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Longford-based author Aidan O’Hara launches new book ‘A Damn Yankee Am I? Thanks!’

Longford-based author Aidan O’Hara launches his new book ‘A Damn Yankee Am I? Thanks!’ in Longford Library on Thursday, February 2 at 7.30pm. The book explores the growing population of Irish immigrants who found themselves in the United States ...

05 Feb 2023 at 10:02

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Longford artists invited to apply for grant

Longford County Council has announced details of the Arts Bursary Awards 2023. The Bursary is now open for applications. Artists can apply for bursaries of up to €4,000 to help develop their practice. The Arts Bursary Awards are designed to ...

07 Mar 2023 at 12:02

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Longford's Backstage Theatre given €60k cash injection

This initiative intends to diversify late-night activities, create opportunities for innovative work, and welcome new audiences into existing cultural facilities.

09 Nov 2023 at 19:00

Local News

GomBean: Comedic capers come to Longford's Backstage Theatre

GomBean gives us a view of the reincarnated 16th century pirate queen Grace O’Malley as she runs a horsebox coffee van on a pier in a fictional town in Sligo. The comedy sees Niamh performing multiple roles as she delivers a high-octane ...

03 May 2023 at 17:00

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Over €248,000 invested in Longford Arts by the Arts Council for 2018

People in Longford will experience the arts in new and exciting ways during 2018, the Arts Council has said after it announced over €248,000 in funding for Longford Arts projects. Outlining its plan to invest €68.4 million nationwide ...

14 Mar 2018 at 23:13

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New books for dozens of children in Longford as Arts Council says Culture Night is for all

Children in a Deis school in Longford will receive a gift package of new books by leading Irish authors as part of an Arts Council initiative to ensure that as many people as possible can experience Culture Night (Friday, September ...

17 Sept 2020 at 00:42

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Longford evenings brightened as 'Another One Lights The Dusk'

The arts collective Engage are lighting up the Longford dusk with an entrancing arts installation. 'Another One Lights The Dusk' is a projection of intriguing images on the facade of one of Longford' town's most iconic buildings. ...

10 Mar 2023 at 12:30

Local News

Two great shows on offer at Longford's Backstage Theatre

Kyle Riley's Little Folk on the Road is a fun family concert perfectly suited for 2-8 year olds and their adults. Kyle has been writing and performing children’s music for over 10 years, touring Ireland and abroad. ‘Little Folk’ ...

23 Mar 2023 at 14:00

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King sized entertainment comes to Backstage

Anyone who has ever experienced the sheer joy of watching Pat Kinnevane as he manipulates an audience will be thrilled to hear he returns to Backstage this week. The Olivier award winning actor and writer is back in Longford ...

10 Mar 2023 at 15:56

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Longford's Backstage Theatre announces exciting Autumn programme

There is a wealth of music gigs this season with “The Greatest 80’s” selling out in record time and Donegal favourites, “Onóir,” already nearing the coveted “sold out” status. Tickets are also moving fast for both “The ...

07 Sept 2023 at 07:00

Local News

Longford's Backstage Theatre to host 'Tom Foolery at the Folly'

The Edgeworthstown drama group presents the story behind the establishment of Charlton’s Endowment Charitable Trust Fund. Written by Pauline Flood it's a tale with an historic setting. It depicts a time in Moatfarrell,...

11 May 2023 at 15:00

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South Longford poet's 'The Overlap of Things' presents a warm hearted reflection on life

Margaret Nohilly's 'The Overlap of Things' has just been published by Arlen House, and was launched by Alan Hayes, publisher, during the recent Strokestown International Poetry Festival. “It covers relationships, an ...

25 May 2023 at 18:00

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