Local government failing to get up to speed with electric vehicles
Only a few county and city councils in Ireland have more than a handful of electric vehicles in their fleets, Geotab survey shows
Longford County Council
Longford County Council: Ballymahon, Granard, Longford local electoral areas LEAs
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Local Elections: Longford County Council results
Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael candidates win all but two of the local authority’s 18 seats
Tributes left at Queens bar where Irish woman Sarah McNally died in alleged knife attack
Longford native (41) had lived in New York for more than 10 years and worked at Céilí House, where incident occurred on Saturday night
Council’s ‘à-la-carte’ relationship with Government ‘not tenable’, says Varadkar
Taoiseach hits out at Mayo councillors over anti-refugee motion as Opposition deputies criticise Government in Dáil over management of refugee crisis
Peter McVerry Trust raises doubts over plans to deliver housing
Homelessness charity admits ‘more cautious’ expansion would have been ‘prudent’
Bord na Móna under fire over transport of material for burning in midlands plant
Edenderry power plant is sourcing peat from bogs 80km away along with wood materials from Brazil over a distance of almost 7,500km
FG senator suffered ‘faceless’ campaign of abuse, including threats against his children
Micheál Carrigy told court of strain on family in victim statement after David Larkin (42) pleaded guilty
Center Parcs’ €100m Longford expansion faces objections due to infrastructure concerns
Roads and water supply under pressure from plan for 198 new lodges, submissions say
Longford warehouse primed for data centre and logistics use seeks occupier
Mashup Group to set rents at €4-€5 per sq ft at scheme on 75 acres
Closure order served on part of Dublin restaurant after rat droppings discovered
Grease smears, gnaw marks and ‘lack of routine cleaning’ found in dry-goods store
New scheme aims to help older people stay in their own homes
Programme designed to avoid premature admissions to long-term residential care
Longford bridal party fined over ‘illegal’ wedding celebrations
Judge says group’s actions ‘put planned reopening of society in region at risk’
Longford wedding party a ‘flagrant’ breach of court order
Judge demands organisers explain decision to proceed with event which had 120 guests
More than 100 guests attend wedding party despite court ordering marquee be dismantled
Gardaí had been drafted to Longford after court ordered marquee be dismantled
Residents fear 169m wind turbine would cast shadow over tourism plans
Fáilte Ireland has ‘serious concerns’ about siting and scale of proposed development
Status red ‘severe’ wind warning issued for Galway and Clare as Storm Jorge approaches
Met Éireann says people should “stop everything” and stay indoors during red alert
Public sector offers rewarding and challenging careers
The very mention of public-sector careers tends to conjure up images of desk-bound days dealing with paperwork and bureaucracy, but the reality is very different
Boil-water notices: 'People's patience is wearing thin'
Group water schemes more likely to contaminated with E.coli bacteria in Ireland
Storm Lorenzo to make landfall in Donegal overnight, says Met Éireann
Orange alert in place for five counties with gusts of up to 130km/h forecast
Weather warnings issued ahead of Storm Lorenzo hitting Ireland
Torrential rain and gusts of more than 130km/h forecast by Met Éireann
Council must reinstate lorry driver forced to retire at 66
Labour Court finds Longford County Council unfairly dismissed Michael Neilon
Longford primed for 10-fold tourism boost as Center Parcs set to open
Ballymahon and beyond transformed by €233m holiday village project
Four accused of ‘deliberately exaggerating’ injuries in €240,000 claims case
Judge Karen Fergus throws out three cases taken by same solicitor at Longford court
Ireland South recount gets under way as Greens poised to take final seat
Sinn Féin MEP Liadh Ní Riada has sought recount as she faces losing seat
What trends to look out for in the local elections
Politicians in the main parties believe 2014 was the high water mark for harder left parties
Center Parcs set to go wild at ‘subtropical’ Longford resort
UK holiday operator plans to open its €233m Longford Forest park in late August
Donegal has poorest performing council for investment in waste services
County by county performance on illegal dumping to be documented by RTÉ programme
Seven wonders of Ireland’s historical world
While we’re all familiar with high-profile places like Glendalough and Newgrange, there are 750 less well-known heritage sites around Ireland, all worth a visit. Here’s a taster of just a few of them
Omniplex buys vacant Longford shopping centre in expansion move
Cinema chain will relocate screens to ground floor of centre, which sold for about €1.2m
Sligo and Longford councils criticised over environmental law enforcement
EPA says local authorities need to improve segregation of household food waste
Full list of local property tax rate increases and decreases for 2018
The tax automatically returns to the base rate each year of 0.18% of the house price
Longford shopping centre and barracks for sale together or separately
Guide price of €1.7m sought for both properties in Longford town
Jobs blow for Longford town as Cameron to shed 170 jobs
Management say factory scheduled to close due to severe downturn in oil and gas sector
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