Sunday, November 5, 2017

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    Sunday Gold with Colm Gallagher

Longford

Longford Court

Man charged over major drugs raid in Edgeworthstown

A man in his thirties is due in court next month after being charged in connection with the recent drugs raid in Edgeworthstown. About €120,000’s...

Longford councillor Padraig Loughrey resigns from Longford County Council

Longford councillor Padraig Loughrey, has announced his immediate resignation from Longford County Council. In a statement issued this morning, he said: "After much deliberation and...

Aisling Children’s Art Festival kicks off today

Longford's much anticipated Aisling Children's Art Festival will be celebrating its' 20th anniversary when it kicks off today. There'll be lots of surprises and old...

Two women released without charge by Longford gardai after drugs raid

Two women who were being questioned in Longford garda station in relation to a drugs seizure worth €120,000 have been released without charge. The two,...
Foróige

Two Shannonside women graduate from Foróige Leadership programme

Two young women from the Shannonside region have recently graduated from a special leadership programme run by youth organization Foroige. Abbie Moloney from Longford and...

Shannonside TD calls for criminal investigation into tracker mortgage scandal

A Shannonside TD, who is a member of the Oireachtas finance committee, had called for a criminal investigation into the tracker mortgage scandal. This week...
Cannabis

Revenue reveals drugs found in latest Longford raid smuggled from Spain

The Revenue Commissioners has revealed that drugs found in a search of a house in Edgewortshtown this week originated in Spain. A man in his...
Garda

Three people remain in custody over €120k Edgeworthstown drugs seizure

Three people remain in custody this morning in connection with a major drugs seizure in Longford yesterday. Six kilos of cannabis and a small amount...

Three arrested after seizure of €125,000 worth of drugs in Edgeworthstown

Gardai have arrested three people and seized €125,000 of drugs following a co-ordinated series of raids in Edgeworthstown. Two women in their 20s and 50s...

LISTEN: Angry scenes outside court after Longford mosque assault convictions

There have been angry scenes outside Longford District  Court this afternoon following the conviction of four men for assault at a mosque in Longford. The...

Mohill exit and Davis steps down

Leitrim champions Mohill were knocked out of the Connacht senior football championship at a quarter final stage after a 5 point defeat to Castlebar...

PODCAST: Saint Brigids win the Roscommon senior county final

  St.Brigids retained the Hudson Bay Hotel Roscommon Senior football title with a dramatic five point win over Roscommon Gaels. They won by 3-13 to...

Daly Brothers Back In Roscommon Panel

A number of high-profile Roscommon footballers have been invited back to pre-season training having missed last year’s campaign. The Irish Times reports that quoting Roscommon manager...

Bridie Corcoran

Bridie Corcoran Leinster Terrace, Athlone and formerly of Ardmullen, Curraghboy, Athlone, Co. Roscommon and Retreat Nursing Home, Athlone. Saturday, November 4th, peacefully at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe. Reposing...

Mary Killion (nee Egan)

Mary Killion (nee Egan) Lower Curramore, Kiltoom, Athlone Co Roscommon and formerly of Menlough, Ballinasloe Co Galway Saturday, November 4th, peacefully at home surrounded...

James (Jimmy) Killian

James (Jimmy) Killian Lismoy, Newtownforbes, Co. Longford. Friday, November 3rd, peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family. Pre-deceased by his loving wife Kathleen. Sadly missed and...

PODCAST: Saint Brigids win the Roscommon senior county final

  St.Brigids retained the Hudson Bay Hotel Roscommon Senior football title with a dramatic five point win over Roscommon Gaels. They won by 3-13 to...

PODCAST: Are today’s kids lazier than their parents’ generation?

A survey shows that only 33 per cent of today's parents require their children to do chores in the home. In contrast, 83 per cent...

LISTEN: Friday’s panel discussion

The Prime Time investigation into the standard of rental properties and the political crisis in the North were among the topics of Friday's panel...