Ciaran Mullooly

Midlands Correspondent

Gardaí have set up armed patrols in Longford town on a daily basis

Armed patrols in Longford due to public order offences

Gardaí in Longford have set up armed patrols in the town on a daily basis to deal with an outbreak of violence and public order offences between feuding local families.

Leinster • 19 Jun 19

The Longford Forest village is attracting workers who previously were facing long daily commutes

Over 700 workers recruited at Center Parcs in Longford

More than 700 people have been recruited to work at Longford Forest holiday resort, the country's largest ever purpose-built holiday village.

Leinster • 11 Jun 19

Application to allow extend life of the plant and also to burn biomas

Planning decision on Offaly power plant deferred

A decision from An Bord Pleanála on the future of one of the midlands peat burning power stations has been deferred.

Leinster • 06 Jun 19

The crash occurred on the Tullamore to Mountmellick road near Killeigh

Two dead after crash between car and lorry in Offaly

An eight-year-old boy and a man in his 30s have died after a collision between a car and an articulated lorry in Co Offaly.

Ireland • 28 May 19

Kevin Taylor was due to appear in court over alleged incident during repossession of a property at Falsk, Strokestown last year

Former garda in court no show at Strokestown hearing

A former garda who was due to appear at Strokestown District Court today, charged in connection with an alleged assault during a house repossession last year, has had his case adjourned after failing to show at court.

Courts • 22 May 19

National Famine Commemoration takes place in Sligo

An event has been held in Co Sligo honouring the memory of over 40,000 people from the northwest who emigrated through Sligo Port between 1841 and 1851.

Ireland • 19 May 19

Guard of honour formed as Eugene McGee's remains arrived at St Mel's Church in Longford

GAA community comes together at McGee funeral

Former players of the Offaly senior football team which defeated Kerry in the 1982 All-Ireland Final were among the mourners at the funeral of their manager Eugene McGee at St Mel's Cathedral in Longford.

Ireland • 09 May 19

Houses could be retrofitted for energy savings

Bord na Móna urged to consider retrofit programme

Bord na Móna has been urged to turn to the retrofitting of thousands of homes across the country for energy savings in a bid to address huge employment losses due to the closure of bogs and decarbonisation measures.

Leinster • 30 Apr 19

The inquest opened at Naas Courthouse today

Inquest told man took his own life after bullying claim

An inquest into the death of a 52-year-old Bord na Móna employee has heard he took his own life after claims he was bullied in the workplace.

Leinster • 29 Apr 19

Group wants to stop transfer of patients from Rosalie Unit

Protest over transfer plans from Castlerea care unit

Over 50 protesters have gathered outside a Health Service Executive long-term psychiatric facility in Co Roscommon in a bid to stop the transfer of residents to an alternative facility at a nursing home nearby.

Connacht • 18 Apr 19