of driving licences in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the disruption it has caused to licensing services has been confirmed by the Department of Transport. The announcement means ...

12 Aug 2020 at 22:00

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: Department welcome National Reserve continuation

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has welcomed the recommendation made by the Direct Payments Advisory Committee regarding the continuation of the National Reserve in 2020. Following consultation between the ...

01 Feb 2020 at 12:00

Arts & Entertainment

NLI invites people of Longford to nominate websites for ‘Remembering 1916, Recording 2016’ web archive

‘Remembering 1916, Recording 2016’ is the NLI’s largest web archiving project to date and is part of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme. The project is part of NLI 2016, the commemorative programme in the National Library, ...

12 Nov 2016 at 15:42

Farming

Doyle welcomes Budget 2018 allocation for forestry, horticulture, organics and greyhound Sectors

Expenditure next year will include €106m for the Forestry Programme; €16m for Bord na gCon; €5m in capital investment for the commercial horticulture sector and €10.5m for the Organic Farming Scheme with a further €1.2m for ...

13 Oct 2017 at 11:24

Farming

Longford Leader Farming: All you need to know about the new calf investment scheme

Just before Christmas, the Minister for Agriculture announced that he intended to introduce an investment scheme aimed to assist farmers purchase new equipment for the rearing of dairy bred calves. The scheme opened for ...

25 Jan 2020 at 13:00

Local News

‘Nearest school rule’ forcing Leitrim families to travel to Longford for their education

Speaking in the Dáil today, Sinn Féin TD for Sligo-Leitrim Martin Kenny criticised the criteria restricting school transport and the application of the “nearest school rule” and expressed his anger over the failure of ...

23 Jun 2017 at 13:53

Covid-19

'We can change the trajectory of this disease' - Dr Tony Holohan as 4,181 new positive Covid-19 cases reported today

The Department of Health has reported 4,181 new positive Covid-19 results. As of 8.00 today (Sunday, November 21), the Department confirmed the number of patients being treated in hospital as 668, with 125 people in ...

21 Nov 2021 at 15:38

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No let up in Longford PUP figures as numbers of people out of work continues to rise

Approximately 2,325 recipients are registered as having been in receipt of the payment this week, almost 100 more than the 2,228 who were on the Department of Social Protection's register seven days previously. ...

16 Nov 2020 at 19:30

Farming

Doyle launches 2017/18 forestry afforestation programme

Since 1990, the forestry programme has invested over €2.5bn in rural Ireland and resulted in over 300,000 hectares planted with trees. The Minister said Forestry played a huge economic, environmental, social, ...

12 Oct 2017 at 20:00

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