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A new historic exhibition centre will be officially opened in Longford today

James Patrick “Jim” Conroy was born in Dublin in 1897 and died in Southern California in 1981. His path early in life was typical of many of those ...

Longford County Council members approved the consideration of a Part VIII for Rose Cottage, Ballinalee, County Longford at the December meeting of the local aut...

By September 1922 the Irish civil war had raged for nearly three months in a summer that saw the deaths of some of the Irish Revolution’s most prominent l...

On The Plinth: Children with special needs are not logistical problems to be solved

People sometimes like to claim that they’ve seen it all, or done it all, but actually meeting such a person can prove elusive. So it was with great...

Hundreds of people have turned out to watch a special parade in Athlone town to mark the handover of Custume Barracks to the Free State 100 years ago today.

Newly announced rural regeneration funding for Longford will see the renovation of a significant local historical site.

‘Longford’s Republican Story 1900 – 2000’, The impressive hardback tome by historian – and former librarian - Sean O’Suillea...

The aftermath of Selton - Eleven lives lost between March and April 1921 Selton Hill memorial );  ); In the immediate aftermath of the Selton Hill killings at Gorvagh on 11 March 1921 resulting in the loss of six prominent members of the IRA’s South Leitrim Brigade, IRA activity against crown forces in Leitrim came to a virtual halt. Not only had Selton resulted in the capture of a limited arms supply, but the deaths of six active column members was detrimental to any hope of increased mil...