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Ballinalee author John Connell to launch The Running Book this weekend

The Running Book, which is the latest offering from local best-selling author, John Connell, has been available for purchase since the beginning of the month and, owing to Covid-19, an official in-person launch is not possible. But this weekend, the ...

29 Oct 2020 at 08:00

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Author John Connell becomes Longford Reads Ambassador

When I am on the land I like to dream of other worlds and other places. Some are real and some are imagined. On my long walk up to see our heifers in the upper ground each morning and especially on these cold mornings I day dream about hot places. ...

24 Feb 2021 at 16:00

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Longford ready to take a hold of its future again

Time has stopped and time is never-ending. So it is that we’ve come to an end of sorts to our years-long journey. For nearly two years the whole of this little county has been on a soul journey, holding out on the frontlines of the heart and the ...

02 Feb 2022 at 09:00

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Longford Leader columnist Mattie Fox: ‘The city can feed the body, but the countryside feeds the soul’

We talked about it all the way home, and most of the next day. That’s as positive a thing as is possible to say, because in this case we had nothing but praise; a simple measure of any experience. Whilst John’s book was the purpose of the large ...

18 Mar 2018 at 11:00

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John Connell: ‘Longford has given so much to me but it is its people which are its greatest gift’

‘Longford has given so much to me but it is its people which are its greatest gift’ As a farmer and writer, Longford is my home. It is the place from which I draw the wellspring of my creativity. My books, my writing, my thoughts are of this ...

09 May 2019 at 15:00

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Longford author John Connell to speak at Clonfin Commemoration

The 99th Commemoration of the Clonfin Ambush will take place this Sunday, February 2 at 3pm. Author of the very successful publication, The Cow Book, John Connell, will be the guest speaker at the annual commemoration. A native of Soran, he ...

29 Jan 2020 at 16:00

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‘I always shop local every Christmas’, says Longford author John Connell

As part of our Shop Local in Longford campaign we have asked a number of local personalities what their plans are for this coming Christmas. It promises to be a very different Christmas this year, but as you can see from the responses it ...

17 Nov 2020 at 12:00

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My Longford Life: John Connell, author of The Cow Book

What's your idea of a perfect day or perfect weekend in Longford? Longford is a beautiful county and seeing its scenery is the best thing. I love to go for a run in Derrycasson forest and go for lunch with my wife in The Pikers Lodge on ...

02 Apr 2019 at 16:00

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Ballinalee farmer and author to star on tonight's Late Late Show

Fresh from his appearance on another long running RTÉ series 'Ear to the Ground', John will take to the Late Late sofa where he will reflect on his upcoming publication, '‘The Cow Book’. Listed as one of the “books to look out for in ...

02 Mar 2018 at 18:04

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Learning about Co Longford during National Heritage Week

Local heritage groups and organisers, families and communities across the country have developed projects around this year’s theme of ‘Heritage and Education: Learning from our Heritage’. The theme is designed to promote the sharing ...

15 Aug 2020 at 12:00

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New book from bestselling Longford author John Connell available for pre-order

Best selling author of The Cow Book, Ballinalee’s John Connell, has announced this week that you can now pre-order his new book, The Running Book, from Easons. Described as part memoir, part essay, The Running Book explores what it ...

03 Jun 2020 at 14:00

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Longford authors feature in An Post Irish Book Awards

The list features two books that were launched in Longford Library last spring. ALSO READ: Longford author Dervla McTiernan shortlisted for 'Not the Booker' Prize 'The Cow Book' by Killoe author John Connell has been in the best ...

01 Nov 2018 at 11:00

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