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FG select Colm Murray to fill Belton vacancy on Longford County Council

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 21:37:16 GMT

24 year old Kenagh native, Colm Murray has been co-oped onto the seat left vacant on Longford County Council following the sudden death of Cllr Paddy Belton in April.

ISPCA open Memory Garden in Kenagh

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 15:46:24 GMT

A Memory Garden, dedicated to those who have left donations to the ISPCA in their Wills, was opened in the National Animal Centre recently.

‘I have job to do’ says defiant Kenny

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:44:35 GMT

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has said he won’t let the events of Sunday afternoon in Ballinalee faze him despite the ongoing row over abortion legislation.

Duo escape unharmed from plane crash

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 13:03:12 GMT

A pilot and his passenger miraculously walked away with only minor injuries after their light aircraft crashed a short distance from Birr Airfield in Co Offaly.

Longford and Roscommon have safest streets, crime figures show

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 11:16:29 GMT

Longford, it seems, is the safest county in the country.

Community Games Finals

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:58:37 GMT

The Granard Person of the Year title for 2013 went to the very well known local personality, Josie O’Rourke last Friday.

Gleann Riada residents sue for damages

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:15:39 GMT

Residents in the Gleann Riada housing estate in Longford town are suing for damages following an explosion at a house in the estate last year.

Town’s Teffia Park infested with ‘scum’

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:08:48 GMT

Concerns over the infestation of drugs in residential estates in the town were brought to the fore recently by one town  councillor.

Man hospitalised after crash

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:08:11 GMT

A man is due in court over the coming days in connection with a suspected petrol drive off that ended in the driver crashing his car and being brought to Mullingar’s Midlands Regional Hospital for treatment.

Longford Reek Challenge sets high GOAL

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 16:07:25 GMT

A group of GOAL volunteers will make the trip to Croagh Patrick on Reek Sunday, July 28, to take part in The Longford Reek Challenge.

Fine Gael Convention in Longford next week

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:54:50 GMT

The race is on for the seat left vacant on Longford County Council by Cllr Paddy Belton (FG) who died suddenly at the end of April.

Ex-IRA chief Ó Brádaigh dies aged 80

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:50:50 GMT

Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, the ex-IRA Chief of Staff and Republican Sinn Féin leader, has died.

Garda presence angers mourners at funeral of Ruairí Ó Brádaigh

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:46:56 GMT

Scuffles broke out as Ruairí Ó Brádaigh was laid to rest in Roscommon on Saturday last.

Person of the year nominees debated

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:44:03 GMT

The board of St Christopher’s, local volunteer and Tidy Towns Chairman Andy Dowd along with the Mall’s community employment workers are in line for nominations to this year’s Rehab Person of the Year awards

Childcare costs under the spotlight

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:42:21 GMT

Finance Minister Michael Noonan is coming under increasing pressure to aid cash strapped families with mounting childcare costs.

Councillors lambast fire service plans

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:34:09 GMT

Plans to set up a newly reshaped Longford-Westmeath fire authority would represent a backward step.

Warnock secures NPPR backing

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:32:20 GMT

Longford Town Council is to write to Environment Minister Phil Hogan, seeking clarification over the Non Principal Private Residence (NPPR) tax.

McAleese plaque to be reinstated

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:30:56 GMT

A commemorative plaque originally erected to mark former President Mary McAleese’s Freedom of Longford town award, is to be returned.

Calls for tougher vetting measures

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:29:05 GMT

Tighter measures need to be introduced to allow more stringent controls of vetting procedures in private residential estates.

Reilly slammed over St Joseph’s snub

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:21:26 GMT

Health Minister James Reilly has come in for stinging criticism over his refusal to attend a meeting with Longford Town Council concerning the long term future of St Joseph’s Day Care Centre.