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); The northern province’s GAA body released a statement this evening. By The42 Team Friday 21 May 2021, 6:38 PM 10 hours ago 1,561 Views 1 Comment Image: Tommy Dickson/INPHO Image: Tommy Dickson/INPHO HUNDREDS OF FANS will be back at Gaelic games matches in the ‘Six Counties’ of Northern Ireland from next week, Ulster GAA has confirmed....

€270,000 allocated for upgrade works on Longford rural roads and laneways Reporter: );  ); €270,000 has been allocated for repairs and improvement works on non-public roads in rural communities in Longford, as part of the Government’s ‘Our Rural Future’ project.  Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, on Friday announced an allocation of €10.5 million for repairs and improvement works on non-public roads in rural communities. The funding, announced u...

Longford Covid-19 vaccination centre operating as normal following cyber attack on HSEs IT system Reporter: );  ); The Longford Covid-19 vaccination centre will be operating as normal this week following a cyber attack on the HSEs IT system.  Ciaran Brennan, Communications Manager, Midlands Louth Meath Community Healthcare Organisation, explained; "Appointments and services at Midlands Louth Meath Community Healthcare Organisation continue as scheduled this week. Members of the public wil...

Deep pools and established game plans needed for league Updated / Saturday, 15 May 2021 07:55 As was the case in 2020, if Dublin are exactly where they were last year in terms of performance standards when the key games come around in 2021, then they will likely win the All-Ireland title again Former Armagh footballer, All Star and 2002 All-Ireland winner and current GAA Performance Manager with Queens University The return of Gaelic games at the top level over the last two weekends has been a...

Derek Frehill had assumed that last year was going to be his final term in charge of the Longford senior hurlers. The year didn’t go too much to plan with...

Donegal have a hard road to glory this year Reporter: sport@leitrimobserver.ie ABOVE: Hugh McFadden of Donegal in action against Peter Turley of Down TOP: Ryan McHugh of Donegal leading the players on to the pitchPhoto by Oliver McVeigh/Sportsfile );  ); Donegals 2021 GAA season could last six or 16 weeks. Five games or 10 games. The first five games are guaranteed. The first four will only determine league position for 2022, but after that it is championship, win or bust, losing means seaso...

A portrait of Sir Charles Morgan Robinson Morgan, Godfreys father. Copyright: Newport Museum and Art Gallery  However, they were not always liked by those who lived in the area. His father fought with troops against workers who protested in Merthyr during the June Uprising, while his grandfather was criticised by John Frost, leader of the Chartist movement, for the treatment of his tenants. Godfrey, however, marked a sea change for the Morgan family and their reputation in the local area. ...

1. An All-Ireland winter driving us home for Christmas In the canon of uplifting triumphs over grim adversity, the GAA’s herculean achievement in staring down Covid-19 merits the highest battle ribbon. The thrill of the 2020 championship was that it was born at all, a two-month cavalcade of hope and joy and defiance that somehow survived every ambush an evil and cheerless pathogen could lay along the December road. Those Saturdays and Sundays in front of the TV brought comfort, the oxygen of ...