Eamonn Bennett News Today

The regulations governing the use of taxis in Longford town are up for revision with the local authority about to seek public input.

The layout of the pedestrian footpaths at Longford towns Grafton Court sparked a lively discourse at a recent meeting of Longford Municipal District.

);  ); Members of Longford Municipal District are eager to take in charge the Leader Park estate, which Cllr Seamus Butler has said is one of, if not the last estate in town that hasn’t been taken in charge by the council. He asked for an update on the process at last week’s meeting of Longford Municipal District and was told by Area Engineer Eamonn Bennett that there was no funding that he was aware of to bring the development to a standard for taking in charge. “Without funding, we can...

Local Arts group to inject colour into Longford town Reporter: );  ); The Longford town area is set to be a lot more colourful if a notice of motion submitted by Cllr Seamus Butler at last week’s Longford MD meeting gets full support. Cllr Butler proposed that Longford Municipal District provide whatever civil works and assistances that are required to mount the Squirrel statue prototype provided by the Mide Arts Group in Newtownforbes. “It’ll be on our national route and will attract a...

Longford County Council to look at footpath extension Active Travel Scheme: NTA prioritising projects that will allow people to walk or cycle into town Reporter:  ); A notice of motion by Fianna Fáil’s Cllr Uruemu Adejinmi was the cause for much discussion at last week’s meeting of Longford MD. Cllr Adejinmi called on Longford County Council to extend the footpath on Knockmartin Lane to the N4 and link it to the Drumlish road to form a loop and create a safe walking route for residents...