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They've hit out at plans to advance a greenway on the old railway track between Colooney and Bellaghy in Sligo. Two local Oireachtas members have issued a joint statement calling for the development of a Western Railway Corridor. Sinn Féin TD Martin Kenny and Labour Senator Nessa Cosgrove accused the government of ignoring the needs of people in this region. They've hit out at plans to advance a greenway on the old railway track between Colooney and Bellaghy in Sligo.

News Sep 9, 2026 18:10 Figures presented in the financial snapshot for August 2026 put Longford's total 2026 budget at €179 million. Longford property owners will see no change to the Local Property Tax (LPT) adjustment factor in 2027, under a plan agreed as part of the county's long-term financial strategy.

News Sep 9, 2026 18:14 99 percent of voting members were in favour, up to and including strike action. Members of the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action. 99 percent of voting members were in favour, up to and including strike action. It follows a six week in-person ballot.

News Sep 9, 2026 18:12 Industrial action is set to commence on Wednesday 30th September. Local members in the Fórsa trade union are to engage in industrial action later this month. The union has confirmed that formal notice has been now issued to employers in the health sector, including the HSE, Tusla and Section 38 organisations. Industrial action is set to commence on Wednesday 30th September.

News Sep 9, 2026 18:19 Gardaí are concerned for her well-being. An appeal has been launched over a teenager missing from Athlone. Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Chloe Spencer. The 17-year-old was reported missing from Athlone on Sunday 6th September Chloe is described as being approximately 4 foot 9 inches in height, with a slim build, brown/red hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing grey pants, a black zip top and a shoulder bag.

Rose McEvoy Formerly of London, and Lislea, Ballinalee, Co. Longford. Rose McEvoy passed away peacefully in London on 4th May 2026. Pre-deceased by her parents; Patrick and Catherine, her brothers; Ned, James, Michael, Seán and P.J., her sisters; Annie and Maureen, and by her nieces Oonagh, Sinead and Sheila.

News Sep 9, 2026 13:34 The initiative supports organisations working with people experiencing disadvantage and poverty. Two Longford organisations have been approved for funding under the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty initiative. They are Lus Na Gréine Family Resource Centre and Irish Rural Link and Longford Women's Link. The initiative supports organisations working with people experiencing disadvantage and poverty.

Claims that a south Leitrim town has suffered due to the presence of an IRA memorial have been refuted. Ballinamore currently hosts two monuments. One is dedicated to the memory of Private Patrick Kelly and Recruit Garda Gary Sheehan, who died in 1983. The second memorial is dedicated to Republican leader, John Joe McGirl, who died in 1988, and who it's claimed was complicit in the murders.

News Sep 9, 2026 13:32 Helena Cummins lifts All-Ireland intermediate title aloft ©David Corkery Castlerea councillor Paschal Fitzmaurice will make the request at Monday's meeting of Roscommon Municipal District. A civic reception for Roscommon's All-Ireland-winning GAA stars will be formally proposed next week. Castlerea councillor Paschal Fitzmaurice will make the request at Monday's meeting of Roscommon Municipal District.

A local MEP is taking the GAA to task over its commitment to integration and gender equality. It follows the resignation of north Roscommon resident Mary McAleese as chairperson of the GAA's Integration Committee. Ms McAleese served as president of Ireland between 1997 and 2011. She was appointed by the GAA in September 2022 to serve as the independent chairperson of the integration process between the GAA, LGFA and Camogie Association. MEP Maria Walsh says the move has undermined public confidence: