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Irish Water slammed as raw sewage seeps from manholes in Longford estate

The public utility came in for stinging rebuke at a meeting of Longford Municipal District this afternoon over its response in dealing with wastewater concerns at the county town's Catrun Breac estate. Fine Gael Cllr John Browne said local residents ...

23 Feb 2022 at 19:00

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Culprits behind illegal dumping at Longford bottle bank 'will face full rigours of the law'

The warning was issued after several bags of domestic household waste were found strewn across the ground at the county's town's Tesco Car Park recycling facility earlier today. A number of images captured by the Leader showed how a number of items ...

23 Dec 2021 at 15:00

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Adejinmi and Browne at odds over Longford town regeneration drive

Cathaoirleach of Longford Municipal District Cllr Uruemu Adejinmi called for the local authority to look at taking a number of properties within the so called Camlin Quarter area of town through compulsory purchase order (CPO) means. However, Fine ...

05 Oct 2021 at 08:00

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Longford councillor urges Irish Rail to curb drug dealing activity

Fine Gael Cllr John Browne urged local authority officials to write to the State-owned rail operator following a series of complaints from homeowners in the Knockahaw and Ardeevan areas of Ardnacassa. “Having people crossing back and forth ...

02 Oct 2021 at 09:00

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Longford's electoral register is "so open to fraud", meeting is told

Local politicians, not for the first time, debated the complexities of a system which has become a frequent bone of contention at a local level over the past decade. Cllr John Browne claimed there were sections of the register which were ...

19 Sept 2020 at 09:00

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Longford Leader Gallery: Newly formed ‘Midlands Polish Community’ association hold evening of live music in Longford town

John Browne's Pub on Longford town's Market Square was the venue for the ‘Midlands Polish Community’ association to hold an evening of live music and singing. Here are a sample of some of the pictures that were taken on the night.

15 Mar 2018 at 17:00

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'We're making a fat cat, fatter', says irate Longford councillor

It comes after councillors gave the go ahead to draw down a €1.54m bridging loan to meet a number of housing project commitments across the county. Cllr Peggy Nolan said the decision, while unavoidable from the Council executive's ...

15 Nov 2017 at 15:00

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Longford councillors pay tribute to Padraig Loughrey in wake of shock resignation

“Padraig was the type of a person that if he couldn’t give 100% then he wasn’t going to give 50% and I think on a personal level he is doing the right thing,” Cllr Sexton told the meeting “He had to make a choice, but it is ...

02 Nov 2017 at 10:00

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Longford to be mixed race county by 2050

Members of the public were informed of the way gardai and various state agencies were already planning to adapt to that changing demographic last week. At a publically convened meeting of Longford's Joint Policing ...

08 Nov 2017 at 14:00

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Claims Longford is suffering from rise in on street begging

Issues surrounding a perceived increase in the trend was aired at a meeting of Longford County Council’s Joint Policing Committee (JPC) earlier today. Cllr John Browne said he had fielded a number of enquiries ...

02 Oct 2017 at 19:23

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Longford MD Election Profiles: Browne to protect against vulture funds

Husband to Breda and father to four grown-up children, John Browne has had a lifetime involvement with the GAA and is an avid racing fan. He previously worked as a publican and boasts an abundance of ...

08 May 2019 at 19:00

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Longford Councillor calls for current medical card application system to be scrapped

Cllr. Browne stated that there is a "serious need to scrap the current system", elaborating that it is "completely antiquated" and "not fit for purpose". This topic is one of many set to be ...

09 Nov 2018 at 13:52

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