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Longford councillors to take to the stage for St Christopher's Services

Longford County Council will hold a fundraising concert in aid of St Christopher's on Saturday, February 2, in the Longford Arms Hotel. Rehearsals are now in progress. Members of Longford County Council will be performing on the night. “The reason ...

25 Jan 2019 at 13:00

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Money woes evident at St Christopher's Services in Longford town

Not for the first time, the Battery Road facility is having to contend with mounting financial pressures due to increasing regulatory concerns and staff retention issues. Local politicians learned at its monthly meeting of the sheer scale of the ...

26 Nov 2018 at 15:00

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Longford based support service in talks on cashflow challenges

Longford based support organisation, St Christopher's Services, are in negotiations with the HSE to stabalise their funding model. The Longford service provides high quality, community-based service people with intellectual difficulties. The ...

11 Mar 2024 at 20:25

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Longford's 'Marathon Man' in bid to raise St Christopher’s funds

He’s been widely dubbed Longford’s marathon man and now Liam Fenelon is fast becoming Longford’s leading philanthropist. It’s a mantle the affable 79-year-old is in no way keen to self proclaim however, as he focuses all of his efforts into ...

28 Apr 2021 at 08:00

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Dream St Patrick's weekend New York trip for Longford St Christopher's service users postponed owing to Covid-19 risk

A dream trip to New York for the St Patrick's Day and weekend celebrations for service users from St Christopher's Services Longford has been postponed owing to Covid-19 risk. St Christopher's Services CEO Derek Scanlon posted on Facebook ...

11 Mar 2020 at 17:58

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Longford cllr confident of 'good outcome' for St Christopher’s

Cllr Micheàl Carrigy, Cathaoirleach of Longford county council, recently attended the Dail debate in relation to Section 30 agencies - such as St Christopher's in Longford - who have been unable to pay increments to staff in recent years....

11 Jan 2020 at 09:00

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Longford County Council employees and elected members 2km Challenge raises €2,000 for St Christopher’s

Longford County Council Human Resources and Sports Partnership teamed up to organise a National Workplace Health and Wellbeing Day on May 1, 2020 for employees and elected members for the first time. Longford County Council designed a ...

17 Jul 2020 at 12:00

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'Are ya wide sham?' Three nights of music and comedy set for Backstage in memory of Longford legend Tom O'Brien

'Are ya wide sham?' a saying first coined and emblematic of the late Longford native is the banner under which Longford Variety Group are preparing to host three consecutive nights of performances next month. The much loved and ...

03 Jan 2022 at 18:00

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Longford staff being used as 'pawns' in pay row

An ongoing pay row is continuing between over 130 staff at St Christopher's in Longford and management with industrial action on the horizon. The dispute centres on the non-payment of increments promised under a previous pay ...

30 Oct 2024 at 07:00

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St Christopher's chief 'knew nothing' of Longford water outage until morning text message

Chief executive Derek Scanlon said the first he knew of an interruption was via a text message which an employee received this morning to inform them of a potential stoppage to water supplies. Mr Scanlon said the local ...

06 Nov 2020 at 13:20

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New wheelchair swing unveiled at St Christopher's Special School in Longford

The swing, which is housed under a roof to allow for use in all weather, was purchased using publicly-raised funds and the roof above it was erected by volunteers. The staff at St Christopher's are very proud that the ...

13 Jun 2017 at 16:00

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A sprinkling of Christmas magic at Longford pop-up shop

A year's worth of work has gone into creating products for the shop, including Christmas decorations, candle-holders, hand-knit clothes and scarves, paintings and much, much more. The shop, located between The Baldy ...

23 Nov 2016 at 18:00

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