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The World Health Organisation is recommending AstraZeneca vaccines continue to be administered, saying the benefits outweigh the risks following reports of a small amount of blood clotting in patients who received the jab.

The deputy has said that Europe and Ursula Von Der Leyen have missed the bus when it comes to the vaccine rollout.

A Longford Euromillions player has missed out on the massive jackpot last night by one number.

Mohill Family Support Centre have launched a new project aimed to brighten up the town from now until Easter.

The online event on the life of Roscommon priest Fr Michael O'Flanagan gets underway at 7pm tonight.

Deputy Joe Flaherty believes the vaccine rollout in Longford and Westmeath for pharmacists and their staff is behind compared to other counties.

Locally less than five new cases of the virus have been reported in Longford, Leitrim and Roscommon, with Longford still one of the counties with the highest 14 day incidence rate of Covid-19 transmission.

The Geraghty family gathered over 10,000 signatures in opposition to council plans to CPO their property

Cartoon Studios, which was co-founded by a Roscommon native, has been nominated for a total of five Academy awards in the field of animation over the past number of years.

Klassmann Deilmann was established on the Longford Westmeath border in 1981

Longford has occupied the top spot nationwide in the country's 14-day covid incidence rate recently with levels five times the national average at its peak.

There has been high concern over the high Covid rate in both Offaly and Longford in the last forntight

A man was reportedly witnessed on Thursday dragging the large electronic appliance through the estate before eventually giving up and abandoning it on a green area near his home.

Sinn Fein have been calling on the Tanaiste to step down after gardai confirmed they are investigating the Fine Gael leader's leaking of a GP document