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Large turnout at public meeting over schoolteacher cuts
Parents and teachers of schools in Longford that are facing the loss of staff are vowing not to give up the fight agai...
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Roscommon council to reinvestigate odour problem in Ballyleague
The water services section of Roscommon County Council is to investigate an odour problem in Ballyleague to try and find...
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Longford County Council spends 40,000 euro on Irish translations since 2004
Longford County Council has spent 40 thousand euro on translating documents into Irish since 2004. Officials have reve...
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Decision due on new school for Ballinamore today
A decision is due today on the planning application for the new post primary school in Ballinamore, County Leitrim. T...
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Longford Swimming Pool to receive funding boost of 200 thousand euro
Longford Swimming pool is to be given grant aid of €200,000 euro towards upgrading the heating and energy system at...
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Gardai arrest ten people over Ballygar disturbance
Ten people were arrested yesterday afternoon after a disturbance in Ballygar. It's understood the row is related to an ...
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People in the region have less disposable income than other counties
People in the Shannonside region have less disposable income than the majority of other counties nationwide. According...
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Nightclub and Bowling Centre in Longford burgled overnight
Gardaí in Longford are investigating burglaries at two business premises in the town over the past 24 hours. A l...
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Book of evidence is served on man charged with fatal Boyle fire
The book of evidence has been served on John Lynch, the man accused with the manslaughter of Boyle schoolgirl Mari Conno...
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Minister Varadkar under fire over Roscommon Hospital comments
The Chairperson of the Roscommon Hospital Action Committee has branded the Transport Minister's comments over the broken...
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Roscommon Mart appoints its first female manager
Roscommon Mart has appointed its first female Mart Manager. Maura Quigley took up the post in recent days, having alr...
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Longford Town Mayor says county council not doing enough for tourism
Longford Town Mayor James Keogh is accusing the County Council of not doing enough to promote tourism in the county. ...
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Man released after Westmeath drugs seizure
Gardaí have released a man they were holding in relation to a drugs seizure in County Westmeath. As part of an...
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Residents of Teffia Park warned of bogus callers
Residents in the Teffia Park area of Longford town are being urged to ask any strangers calling to their homes for off...
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Calls for tougher dumping measures in the Shannonside region
There are calls for stricter penalties for those who dump their waste in the Shannonside region - including having fines...
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Planning permission for County Roscommon quarry gets the green light
Plans for a quarry in Bealnamullia in county Roscommon have been given the go ahead. The proposal, by Earl Lawless, wi...
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Former priest from Ballinahown to fight extradition charges
A former Westmeath priest, Peter Kennedy is to fight an extradition order to Ireland granted against him in a Westmins...
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Longford County Council to replace water pipes in two systems
Longford County Council is in the process of replacing lead pipes in the Granard water system on foot of orders from t...
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Family who died in Gurteen fire tragedy to be buried next Tuesday
The bodies of the family of three who died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning in their home near Gurteen before Ch...
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Ballaghadereen IT company to create ten new jobs
A Ballaghadereen based IT services firm has received a 200 thousand euro investment - which will see the creation of ten...
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Increase in people signing on across Shannonside counties
The number of people signing on across the Shannonside region is bucking the national trend. Figures released yesterd...
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Investigation underway into incident on Dublin to Sligo train
An investigation is underway by Iarnrod Eireann into an incident on the Dublin to Sligo train service yesterday evening....
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One Direction member Niall Horan ok after car crash
Mullingar native and One Direction band member, Niall Horan is reassuring fans he's ok following a minor car crash. ...
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Global expansion plans for one Roscommon company
A Roscommon company is to build on its success of providing support to I.T companies across the world. Ballaghaderreen-...
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Irish Rural Link calls for four stage system to septic tank payments
The national network representing the interest of rural communities is calling for a four staged approach to the impleme...
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Roscommon woman scoops major lotto prize
A  Roscommon woman has won a quarter of a million euros in the National Lotto Plus 2 draw. The woman, who wishe...
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Young girl who suffered vicious Rottweiler attack to undergo surgery today
A nine-year-old girl who was attacked by a Rottweiler on St Stephen's Day is to undergo skin graft surgery this afternoo...
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Gardai appeal for witnesses to a number of burglaries
Gardai in Longford are appealing for witnesses to a number of burglaries. A house in Butterfield Crescent in Deanscurra...
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Leitrim residents urged to have their say on reunification of County
There is now less than a week for residents in Leitrim to have their say on the future of the county for electoral purpo...
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Jobs boost for Ballinasloe
Ballinasloe's first ever National Car Testing centre opens today, creating 8 jobs in the process. The centre, which is ...
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People who fail to pay rents, loans & rates will be taken to court
Hard pressed businesses and households in Roscommon who fail to pay rates, levies and housing loans face being taken to ...
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INMO say no patients on trollies in UHG & Portiuncula Hospital
For the first time in months, there are no patients on trollies at University Hospital in Galway. The crisis in the Eme...
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Westmeath Priest facing extradition due in London Court
A former Westmeath priest facing allegations of child sex abuse from the 1960's to the 1980's is due in court in London ...
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Changes to Elphin Library come into effect
Changes to the opening hours of Elphin Library in Roscommon come into effect today.  The facility was saved from c...
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Public order charges for men who recorded aggressive YouTube videos
Members of the Joyce and Nevin families involved in recording aggressive YouTube videos have been charged with public or...
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Over 2,000 households pay new 100 euro charge
Only a minority of householders across the Shannonside region will be exempt from paying the new 100 euro household char...
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Credit Unions take legal action against customer's outstanding loans
Credit unions in Longford, Westmeath, Cavan and Roscommon have taken action against customers to retrieve over 1.3 milli...
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Communters to Dublin face price hike of 20 euros per month
People who travel by rail from Longford and Athlone to Dublin each day to work are being forced to pay over 20 euros m...
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Repair of unfinished housing estates a "top priority" for Longford Council
The completion of unfinished housing estates in Longford will be one of the main priorities for Longford County Council ...
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