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Festival fever continues in Longford as August gears up for even more festivities

Longford has had a great lineup of very successful and enjoyable festivals this summer and festival season is far from over as the county gears up for another great month of events and this month the focus is on film, traditional music and our very ...

07 Aug 2019 at 11:00

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Longford Leader gallery: Granard Harp Festival

Here are a snapshot of some of the many eye catching images which were taken by photographer Michelle Ghee on the day.

03 Sept 2019 at 16:00

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Plenty of events as Longford celebrates times past during Heritage Week 2019

National Heritage Week is a celebration of Ireland's built, natural and cultural heritage and aims to generate awareness, appreciation and preservation of our wonderful resources. This year it takes place from Saturday, August 17 to Sunday, August ...

15 Aug 2019 at 15:00

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Longford musician Noel Sweeney to launch new CD tomorrow night

Since its formation in November 2015 the branch has gone from strength to strength. Incorporating the Longford CCÉ branch that was run for many years by Jim and Eileen Barry, the Newtownforbes-Longford CCÉ branch now has over 170 members. The ...

13 Sept 2018 at 15:00

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Harping on about Granard Harp Festival

Granard is the home of the first harp festival in Ireland, which was in 1781. This year’s Granard Harp Festival is taking place from Thursday to Sunday, August 22 to 25, and forms part of the National Heritage Week programme. The festival ...

21 Aug 2019 at 14:00

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Granard alive with music, song and dance as Harp Festival gets underway

This weekend the town of Granard will become alive to the sounds of traditional music, song and dance as the Harp Festival gets underway after an absence of a number of years. Kicking off proceedings during the launch at the town’s ...

01 Sept 2018 at 15:22

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Keeping tradition alive in Granard

It was set up and funded in 1781 by an Irish merchant, John Dungan, a native of Granard, then residing in Copenhagen who had heard of similar events being organised in Scotland. The Festival ran the following year and then again ...

20 Oct 2018 at 14:00

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PICTURES | Official opening of Granard Harp Festival

The Granard Harp Festival went down a treat last weekend as crowds from across the county made their way to the town for a few days of entertainment. PICTURES: SHELLEY CORCORAN

30 Aug 2019 at 17:00

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Pictures: Harp Festival fun in Granard

08 Sept 2018 at 17:00

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Traditional music at its best as crowds turn out in force for Granard Harp Festival

Trustee of the Granard Harp Festival Jimmy Donoghue told those gathered at the event’s launch in the Market House that it was an historic day for the north Longford town. ALSO READ: Granard alive with music, song and dance as ...

06 Sept 2018 at 13:00

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