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The deadline for applications for the Local Improvement Scheme has been extended by Roscommon County council for the region. The decision follows calls from local

The Irish Ambassador to the United States of America has publicly congratulated a Longford businessman in the US, following a visit to his shop near

Funding of €250k is to be provided for a new pilot community safety partnership scheme in Longford County Councillors were given more details about the

Non-essential domestic and international travel should be "strongly discouraged", according to the European Union. It is proposing a more co-ordinated approach to travel

North Roscommon has recorded the highest incident rate of Covid in the Shannonside region in the last two weeks. 230 cases have been recorded in

John William Gilchrist, Ferefad, Longford. Thursday, 21st January peacefully in the exceptional care of the nurses and staff of St.Joseph’s Care Centre, Longford.

The Department of Health has confirmed 51 more deaths due to Covid-19 and 2,608 new cases of the virus. Locally, there have been

Three transition year students in Strokestown have raised close to 64 thousand euro for Childhood Cancer Foundation Ireland. Andrew Jordan, Jack Beirne and Mark Rogers

Gardai in Athlone are investigating after they were made aware of a new sophisticated scam involving fake financial exchange websites. Detectives were alerted after a

Irish athletics is in mourning after the sudden passing of Jerry Kiernan. Kiernan finished ninth in the 1984 Olympic Marathon were team John Tracey took

Over two-hundred-and-sixty staff at hospitals in the Shannonside region were out of work earlier this month on Covid related leave. According to

Funding for dozens of Just Transition projects in the Shannonside region could be at risk unless the ESB moves to release funding directly to groups

A Longford woman who's daughter suffers with Cystic Fibrosis is calling on the HSE to re-evaluate its priority list for Covid-19 vaccinations.

Gardai Castlerea are investigating after a break-in at a business premises in Strokestown earlier this week. The incident, which occurred on Main Street took