YESSSSSSSSSS Mullinalaghta that small, rural club in County Longford have beaten Dublin champions Kilmacud Crokes to claim the Leinster Senior Football Title on a scoreline of 1-08 to 1-06. What a performance from Mickey Graham's side.
What a day for Longford football. 50 years after the county footballers claimed the Leinster title for the first time a Longford club have claimed a provincial title for the first time in their history.. It's just incredible.
Full-time Mullinalaghta 2-15 Eire Og 0-3. And there it is the Longford Champions become the first club from the county to reach the Leinster Senior Club Final. Well done to Mickey Graham and his team.
Result Crokes 0-18 Mullinalaghta 2-7. And the journey ends for Mullinalaghta but what a journey it has been and we are delighted to have been on it with this bunch of lads. They're the pride of not just their parish but of Co. Longford. Thanks for the memories.
Result Longford 1-12 Offaly 0-11 - Longford are O'Byrne Cup Champions for 2020. It's the first time they've won the Cup since 2000. Padraic Davis, Paul Barden, Donal Ledwith and Gavin Tonra, all part of that team are on the Longford management team now.
All Ireland Intermediate Champions!!
Longford Slashers 4-11
Mullinahone 2-08
Longford Slashers become the first Longford club to win an All Ireland club final. What an excellent achievement for the town club. Grace Shannon picks up player of the match.
Congrats to Longford's Cian McPhillips - what a performance!
Making his senior international debut, Cian has powered his way into semi-finals of the 800 metres at European Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland this evening
@torun2021
@irishathletics
One Billboard outside Longford... Longford ladies football star Michelle Farrell from Colmcille in the spotlight in this Lidl promotion. Longford play Clare in the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship Quarter-Final at St Brendan's Park in Birr on Sunday next, June 26th, 2pm
Outstanding Longford athlete Cian McPhillips wins the Gold medal in the 1500m final at the European U-20 Championships in Tailinn, Estonia this Saturday. What a brilliant performance by the class act from Ardagh . . . European champion . . .
RESULT We will have new Longford Senior Football Champions. Colmcille 1-14 Mullinalaghta 1-13. A fantastic performance from Colmcille who battled hard throughout. Mullinalaghta were terrific champions.
The joy, pleasure and pride Mullinalaghta brought to their families and their parish was felt and enjoyed throughout Longford and across the country and that will never be forgotten.
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#thetoughest
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Longford has a TD !
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Well done to my old St Mel’s classmate Joe Flaherty elected one Longford. Sound fellow. 👍 — Ronan McGreevy (
@RMcGreevy1301
) February 10, 2020 via 24liveblog
LONGFORD ARE ALL-IRELAND CHAMPIONS!! Full-time score from Ballinalsoe in the LGFA All-Ireland Minor B Final Longford 2-09 Roscommon 2-05. Double delight for the girls in blue and gold after the U16 success recently
All Ireland Semi
Longford Slashers 1-11
Charlestown 0-10
FT
Longford Slashers seal a 4 point victory to become the first Longford team to reach an All Ireland ladies final. The decider will be the First Ladies club final to be played in Croker on Saturday 10th of December.
A drilling company has confirmed that they have found gold in the hills of Co Cavan - We wish them the very best of luck trying to get it out of the county!
St Mel's College Longford pictured following their 4-14 to 2-8 win over Knockbeg College in the Leinster Schools 2nd Year 'A' Football Championship Final at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise. Congratulations lads
Result Mercy Ballymahon are All-Ireland PPS Senior Girls 'C' Champions. They have defeated St, Mary's from Midleton in Cork on a scoreline of 4-12 to 1-09. Sarah Dillon scored 1-09 while Clodagh Lohan scored 3-0.
Remembering Tom O'Brien. Gone but not forgotten! Best of luck to the cast and crew in the Longford Variety Group production of 'Are Ya Wide Sham' which opens tonight Wednesday in Backstage Theatre and runs until Saturday...
Reeling in the Years...
Were you in Pearse Park in 2010 when Glenn Ryan's Longford stunned the GAA world with a super 1-12 to 0-14 All-Ireland SFC qualifier victory over John O'Mahony's Mayo?
Check out today's Longford Leader for special feature
Result Ladies All-Ireland U16B semi-final Longford 5-08 Tyrone 3-13. Longford goalscorers Kamille Burke, Molly Mulvihill, Grace Shannon, Kate Shannon, Melissa O'Kane (pen). Longford will play Waterford in the final.
Leinster Schools Senior A Football Championship knockout stage preliminary round result: St Mel's College 2-20 Athlone Community College 1-10. St Mel's now play Clane CS in the quarter-final in mid January
Full-time Longford 3-15 Kildare 1-21. What a game..Replay in Tullamore next Sunday 2nd March at 3pm. What a performance by the boys in blue. I can just about breathe now.
Longford's Darragh Greene, record breaker in winning the senior 200m Breaststroke at the Irish Open Swimming Championships at the National Aquatic Centre in Dublin
What a special moment this was last night!
@GreeneDarragh
is presented with his 200m Breaststroke Record Cert by
@planetbreezo
who had held the previous record for 11 years!
#IOSC19
North Leinster Schools Junior (U-16) 'A' Football Final Result: St Mel's College 2-10 Ashbourne Community School (Meath) 0-10. St Mel's march on in their bid to win the overall provincial U-16 'A' title
Allianz National Football League Round 7 in Portlaoise. Full Time.
@OfficialLDGAA
2-17
@CLGLaois
1-13
Longford and Louth win so Longford remain in Division 3 for the 7th successive season. Laois and Wicklow are demoted. Great win.
#BreakingNews
Congratulations to Longford Leader journalist
@LiamCosgrove1
who was chosen as overall winner in the News Story of the Year category in the 5th annual Local Ireland / National Lottery media awards
@Local_Ireland
@NationalLottery
A prestigious accolade. Congrats Liam
LISTEN | Funeral Mass of late Peter Kelly hears he served the people of Longford with great commitment and sincerity
* Fr Brendan O'Sullivan: 'Peter Kelly always wanted to leave his community a better place than he found it'
Result Ballymore 2-19 Kilmore 1-11. Ballymore are Leinster Junior Club Champions. What a performance from Sean Meenaghan's girls. Terrific. Congratulations. Well deserved.
Darragh Greene finishes in 7th place in the last of the five heats in the 200m Breaststroke in a time of 2:11.09 in missing out on a place in the semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics. Darragh ended up 23rd overall in the world in the 200m Breaststroke,still a brilliant achievement
#Swimming
Longford's Darragh Greene closes out his first Olympic Games with⏱️ 2:11.09 and 7th place in his heat in 200m Breaststroke.
He finishes 23rd overall, adding to his 29th in 100m Breaststroke.
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#Tokyo2020
@swimireland
Flashback | Sky News correspondent Enda Brady hailed midfield magic of late Conor Connelly and Martin Flanagan in St Mel's College, Longford 1994 Leinster Final triumph
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O’ Byrne Cup Final in Pearse Park
Full Time
Longford 3-12
Louth 0-11
Sam Mulroy misses a penalty with the last kick of the game as Longford are crowned O’ Byrne Cup winners for the 5th time. Great start to Christie’s reign.
Former Sean Connolly's and Longford player Gerry Fox has been appointed the manager of the New York senior football squad who will take on Galway in the Connacht SF Championship first round clash at Gaelic Park next May. Gerry was a New York selector in 2018 and is now the boss
“The New York county board is delighted to have Gerry Fox taking the role as county manager. We look forward to working with him. We have no doubt in his capabilities and we wish him, & the county panel much success as they prepare for Galway in May”.
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