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LISTEN: Local Bishop got personal letter from new Pope only a month ago
Leo the 14th is the first pontiff to be elected from America.
May 9, 2025 07:23
Defence of Longford arson accused criticised by judge
Guo Zhong Chen, of 9 Belvedere Terrace, Mullingar, was arrested and charged with arson over the July 28th fire that caused €3 million worth of damage to Grafton Court in the town centre.
May 9, 2025 07:12
LISTEN: Bishop Kevin Doran reacts to election of new Pope
May 8, 2025 20:55
Robert Francis Prevost, from US, is new Pope
He's taken the papal name Leo the 14th.
May 8, 2025 18:24
Crosby refutes claims he illegally cleared hedgerows on newly acquired land in Tarmonbarry
Tom Crosby was reacting to complaints that the land beside the Westward Service Station in the village had been illegally cleared today.
May 8, 2025 17:55
Gardaí in Longford arrest man in his 20s following public order incident
Gardaí attended a service station on the Dublin Road in the town at 12.45 early on Sunday morning.
May 8, 2025 17:47
Former fire station officer says lives are at risk because of lack of a fire station in Castlerea
It's after a house was completely destroyed in a blaze in Tarmon Manor in the town last night.
May 8, 2025 17:43
White Smoke from chimney of Sistine Chapel to indicate new Pope elected
A new pope has been elected.
May 8, 2025 17:16
Local councillor says festival funding is a boost for the region
Close to €100,000 was allocated to festivals in Roscommon, Leitrim and Longford following the announcement.
May 8, 2025 13:26
600 vulnerable people in the region still waiting to have homes retro-fitted
The Warmer Homes Scheme allows people in energy poverty to get their homes fully retro-fitted.
May 8, 2025 13:20
Sisters sentenced over 2022 Longford Shopping Centre fight
All three women confirmed the incident was unrelated to any feuding and was a personal altercation.
May 8, 2025 13:17
Longford Cathaoirleach says plans for windfarm must be carefully considered
Bord na Móna Powergen Limited are seeking to construct 22 wind turbines on lands close to Lanesboro in Longford.
May 8, 2025 13:10
New calls for reopening of Castlerea fire station after house gutted in blaze
The fire was put out by fire services from neighbouring towns - as Castlerea has been without a fire station since 2017.
May 8, 2025 13:01
Decrease in car registrations in the Shannonside region so far this year
According to a new report from the Society of the Irish Motor Industry, Roscommon, Leitrim and Longford are three of six counties which have experienced a decline in registrations this year.
May 8, 2025 11:26Shannonside Newsletter
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