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Moves to relocate Longford salt barn take fresh twist

Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII), the state agency responsible for national road and public transport infrastructure, made the admission in a letter sent to Longford County Council in recent days. In correspondence seen by the Leader, the body ...

06 Jul 2018 at 14:00

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New zoned land tax "completely unworkable" in Longford, meeting hears

The new Residential Zoned Land Tax (RZLT) will apply to land and sites zoned for housing development and serviced with essential infrastructure but left unused. The tax, which will replace the existing vacant site levy, will target any unused land ...

12 Oct 2022 at 19:40

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Saga over Dring toilets to end

Longford County Council has agreed to ring-fence €10,000 to reinstate the facilities at Dring Car Park which is a regular port of call for visitors and walking groups. The toilets have remained closed for close to three years following a decision ...

31 Mar 2016 at 12:00

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Roadworks to bring about temporary south Longford road closure

Longford County Council says it intends temporarily closing the R392 at Derryveagh, Lanesboro tomorrow (Tuesday) to allow for the works to be carried out. It's anticipated the closure will last until Thursday (September 6) with the road being ...

03 Sept 2018 at 17:28

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SuperValu Tidy Towns 2017: Tidy Towns adjudicator experiences hazardous N63 during Killashee walkabout

Here's what the SuperValu Tidy Towns 2017 adjudicators had to say about Killashee and above are the marks Killashee received. Community Involvement & Planning / Rannpháirtíocht an Phobail & Pleanáil: Killashee is very welcome to the 2017 ...

09 Oct 2017 at 20:00

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Emergency crews on standby as Longford braces itself for worst snow storm in over 30 years

Longford County Council's Severe Weather Assessment Team met yesterday afternoon to put in place contingency plans as an Arctic weather front dubbed ‘Beast from the East’ prepares to hit Irish shores later today. A second meeting is ...

27 Feb 2018 at 11:05

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New figures lift lid on Longford's anti-social behaviour woes

The Leader has obtained exclusive access to internal local authority documents showing both the type and level of misconduct that’s being reported to local authority chiefs on an almost weekly basis. They show a gradual rise in the ...

01 Feb 2018 at 14:00

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Littering of gloves in Longford area needs to be tackled urgently, says Cllr Warnock

Littering has become a serious problem around Longford, moreso than it ever was, since the Covid-19 restrictions, local councillors have agreed. Independent Cllr Gerry Warnock raised the issue of masks and gloves strewn “willy ...

30 Apr 2020 at 18:00

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Libraries closed but no risk to continuity of Longford County Council service provision to citizens

Longford County Council has reviewed its Business Continuity Plan in the wake of Covid-19 measures announced by An Taoiseach and while there will be some changes to the Council’s operations, they presently 'see no risk to ...

14 Mar 2020 at 00:05

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Pilot safety venture needs ‘joined up’ approach, Longford council meeting hears

A new anti-crime body earmarked for Longford will “fall flat on its face” unless there is cross departmental support for its initiation. Longford is one of three locations across the country in line for a pilot community ...

30 Jan 2021 at 19:00

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#YourCouncilDay to highlight the work of Longford County Council during Covid-19 crisis

The innovative work carried out by the staff of Longford County Council during the COVID-19 crisis will be highlighted on #YourCouncilDay, which takes place on Wednesday 1st July. “The current crisis has highlighted the ...

24 Jun 2020 at 14:00

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Longford roads network given €8.5m cash boost

The substantial sum, ring-fenced by Minister Shane Ross’ Transport department, was announced by party colleague and Longford-Westmeath Independent Alliance TD Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran. The county’s 2018 roads funding ...

29 Jan 2018 at 12:15

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