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A man in his 40s is due in court this morning charged with threatening to kill another individual in County Longford earlier this month. The

The number of people in Longford, Roscommon and Leitrim in receipt of the Pandemic Unemployment payment has decreased for the second week in a row.

The Health Protection Surveillance Centre has today been notified of 52 additional deaths related to COVID-19. 33 of these deaths occurred in February, 12

The owner of two well-known hair salons in Longford and Carrick-On-Shannon is urging the public not to support black market hairdressing in

Gardai are investigating a "serious case of neglect and cruelty" of a donkey found on the Cavan-Longford border. The animal was discovered after being

Gardai in Castlerea are warning people to be wary of a new phone scam which has been reported in recent days. The calls, which are

The Save Our Shannon organisation says it's determined to continue highlighting the lack of action regarding management of the river Shannon as heavy rains

A Leitrim Councillor believes a special exemption should be made for Councils to carry out flood relief works in areas badly affected by rising water

Every county except Mayo has seen an increase in the number of people travelling outside of 10 kilometres of their home. CSO figures show 66

Longford town and Roscommon have both been described as moderately littered in the latest anti-litter league survey results. Longford has dropped one place to

North Roscommon has recorded the highest incident rate of Covid in the Shannonside region in the last two weeks. 230 cases have been recorded in

Gardai Castlerea are investigating after a break-in at a business premises in Strokestown earlier this week. The incident, which occurred on Main Street took

A new Covid testing centre is to become operational in Carrick-on-Shannon in the coming days. Signage has been erected at a new site

A status yellow ice warning has been issued for the entire country again tonight. Snow has fallen on the ground in many areas today, for