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Roving Leader: The 3 Province cycle, a mammoth journey in aid of St Christopher's

The ‘3 Province cycle’ is a fundraising initiative first coined by Longford locals Donal Madden, Paul McCormack, Richard Pym and Philip Mullins. The cycle takes place on Sunday, May 26, and this year’s event will be the fifth annual instalment. The ...

24 May 2019 at 16:00

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Roving Leader: Showcase your knowledge and support the Granard Area Action group

The Granard Area Action Group was originally set up almost 25 years ago in 1995 and has since become a focal point of the local community and surrounding areas. The main aim of the group is to help those in long-term unemployment find work, while ...

25 Sept 2019 at 12:00

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Roving Leader: Learning all about the art of keeping bees with Longford's Robert Ghee

Robert Ghee, a resident of Killashee Co Longford, is a part-time beekeeper of over ten years, having unintentionally taken up the hobby in 2009. What was first purchased as a Christmas present for his late father in law, Robbie Shaw, was soon ...

23 Sept 2019 at 12:00

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Roving Leader: Recreating Irish history and mythology with Ardagh heritage and creativity centre

This time eight years ago, local relatives Annette Corkery and Ann Gerety-Smyth, embarked on a mythological journey, with the aim of inspiring a renewed love in local history, heritage and mythology among the people of Longford, young and ...

16 Sept 2019 at 12:00

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Roving Leader: Eighteen years of the Longford Marathon

The launch of this year’s Longford Marathon took place in the Longford Arms Hotel on Thursday, August 15, with Abbott revealed as the title sponsors for the 18th annual event on Sunday, August 25. Since the inaugural event in 2002, which ...

23 Aug 2019 at 14:19

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Roving Leader - Longford athletic club star 'aiming high'

Nelvin Appiah is a Longford athlete aiming for Olympic high jump glory, not an unobtainable target by any means. Born and raised in Co Longford, Nelvin comes from Ghanian ancestry. Nelvin told the Leader, “I go to school in Moyne. “My ...

22 Jul 2019 at 14:00

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Roving Leader: Longford ASI, supporting those with dementia since 1982

The Longford branch of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland (ASI) has been in operation for well over 30 years, offering support services to people with dementia and their families. For the Longford branch of the ASI, work to get the ...

02 Jul 2019 at 14:00

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Roving Leader - Keeping the community connected and people dancing with the Monaduff social club

It is 18 years and still going strong for the Monaduff Social club, which was first formed back in 2001. The club is aimed at senior citizens, those living alone or people suffering from rural isolation, and offers them a chance ...

09 Jul 2019 at 17:00

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Roving Leader - Hitting the greyhound track for the Longford IWA

The Longford branch of the Irish Wheelchair Association (IWA) resource centre in Kenagh first opened its doors nineteen years ago in February 2000. Prior to this centre’s opening, and for the ten years in the lead up to its ...

21 Jun 2019 at 14:06

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GALLERY| Roving Leader - Teamwork and community spirit secures 7 new defibrillators for Colmcille

Over 5,000 lives are lost every year in Ireland to a Cardiac arrest, which equates to 13 lives lost each and every single day. For every minute that passes, a person's chances of surviving a sudden cardiac arrest falls by ...

04 Jun 2019 at 14:00

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Roving Leader - Durkin's Longford, A family-run operation going strong for three generations

Durkins in Longford are fresh after a relaunch, which took place on April 20. The family-run business was one first started in 1933 by one Con Durkin. Over the years the business has developed from life selling ‘solely’ ...

06 May 2019 at 17:00

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Roving Leader: Casey's Sculpture, a father and son duo sculpting for almost fifty years

Michael Casey and his son Kevin run a bog wood sculpture business on the banks of the beautiful Lough Ree at Barley Harbour near Newtowncashel in Longford. A true family-run operation, both Michael and Kevin make their ...

07 Apr 2019 at 16:00

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