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Longford Memories - reflections in a time of pandemic

The book, Commissioned by Longford County Council through the Creative Ireland programme, is available from Longford library for just €5. The project was seen as a great opportunity to reach out to the county’s older citizens, particularly those ...

28 Dec 2021 at 08:00

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Longford people with dementia and their families encouraged to visit 'Memories are Made of This' show garden at Bloom 2019

People with dementia and their families are being encouraged to visit the Dementia: Understand Together campaign’s “Memories are Made of This” 1950s-themed show garden at Bord Bia’s Bloom 2019. The garden festival takes place in Dublin’s ...

12 May 2019 at 21:06

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Times Past in Longford: Ex-councillor Pat Stenson criticised

Chamber of Commerce president Pat Stenson was criticised for suggesting the people would be mugged if they moved into newly erected houses in the Blue Yard, at last night's Urban Council meeting. Mr Stenson attended the meeting in ...

18 Feb 2019 at 13:00

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SNAPSHOTS: The fire that changed the fortunes of a rural village

To show you how SnapShots will work, we have delved into the Leader files for a few pictures that tell a thousand words. You may think your attic is no match for the Longford Leader archive but you'd be wrong because SnapShots is ...

23 Jan 2020 at 08:00

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Down Memory Lane in Longford: Judge takes issue with RTE over drink-driving coverage

The comments were made when a solicitor applied to have his client's case of drink driving adjourned due to the fact that two test cases were currently before the High Court. The accuracy and method of calculation of the new ...

14 Jul 2018 at 14:00

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Down Memory Lane in Longford: Terry losing the run of himself

Terry Leyden from Roscommon gave a good example of this phenomenon at the recent Fianna Fáil election convention in Ballyleague. In a state of understandable euphoria after he had won a nomination, Terry is quoted in the ...

30 Apr 2018 at 15:00

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Longford Culture Night: 'Memory has a Pulse' Exhibition

This exhibition examines the use of language, literature and text in the visual realm. All three artists pay homage to words and language in their work and use it in diverse ways and at various stages during the work ...

22 Sept 2017 at 08:00

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Down Memory Lane in Longford: Fine Gael adding soup to the curry!

There was much amusement at the Fianna Fail party convention in Mullingar last week when Albert Reynolds and Mary O'Rourke decided to speak at length about the 'marriage' of Fine Gael and the Progressive Democrats. ...

30 Sept 2017 at 18:00

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Down Longford's Memory Lane: To be or not to be

When is a pothole not a pothole? - that was the big question facing members of Longford County Council at a special Roads Meeting on Monday last. “It took eighty per cent of the roads maintenance money to patch 16 ...

23 Oct 2017 at 18:00

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Down Memory Lane in Longford: “Festering sore” of conference expenses

County Manager Michael Killeen read a letter to last week's meeting from the Department of the Environment stating that no liability would attach to Longford Urban Council for an angling trip to Holland, Belgium ...

08 Oct 2017 at 10:00

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Down Memory Lane in Longford: UDC praise for 'Leader' editorial on toilets

There was widespread praise at last week's meeting of Longford UDC for a recent editorial in the 'Longford Leader' deploring the decision of the Urban Coiuncil to close the public toilets in the Market Square ...

05 Sept 2017 at 13:00

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Longford Exhibition 'Memory has a Pulse' to run until tomorrow

The exhibition examines the use of language, literature and text in the visual realm, with all three artists - Gary Reynolds, Seán Cotter and Thomas Brezing - paying homage to words and language in their ...

29 Sept 2017 at 09:00

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