News - Longford

Gardaí appeal for witnesses after theft of catalytic converter

Reports claim that a catalytic converter was taken from a vehicle on the site, with the suspects disturbed during the incident.

Nov 11, 2022 17:32

Man arrested following seizure of €300,000 worth of stolen property in North Longford

A man in his 40s was arrested, taken to Longford Garda Station and detained under Section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, 2007.

Nov 11, 2022 16:52

Former Longford County Councillor Victor Kiernan passes away

The well-known Councillor was involved in several local projects across the county.

Nov 11, 2022 13:29

Longford supermarket given greenlight to demolish current store for new outlet

16 conditions are attached.

Nov 11, 2022 07:18

0% of Leitrim considered unpolluted or litter free last year

The report from the National Oversight and Audit Commission sets out the number of pollution complaints made to county councils and the percentage of areas in each county affected by litter and pollution in 2021.

Nov 10, 2022 13:29

Remote working affects how companies communicate redundancy explains local councillor

The comments come as companies including Twitter and Meta have announced large scale job cuts in recent days.

Nov 9, 2022 13:29

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