Longford has highest level of mortgage arrears Almost one in five mortgages in Co Longford are in arrears - making it the county most severely affected by the property crash. Business • 25 Feb 15
Homebase planning to close Longford store DIY retailer Homebase has confirmed that it is planning to close its store in Longford. Business • 08 Jan 15
115 jobs announced for Longford and Galway Longford Green Isle Foods has announced that the company will be creating an additional 115 jobs over the next five years as part of a … News • 20 May 14
Abbott Laboratories to cut 78 jobs at Irish plants Abbott Laboratories is to lay off 78 workers at its plants in Longford, Sligo and Cootehill, Co Cavan. News • 28 Jan 14
Woman dies in Co Longford house fire An elderly woman has died in a house fire in Co Longford overnight. News • 23 Jan 14
Jobs boost for Longford and Offaly Twenty new jobs are to be created in a €3m expansion at Condron Concrete Works in Tullamore, Co Offaly, while a new department store is … News • 28 Aug 13
75 new jobs through Connect Ireland incentive 75 jobs are to be created in Laois, Galway and Longford as part of a new employment initiative which financially rewards individuals who help bring … News • 19 Jul 13
HSA investigating DIY store deaths The Health and Safety Authority is to interview staff and customers at a Longford DIY store as part of an investigation into the death of … News • 30 Jan 13
Two men killed in Longford DIY store accident Two men have died and four others injured, one seriously, after a wall collapsed inside the Connacht Gold DIY and Garden Centre on the Athlone … News • 30 Jan 13
Appeal against St Mel's restoration project The recent planning permission granted by Longford Town Council for the restoration of St Mel's Cathedral in Longford has been appealed by a third party. News • 18 Dec 12
Coughlan family admits repatriation defeat The family of a woman murdered in Longford in 2007 have said they accept they have "failed" to overturn a decision to repatriate the man … News • 15 Nov 12
Longford residents call for halt to care centre Residents of a Longford housing estate, where dangerous and noxious gases have been discovered, have called on the HSE to halt work on the development … News • 15 Oct 12
Chemical leak at C&D factory in Longford The Health and Safety Authority is to visit the C&D Foods plant in Edgeworthstown, Co Longford on Monday, after an ammonia leak that led to … News • 15 Oct 12
Longford estate 'unsafe' without assessments The HSE's National Director of Health Protection has said that all remaining houses on the Gleann Riada housing estate in Longford are unsafe to live … News • 09 Oct 12
Longford residents warned over dangerous gases Over 300 residents on a housing estate in the midlands have been warned about the risk of high gas levels in the area and the … News • 05 Oct 12
Longford cathedral restoration to create 150 jobs Up to 150 people will be employed on the restoration of St Mel's Cathedral in Longford, which was destroyed by fire at Christmas in 2009. News • 01 Oct 12
NAMA gives Granard group time to secure loan NAMA has given a community group in Co Longford extra time to secure a loan for a site it hopes to develop. News • 29 Aug 12
Restoration of cathedral damaged by fire to begin Restoration work on a Longford cathedral badly damaged by a fire on Christmas Day 2009 is expected to begin in the coming weeks. News • 13 Aug 12
New bypass of Longford town opens to traffic The N5 bypass of Longford town will open to traffic later this morning. News • 03 Aug 12
Demolition of NAMA apartments in Longford A block of apartments owned by the National Asset Management Agency just outside Longford town have been demolished. News • 18 Jul 12
NAMA approves demolition of Longford apartments NAMA has approved plans to demolish a derelict apartment block at the Gleann Riada estate in Ballyminion in Co Longford. Business • 25 Jun 12
