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Ross calls for change to house purchase scheme in Longford

People who have lived in their council rented home all of their lives should be entitled to buy it out should they receive a lump gratuity, according to Cllr Paul Ross. At the May meeting of Longford County Council, Cllr Ross put a motion to the ...

23 May 2019 at 11:00

Longfordleader

Longford Council move on derelict sites

Longford County Council confirmed they will be attaching financial penalties to vacant and derelict properties under plans in the next local authority budget. The move was outlined to members following a motion regarding property levies raised ...

25 Sept 2022 at 09:01

Longfordleader

Fury as Longford left out of housing review

Government bosses have been accused of “cherrypicking” and splitting the Longford-Westmeath constituency in two over a decision to omit the county from a list of five counties for a rise in social housing income eligibilty supports. Hard ...

09 Oct 2022 at 12:01

Property

Council mortgages up to €247,500 will be offered in Longford

People wishing to buy houses in Longford will be permitted to borrow up to €247,500 from the County Council from the beginning of March. Under changes to the Government's local authority home loan scheme, announced by Minister for ...

28 Feb 2023 at 09:00

Local News

'You'd think pigs were living in some of our houses', says Longford councillor

Cllr Paraic Brady lambasted the condition a growing number of social housing units were found in when the keys were handed back to the local authority at the end of certain tenancy agreements. The Fine Gael representative said ...

22 Dec 2017 at 16:00

Longfordleader

Vacant Longford shops to become new homes

More than two dozen vacant commercial premises in Longford are to be transferred into over 50 new homes, new planning figures reveal. The figures, which were released by Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien's department show ...

06 Mar 2023 at 09:58

Longfordleader

34 vacant social homes returned to active use in Longford

Longford County Council brought 34 vacant social homes back into active use under the Voids Programme, recouping €374,000 from the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage through the Voids Programme in 2022. ...

21 Feb 2023 at 10:03

National News

Sinn Fein calls for vacant council houses to be made available within 12 weeks

Sinn Fein has called for local authorities to be given powers that would see council homes made available to move into within 12 weeks of becoming vacant. New figures show that at least one in every four boarded up ...

06 Jun 2025 at 20:51

Local News

‘Beyond scandalous’ - Huge anger in Longford as 50 council houses sit vacant

There are 50 vacant council houses in county Longford with almost half of those lying empty for over six months and the situation is ‘beyond scandalous’ and an 'insult' to local people impacted by the housing ...

11 Jun 2025 at 08:00

Property

Longford County Council and Breffni Insulation sign for retrofit works

The signing of contracts for the Energy Efficiency Retrofit works to 19 units at St Matthew’s Park, Ballymahon, took place recently between Longford County Council and Breffni Insulation. The works have ...

16 Oct 2025 at 11:00

Property

Nolan fury over city authority telling people to go to ‘soft touch’ Longford

A county councillor has expressed her fury at another local authority for encouraging those looking for social housing to go to “soft touch” Longford. Councillor Peggy Nolan voiced her anger during a ...

16 Oct 2025 at 13:00

National News

Fears homes are ‘just out of reach’ as Ireland ranks second worst in Europe

It has been revealed that Ireland has the second fewest homes per person across all of Europe. The statistic was highlighted at the December meeting of Clare County Council where, councillor Joe ...

21 Dec 2025 at 14:44

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