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Air Ambulance returns to Athlone after four months following hangar repair works

The aircraft and crew were originally due back in Athlone at the end of January but their stay in Dublin was extended due to a delay in the works.

Mar 19, 2025 17:46

Almost 1,700 arrests in Shannonside region for drugs offences over last ten years

And there were 344 arrests under the Misuse of Drugs Act in Leitrim and Sligo in the same period - with 29 last year.

Mar 19, 2025 17:35

PODCAST: Family may be forced to sell Elphin home - to fund Robert Pether's bid for freedom in Iraq

Robert Pether has been in prison in Iraq since April 2021 because of a contract dispute between his employer and the Iraqi government.

Mar 19, 2025 14:30

Longford Junior Park Run celebrates 300th event

The organisers are now calling for more volunteers to join them each week to ensure the event continues.

Mar 19, 2025 13:34

Former HSE head to host drug talk in Leitrim this evening

Paul Reid lives in Carrick and is the chairman of the Citizens Assembly on Drug Use.

Mar 19, 2025 13:26

Over 600 first time buyers recorded locally last year

In total, 653 properties were purchased by first-time buyers across the region.

Mar 19, 2025 13:21

Ballaghaderreen works to benefit multi-nationals not local shops-Murphy

The public are criticizing the loss of 47 car-parking spaces and the widening of footpaths.

Mar 19, 2025 13:16

Leitrim and Longford among nine counties with no road fatality

Gardaí are continuing to remind motorists to drive with caution.

Mar 19, 2025 11:13

Gardaí seeking help to find missing teenager believed to be in Longford

17-year-old Jake Hafford was reported missing on Saturday, and it's understood he may have travelled to Longford.

Mar 19, 2025 11:09

Co. Longford Hotel reopens following closure over 5 years ago

The Newcastle House Hotel on the outskirts of Ballymahon closed to the public in 2020 due to Covid 19 and reopened to host Ukrainian refugees following Russia's invasion of the country.

Mar 19, 2025 08:28

Leitrim & Longford County Councils failed to collect money from owners of derelict sites in 2023

The Derelict Sites Register, which records the sites subject to an annual levy, shows there were nearly 2,000 derelict sites around the country at the end of 2023.

Mar 19, 2025 07:37