50 asylum-seekers to live in Drumshanbo and Carrick
The 14 refugee families being resettled in Leitrim will be accommodated in Carrick-on-Shannon and Drumshanbo.Leitrim County Council today announced a total of 50 people...
Dromod Garda station achieved top price in Ireland of any station in 2016
The former Garda station in Dromod which sold for €142,000 achieved the highest price of stations sold by the State last year.New figures show...
15 alleged complaints made against staff at Castlerea prison last year
15 alleged complaints of assault or use of excessive force were made by inmates at Castlerea prison last year against staff.The figure was the...
IHF President claims increase in VAT would harm Shannonside tourism
The head of the Irish Hotels Federation says the Shannonside region would lose out hugely if the government goes ahead with plans to increase...
Fianna Fail confirm date for Longford candidate convention
UPDATE 12.38Fianna Fail has confirmed that it will select its Longford candidate for the next General Election in September.The party has contacted all members...
BREAKING: 50 refugees to be resettled in Leitrim
A total of 14 families are to be resettled in Leitrim over the next year, as part of the Irish Refugee Protection Programme.Ireland has...
Over €60,000 allocated to tackle illegal dumping in local communities
Over €60,000 has been allotted to tackle illegal dumping in the Shannonside region so far this year.Roscommon and Leitrim received the most amount of...
HIQA critical of northwest facility for intellectual disabilities
The health watchdog has slammed a centre for people with intellectual disabilities in the northwest.All of the 'outcomes' inspection by the Health Information and...
Tarmon National School expansion works to begin in coming months
Building work to develop new classrooms at a primary school in Roscommon is set to get underway in the coming months after approval was...
Boyle Arts Festival to get underway next week
The annual 11-day Boyle Arts Festival will get underway next week.The event will get under way on Thursday night in King House at 7.30pm,...
St Brigids Club Notes Weekending July 12
St Brigid's Club Notes week-ending July 12thReturn to playAll of our teams are now back in action with many involved in challenge games at...
Roscommon Club Fixtures Weekending Sunday July 19
Saturday July 18Kepak Senior Hurling Championship 2020 Group BTremane v Roscommon Gaels - Tremane GAA Pitch - 19:00Sunday July 19Kepak Senior Hurling Championship 2020...
FAI opens Virtual Book of Condolences for Jack Charlton
The FAI has today opened a Virtual Book of Condolences where Irish fans can express their sympathies to the family of the late Jack...
Mary (Manie) Nolan (nee Creevy)
Mary (Manie) Nolan (nee Creevy)
124 Teffia Park, Longford and formerly of O’Connell’s Terrace. Sunday, 12th July in Mullingar General Hospital. Wife of Bernie.Reposing at...
Kathleen Burke (nee Egan),
Kathleen Burke (nee Egan),
Cloghergrange, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim.
July 11th 2020 (peacefully) in the tender loving care of the Doctors, nurses, staff and...
Margaret Kearney
Margaret Kearney.
Granard Street, Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford.
Thursday, 9th July peacefully in Mullingar General Hospital. Predeceased by her father Thomas and mother Helen, her brothers Sean...
Podcast Philip Quinn Pays Tribute To Jack Charlton
World cup winner and former Republic of Ireland manager Jack Charlton has died at the age of 85.Charlton managed Ireland from 1986 to 1995...
Podcast: Contact Tracing App and Need to Accomodate Older People
Celine Clarke- Head of advocacy in Age Action Ireland and Mildred Beirne spoke to the Joe Finnegan show about the new HSE contact tracing...
Podcast: Panel
Westmeath Independent and Offaly Independent editor Tadhg Carey, Former Sinn Fein TD Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin and Independent councillor in Monaghan Paudge Connolly.Take a listen...