News - Longford
Longford man jailed for rape of woman in Galway
The man was jailed for a total of seven years with the final 18 months suspended.
Nov 9, 2022 13:10
Large reduction in number of horses seized locally in 2022
The seizures were made under the Control of Horses Act.
Nov 9, 2022 07:14
Slight decrease in number of people on live register in Shannonside region
Nationally, 182,600 people were on the live register in October, a decrease of 800 on the month previous.
Nov 8, 2022 13:30
Local TD calling for nationwide rollout of 'Long COVID' services
Roscommon-Galway TD, Denis Naughten, is encouraging those affected to speak to their local TDs ahead of a Dáil debate on the subject this Wednesday.
Nov 7, 2022 17:04
Longford records highest vacancy rate among Council owned properties nationally
As the country battles a housing and homelessness crisis, the report highlights that Longford recorded the highest percentage of local authority owned dwellings which were vacant at the end of last year at 7.19%
Nov 7, 2022 13:34
Gardaí investigating theft of quad and power tools from Kenagh area
It's understood the theft occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning.
Nov 7, 2022 10:49
Popular Longford filling station plan for solar power
Hanlon's Gala store is the third well known business in the town seeking the installation of the panels
Nov 5, 2022 09:21
Water consumption across Shannonside region increased between 2019 and 2020
Longford had the highest water usage in the region.
Nov 4, 2022 13:39
Longford TD urges HSE to rethink scaling back of Covid test facilities
The test centre in Longford, and the one on the St Loman's campus in Mullingar, are due to close from the 22nd of this month.
Nov 3, 2022 17:04
532 Ukrainian children enrolled in schools across Shannonside region
Over 12 and a half thousand children from Ukraine are attending primary and secondary schools nationally.
Nov 3, 2022 13:25
Heart disease among biggest causes of death in Shannonside region in 2020
The vital statistics report from the CSO sets out the most common causes of death in 2020
Nov 3, 2022 13:24
Longford records lowest average age of new mothers country wide
Over 1,600 births were recorded in the Shannonside Region in 2020
Nov 2, 2022 14:01
Ukrainian woman living in Longford reveals children struggling with change
Svetlana stresses the importance of children keeping up their native language as "language is a living structure, it lives as long as we speak it".
Nov 1, 2022 17:33
Two people to appear in court following Longford drug seizure
The search was part of Operation Tara.
Nov 1, 2022 11:48Shannonside Newsletter
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