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Longford Chamber President demands immediate response from Ministers Mitchell O’Connor and Varadkar to assist redundant Cameron workers

Longford Chamber President, Derek Scanlon has likened today’s Cameron redundancy announcement to the loss of the Dell employment in Limerick City in 2009. Mr Scanlon stated: “The Government back then got to action immediately following the Dell job ...

06 Oct 2016 at 00:36

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Moves to entice Longford commuters home

All three organisations this week announced plans to conduct a pilot survey of Midlands commuters leaving the region and travelling to Dublin each morning. The main purpose of the survey is to gain a better insight into the educational ...

21 Apr 2017 at 14:00

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St Christopher's chief 'knew nothing' of Longford water outage until morning text message

Chief executive Derek Scanlon said the first he knew of an interruption was via a text message which an employee received this morning to inform them of a potential stoppage to water supplies. Mr Scanlon said the local service ...

06 Nov 2020 at 13:20

Local News

Plenty of red-hot bargains for shoppers on chilly Black Friday in Longford

Over one hundred Longford retailers are participating in the ‘Black Friday’ event promoted by the local Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Chamber President Derek Scanlon stated, “Last year’s Black Friday event was a ...

25 Nov 2016 at 12:51

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Carrigy in Longford St Christopher’s Services election pledge

The County Council Cathaoirleach stated he is fully committed to continue to work with the aim of securing €1.2 million of revenue funding and €1.3 million in once off funding to cover increments due to staff at ...

07 Feb 2020 at 23:26

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VIDEO: Chamber President insists Government and IDA must work to ensure Longford is not left behind following Cameron job losses

Mr Scanlon told Longford Leader journalist Aisling Kiernan that Longford boasts a huge wealth of resources and a skilled workforce and that this needs to be tapped into. According to the IDA’s own statistics ...

06 Oct 2016 at 16:28

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Longford Chamber to sell Market Square headquarters

The old Harbour House is a listed building and a focal point in the heart of the town. It was purchased as a HQ by the Chamber over twenty years ago. At the Chamber’s recent AGM, members unanimously passed ...

02 Nov 2017 at 15:00

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Longford band Brave Giant to lay on free St Christopher's Big Apple gig

Derek Scanlon said he was indebted to the band following their announcement that they had agreed to a concert in New York in March. “I am truly humbled that such a renowned band are willing to help us ...

21 Jan 2020 at 14:00

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Concerns over €1m shortfall at Longford's St Christopher’s Services

Speaking at its annual general meeting last Tuesday evening, Chief Executive Officer Derek Scanlon said the past 12 months had seen the services face many challenges, not least the financial ...

21 Nov 2018 at 10:56

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Longford St Christopher's chief claims disability sector is ‘cinderella’ of Irish health system

That was the veiled critique taken by the service provider's CEO, Derek Scanlon as he addressed onlookers at its 55th annual general meeting last week. Mr Scanlon said such was the widening ...

25 Nov 2019 at 11:20

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St Christopher's chief 'wholeheartedly' hails €100k staff funding boost

Derek Scanlon gave his glowing endorsement to approximately €101,874 which has been ring-fenced by Junior Minister Ann Rabbitte's department under the State's Strengthening Disability ...

01 Oct 2021 at 16:05

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Video: Rates controversy - Longford business man outlines stark reality, 'Money will have to come from wages'

Henry Vaughan of Vaughan’s Daybreak in Longford town warned of the likely impact such an increase would have on his grocery store. “I employ three people here,” he told ...

21 Jan 2017 at 14:22

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