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The 11pm bus from Granard ... Longford is still in its pilot scheme stage, but locals are enthusiastic to retain it - saying that being without a car no longer means social isolation in rural Ireland.
have set up Ireland’s first official book town, in the heart of the midlands, in Granard, Co Longford. What’s a book town? It’s a small town dedicated to books, literature and the arts.
A 12th-century Norman-era defensive home in County Longford could become Ireland's next great and unmissable tourist destination. Granard Motte and Bailey was returned to public ownership this ...
Despite being the least visited county in Ireland, according to The National Tourism Development Authority of Ireland, Co Longford may ... Centre delves into Granard's 12th century invasion ...
Mel Gibson; Oliver Goldsmith, born at Pallas, Abbeyshrule, County Longford ... English influence in Ireland was on the wane. The town of Granard was sacked by Edward Bruce's army in 1315 ...
Longford Tidy Towns is set to receive a €50,000, which will enable work on a number of key landmark sites in the town. Local ...
The north Longford ... In November 2014 Granard was among 15 locations to see its Ulster Bank branch cease trading after over 140 years of service. Seven years later Bank of Ireland withdrew ...
The town of Granard, Co Longford has voted Yes to repeal ... rights she tweeted earlier today as it became evident that Ireland, and Longford, had finally decided to embrace its womenfolk as ...
ALDI Ireland today confirmed it is opening a new €6.8m store in Granard in Co Longford next year. The supermarket group was granted planning permission from Longford County Council for the new ...