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Full schedule of events revealed for Longford’s Dead of Night Halloween Festival

The full schedule of listings for Longford’s Dead of Night Halloween Festival 2023 is now available, with an expanded five-day offering, that is bigger and better than ever before. Starting on Friday, October 27 and running until Tuesday, October 31 ...

18 Oct 2023 at 11:00

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PICTURES | Acrobats, magicians, fire dancers & spooky stories at Longford's Dead of Night Festival

Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery Longford descended into a Halloween haven last Monday night as the county town held its annual Dead of Night Festival. Despite the inclement weather conditions, it failed to dampen the spirits of ...

03 Nov 2022 at 21:00

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Streets of Longford will come alive at Dead of the Night Fest

Featuring a giant spider man leading a carnival parade wending its way through the town. The festival is free and will cater for up to 5,000 people. There will be a fantastic selection of super-sized inflatables to the rear of the Market Square. ...

27 Oct 2017 at 11:00

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‘The Festival of the Dead: The Otherworld’ in Cavan this Halloween

A year since the first annual Festival of the Dead marked Townhall Cavan’s death as a municipal headquarters and rebirth as a vibrant cultural hub, the creative team will once again bring the people of Cavan and beyond on a dark and surreal ...

22 Oct 2016 at 11:56

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James Joyce in the Backstage Theatre

The Backstage Theatre will welcome the Performance Corporation’s ‘The Dead’ by James Joyce at the end of February for the only midlands performance of its nationwide tour. ‘The Dead’ has been taking the country by storm with sell-out ...

15 Feb 2017 at 15:44

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Longford calls for Samhain scarecrow designs for Halloween event

As part of Longford’s Dead of Night Festival and the new Ireland: Home of Halloween initiative, Longford is inviting 10 community groups to design mythical scarecrows inspired by Celtic folklore, harvest traditions, and Halloween ...

01 Oct 2025 at 19:30

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Man has been charged after dead body of pensioner brought to post office

Gardaí have charged a man in connection to an incident in which the body of a man was brought to a post office in an apparent attempt to claim his pension. Peadar Doyle, 66, was brought to the post office on the Staplestown Road ...

27 Jan 2022 at 11:44

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Down Memory Lane | A spooktacular gallery of frightful pictures from Longford's 2012 Dead of Night Festival

Use the Arrows < > above to go through the gallery The streets of Longford will come alive with colour, music and noise as the much loved ‘Dead of Night Festival' returns this Halloween! Starting on Friday, 27 October and ...

22 Oct 2023 at 18:30

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All you need to know about this Friday's Dead of Night spectacular finale in Longford town

It’s all systems go for the spectacular finale of the 20th Longford Dead of Night Festival on Halloween night in Longford Town. The Fire and Shadows Procession will kick off at 7.30pm on Friday evening October 31, taking ...

29 Oct 2025 at 15:00

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'A true Irishman' - Tributes paid as father-of-two killed after car mounts pavement outside UK pub

The family of a much-loved Irish dad who was killed when a car mounted the pavement and hit him as he sat outside a pub have paid tribute to a "devoted husband, a proud father, a loving son" and "true Irishman". Aiden ...

01 Aug 2024 at 13:53

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IN PICTURES: Thousands line Dublin streets for Shane MacGowan ahead of Tipperary funeral

Thousands of mourners lined the streets of Dublin to say an emotional goodbye to Shane MacGowan at a public procession ahead of his funeral in Nenagh, Co Tipperary later today. The procession travelled from South ...

08 Dec 2023 at 13:42

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Crowds to throng streets of Longford tonight for 'Dead of Night' Festival

The festival is free and will cater for up to 5,000 people. ALSO READ: Streets of Longford will come alive at Dead of the Night Fest There will be a fantastic selection of super-sized inflatables to the rear of ...

31 Oct 2018 at 13:00

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