Longford County

Parts of rail, road network still closed

By Noel Baker and Kathryn Hayes Monday, November 23, 2009 LARGE parts of the rail and road network will remain closed this morning while the country counts the cost of the torrential flooding which has devastated thousands of...

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Floods disrupt rail services in the west

Irish Rail has said that bus services are operating again between Galway and Athlone on Galway/Dublin services due to flooding between Ballinasloe and Athlone. Bus transfers are also in use on the Longford to Carrick-on-Shannon...

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Rail services disrupted, but Galway-Dublin operating normally

Iarnród Éireann has advised that the following services are currently disrupted: SLIGO LINE: Bus transfers Longford to Carrick-on-Shannon due to flooding LIMERICK TO ENNIS: bus transfers due to flooding ROSSLARE LINE: bus...

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Clean-up begins after the deluge

Flooding is 'the worst' in living memory Parts of Cork, Tipperary, Galway, Mayo and Clare were cut off by flood waters as drainage systems failed to cope with almost two-and-a-half inches of water falling in less than 24 hours....

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Road Death Toll Hits Six

It has been a grim night on the roads of Ireland.A man was killed in a road accident on the Shore Road in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim early this morning and four young women were fatally injured in the west of Ireland.On top of the...

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Leinster elite stars gather for 25 honour

THE gathering in Portlaoise at the weekend of elite hurlers and footballers who adorned the Leinster championships over the past quarter of a century was noteworthy for the imbalance in the number of All-Ireland medal-winners...

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Association of Ghanaian Professionals in Ireland

Mark Second Anniversary with Awards and Variety Night.* The Ghanaian Community in Ireland came together at the Grand Plaza Hotel in Tyrellstown, Dublin on Saturday 7th November 2009 to celebrate the second anniversary of the...

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Controversial second-home tax brings in nearly €45m

By Gordon Deegan Friday November 13 2009 Local authorities across the country have received over €44m from the Government's contentious second-home levy from the owners of 220,000 homes. The money generated from the owners of...

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fund to support joe mccormack

By Martin Breheny Wednesday November 11 2009 THE unity and generosity which the GAA community shows when one of their members needs help is one of the Association's greatest strengths. They have answered the call in Longford to...

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Retired man held after night-long armed siege

Former businessman thought to have been under emotional stress By DON LAVERY Sunday November 08 2009 A retired Mullingar businessman at the centre of a tense armed stand-off with gardai for over 10 hours was apparently under...

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