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Front row (L-R): Alan Maye, Mullingar Bike Hire; Cllr Bill Collentine, Cathaoirleach of Westmeath County Council; Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, Peter Burke TD; Sharon Lavin, Head of Marketing and Communications, Waterways Ireland; Back row (L-R): John McDonagh, CEO, Waterways Ireland; Grainne Cornally, Head of Just Transition, Fáilte Ireland; Barry Kehoe, Chief Executive, Westmeath County Council

€650,000 Royal Canal Greenway Animation project is launched

The original mill wheel which was entirely timber in the 18th and 19th Centuries before steel was later added during maintenance. An image of the Camlin River area in about 1900 (bottom right).

Big plans for Longford's river as 'immense gem' reveals hidden secrets

Work in progress! The 19th century grain store restoration project

Free sustainability and biodiversity workshop on in North Longford

Minister Boxer Moran at the launch of the new initiative

Longford U-18's to enjoy free admission to OPW sites this August

Applications now open for Longford Arts Recognition awards

Applications now open for inaugural Longford Arts Recognition Awards

Rath Mhuire and Dolmen Community Services, Granard celebrated their 40th anniversary on Saturday, June 27. One of the highlights was an exhibition entitled ‘Granard - Past, Present & Future'.

PICTURES | Rath Mhuire & Dolmen Community Services celebrates 40 years

A new book entitled 'Killashee and Clondra Parish - A History of Faith' was launched on Friday, June 19 in conjunction with the Golden Jubilee celebrations of Fr Jimmie McDonnell and Fr Shay Casey

Book celebrating shared Christian heritage of Longford parish launched

Ráth Mhuire and Dolmen Community Services are celebrating their 40th anniversary with a once-off exhibition “Granard - Past. Present & Future” in Ráth Mhuire Resource centre, Granard, this Saturday from 12 noon to 5pm

Exhibition brings together the stories that have shaped Granard

Goldsmith Festival committee members Brona Cox, Niall Nally, Seamus McCormack, Tom Seery, Aurthur Conlon, Claire McCormack, Sean Ryan, Joe Farrell and Michael Conlon

Former Ambassador to US Dan Mulhall in Longford for Goldsmith Festival

Jordan and Cian Adams (The FTD Brothers) with Caoimhe Casey and Sophie Hannafee. Jordan and Cian aim to complete 32 marathons in 32 days and they received a huge support as they completed the Longford leg of their epic challenge on Monday, May 11. Proceeds from the marathon fundraising challenge will go to the Alzheimer's Society of Ireland and The FTD Brothers Foundation.

FTD Brothers thrilled to be in Longford the place their late mum loved

Bestselling author among highlights of Longford Hedge School weekend

Ancient nobles’ ringfort revealed by archaeologists

This midwifery bag c1900 is featured in an ongoing exhibition about community midwives in the National Museum at Turlough Park, Co. Mayo

National Museum is invites the people of Longford to contribute stories and memo...

Sixty Longford students take part in World War I letter writing competition

Work begins to conserve one of the oldest paper documents on island of Ireland

One particularly interesting example of Dry Stone Constructionis is located just outside Granard in Dalystown, picture by National Built Heritage Service

Ireland’s Dry Stone Construction Receives UNESCO Recognition

Historic Longford stone kerbing to be reused on Battery Road
Heritage: Rare kerbing removed to facilitate Battery Road works
Thomas Lyons

Longford's Knights and Conquest Centre rolls out red carpet

Richard Lovell Edgeworth, Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor

National Heritage Week presentation in Longford

David Leahy, Martin Morris, Margaret Farrell and Joan Killian Gallagher at the Killian Homeplace Longford Family History Centre 1st anniversary in Fermoyle, Lanesboro Picture: Shelley Corcoran

Longford genealogy centre marks first anniversary

Thousands celebrate return of summer at Bealtaine Fire Festival

Longford's Latin School Heritage Centre "a special project"

Retirement age for full-time and retained firefighters to rise to 62

Longford Heritage Officer Máiréad Ní Chonghaile (second from right) at the launch of the booklet in the Newpark Hotel in Kilkenny with CEO of the Heritage Council Virginia Teehan (left), Minister for

Longford project features in new booklet

Essential to preserve ‘irreplaceable legacy’ of Great Blasket Island - Varadkar

Longford History: Be part of the 1798 reenactment in Ballinamuck

Longford Historical Society: Lecture on the 1923 general election

Calling out for the Clan McCabe Rally Longford Leader Reporter

Launch of Ballinamuck 225th Commemoration weekend takes place this week

Longford well represented at Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann

Longford events for National Heritage Week

The County Longford Agricultural Show Committee; Cormac O'Donnell, Sean McGarry, Cynthia Geelan, Shane Cassidy, Marissa Hebron, John Whitney, Olive Quinn, Michael Keogh, Charles McCord, George Hegart

Longford Show is ‘a celebration of our heritage and culture’

New scheme offers thousands to ready vacant farmhouses for refurbishment

Excitement builds for Clondra Harbour and Heritage Festival

Longford Heritage project looks to the future by restoring the past

Local historian Dr Harman Murtagh who will deliver a lecture at 10.30am on Saturday, April 29 at the new National Accessibility Centre

Longford prepares for return of stolen artefacts

Longford Historical Society host lecture on Brehon laws

‘Mindless’ and ‘ugly’ vandalism of 5,000-year-old Stone of Destiny condemned

Vacant homes in Prosperous last August

Most efficient home 'already exists' - Housing Minister launches €150m vacancy f...

Calls to restore historic ferry left languishing in Dublin dock

PICTURES | Insightful Longford Historical Society journal Teathbha the perfect Y...

South Longford town commemorates Battle of Ballymahon

Keeping track of the ‘Old Days, Old Ways’ in Longford

Editor of Teathbha James MacNerney

Launch of County Longford Historical Society journal Teathbha

Eamon Creamer and Knights & Conquests Granard Manager Déirdre Orme arriving in style for the launch of the Longford Rebel Trail Audio Tour in Kitty Kiernan's family car.

600 years of County Longford history covered in new Rebel Trail Audio Tour

Warning over rental scam claiming to be from Government

An Garda Síochána centenary exhibition comes to County Longford

Tom Reddington pictured with Margaret McGuinness, the only Longford woman to be interned during the War of Independence Picture: McGuinness Collection

Recalling a tragic Longford event of Civil War

Newtownforbes Station Party 1931

Exhibition celebrating the centenary of An Garda Síochána in Longford

Clonfin film volunteers...Clonfin, a documentary film about the Clonfin ambush of 1921, will be screened at Edgeworthstown Community Library on Wednesday, September 21 at 7.30pm

‘Clonfin’ to be screened in Edgeworthstown library

Third of renters spending ‘at least 50% of their income’ on rent

Council set to decide on historic Longford Mill plans

Mairead Ní Chongaile, Patricia Briody, Longford County Council Cathaoirleach Cllr Turlough McGovern and Mary Carleton Reynolds at the opening of the ‘Threading the Táin Tapestry’ exhibition

‘Threading the Táin Tapestry’ exhibition opens in Longford

Longford part of tourism trail review

Plaque unveiled as part of Heritage Week events in Longford commemorating Battle of Ballymahon

Plaque unveiled as part of Heritage Week events in Longford commemorating Battle...

Massey Ferguson 35 tractor, estimated €3,000-€5,000

'Time capsule' of restored vintage machinery in upcoming pub auction

The Ward Clan Reunion Gathering spanning four generations took place at the original homestead in Cloontirm, Longford on Saturday, July 30

Ward Clan Reunion Gathering in Longford spans four generations

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