News

  • Upgrades for BCPs to improve local remote working options

    Longford County Council is delighted to announce that work is underway on the upgrade of four of the county’s eight Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) and co:worx in Edgeworthstown. The funding for the work (€234,677.84) was announced by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD under the Connected Hubs Call in July

  • Cruthù Arts Festival 2021 is back

    Kicking off tomorrow with plenty of theatre, music, film, art, comedy and workshops in store.

  • Access Granard Municipal District Meeting

    Find out when the upcoming Granard Municipal District meeting is taking place and how you can attend.

  • High Speed Connectivity on the Way in County Longford

    NBI, the company rolling out the new high speed fibre broadband network under the Government’s NBP announced that surveying works in Longford are well underway.

  • New twinning between Granard and East Rouen

    Longford County Council is delighted to confirm a new twinning partnership between the towns and communities of Granard in County Longford and East Rouen in Normandy, France. It follows many months of planning which culminated in a very successful inaugural visit by the French party in recent days.

  • Clonfin Centenary Commemoration takes place 25-26 September

    A ceremony to commemorate the centenary of The Clonfin Ambush which took place on 2 February 1921 during the War of Independence, will now be held over the course of this weekend 25-26 September 2021.

  • Explore new skills with free Skillshare online courses at your nearest Digital Hub (BCP)

    We have 30 Skillshare vouchers available for people who wish to learn new skills through their local BCP.

  • Longford’s biggest ever Culture Night 2021

    County Longford is shaping up for one of the biggest nights of cultural events ever held in the county. In total, ten separate events will take place on Friday 17 September. And it’s all as the county basks in the afterglow of hosting 50 Longford Live & Local music concerts over the last two to three months.

  • Access Upcoming Longford and Ballymahon Municipal Districts Meetings

    Find out when upcoming Longford and Ballymahon Municipal Districts meetings are taking place and how you can attend. 

  • Longford’s own: Cronin – Live in Drumlish

    Longford Live and Local began preparation in early June and finally put on its debut gig on 9 July. Since then the Live and Local team under the careful stewardship of project co-ordinator Shane Crossan of Republic of Culture and the Arts Office of Longford County Council, has staged 50 concerts across the county with an attendance of over 7,000 people at 27 venues. In doing so, the programme has supported 120 local musicians toward a much-awaited return to live performance.