An anglers dream & home to Center Parcs Longford Forest, Royal Canal Greenway & National Famine Way.
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Longford is ideally located in the heart of the Lakelands region, within easy reach of many stunning and historic tourist attractions. Ancestral home of the Farrell Clan, it is a tranquil and mainly low-lying county, renowned for its Royal Canal Greenway and National Famine Way routes, its angling, boating and outdoor sporting activities. Steeped in ancient Irish mythology, Longford has many impre
ssive archaeological sites as well as a wealth of historical, literary and musical tradition. Longford is also home to Center Parcs Longford Forest on the outskirts of Ballymahon, which boasts luxurious on-site self catering lodges, over 100 activities for visitors and Ireland's largest water park. The only county in Ireland with three award winning villages, its accessibility to many of Irelands other main towns and cities make it a prime location as a holiday base. The true beauty of County Longford lies in its rural charm, the hospitality of its people and the breathtaking views of its quiet countryside of farmland, lakes, rivers and bogs.
20/06/2024
Hi Everyone
Great excitement building here in Ballinamuck as ticket sales for the screening of The Battle of Ballinamuck go on sale tomorrow (Friday) at 11am.
The screening will take place at 8pm Friday 30th of August and at 7pm on Saturday 31st of August in The Back Stage Theatre in Longford Town.
Tickets can be purchased online through www.backstage.ie or by calling The Back Stage on 0433347888.
We’d be delighted to see you there.
The Battle of Ballinamuck 225th Commemoration Committee.
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17/06/2024
Wish to HAVE YOUR SAY re Longford's Town's Night Time Economy
Attend this workshop in the Longford Arms Hotel on Wednesday 26th June from 9.30am – 1.30pm
Register by email 👉[email protected]
Please ensure to complete the survey in advance 👉https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LongfordNightTime
Survey open for responses until Sunday 23rd June.
Also a reminder of the Longford Town Night Time Economy Grant – closing date this coming Friday 21st June.
Longford County Council
13/06/2024
We are so thrilled to have as our MC for Longford Pride 2024 💃🏻🏳️🌈
will be MC on stage at Pig Market Lane after the Parade, where we will have speeches and entertainment for everyone to enjoy ❤️
Maximillion Foy is a Dublin based singer, producer, and performance artist who has been an ever present fixture on the Irish creative scene for the better part of two decades.
Never one to shy away from the spotlight, Max has earned plaudits for fronting boundary pushing rock acts like ‘Cell Games’, his wicked humour on podcasts like ‘Murder Most Irish’ and ‘Friends of Dorothy’, and his wild and unpredictable creative style.
I think we’re in for a serious treat folks 😁
🌈
13/06/2024
SUNTOWN '24 - JULY 5TH, 6TH & 7TH - GRANARD
Longford County Council Longford Tourism Creative Ireland Longford Community Safety Partnership Granard Events Ireland's Hidden Heartlands Knights & Conquests Heritage Centre Granard Motte Community Enterprise CLG
13/06/2024
Fantastic post on beautiful Drumlish from Longford in the Lens 🙌🙌🙌
12/06/2024
Shoutout to for creating our advertising poster ❤️ Sophie will be at the market on the day selling her wonderful creations!
12/06/2024
Everyone is welcome and encouraged to take part in Longford.Pride Parade on Saturday! 👏🙌👏
We’re encouraging everyone to march in the parade. Wear your brightest colours & dance your way down Main Street this Saturday 🏳️🌈💃🏻
10/06/2024
Longford County Council has recently been selected for inclusion in the Government's Night Time Economy Pilot Programme, one of only nine locations in Ireland.
We have developed a survey to incorporate your views into our planning for the development of a vibrant night time economy in Longford Town for both citizens and visitors. The survey will take less than five minutes of your time to complete.
The survey is available at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/LongfordNightTime and will remain open for responses until Sunday 23 June 2024. 😍
A public consultation workshop scheduled for Wednesday 26th June.
07/06/2024
All happening later in Longford town
31/05/2024
All roads leads to Clondra/ Cloondara this weekend! Fine weather to make an appearance also… fingers crossed 🤞 lots to entertain young and old over the weekend!
Please share folks if you have the chance Longford Tourism National Famine Way Waterways Ireland
29/05/2024
⭐️⭐️LONGFORD TOWN NIGHT TIME ECONOMY GRANT 2024
⭐️NOW OPEN⭐️⭐️
EVENT DATES SPECIFIED-Choose one of the following dates👉
• Saturday, 7 September 2024
• Saturday, 21 September 2024
• Friday, 11 October 2024
• Halloween on Thursday, 31 October 2024
GUIDELINES 👉https://www.longford.ie/en/visit/news-useful-links/news/funding-longford-town-night-time-economy-grant/guidelines-pdf.pdf
APPLICATION 👉https://forms.office.com/e/0SXE5XaThG
CLOSING DATE 👉 Friday 21st June.
READ MORE 👉 https://www.longford.ie/en/visit/news-useful-links/news/funding-longford-town-night-time-economy-grant/
📸Background image of Longford Lights beautifully captured by Seán Daly, Daly Communications www.daly.com https://www.facebook.com/007daly
Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Longford County Council
25/05/2024
You deserve every bit of it Begleys Bar Killoe! Just another reason to go and to experience
Corlea Trackway Visitor Centre Knights & Conquests Heritage Centre Center Parcs Ireland Lough Ree Distillery Aqua Sana Spa Ireland Fiona Egan Cloughan Farm & Cookery School Longford County Council Royal Canal Greenway Waterways Ireland LoughRee Lanesborough Angling Hub Lough Ree Access For All
The best pub in Ireland has been revealed at an awards ceremony held in Dublin this week. The Irish Restaurant Awards took place on Monday night and gave out a number of awards.
Among the categories that were awarded on the night was Best Pub. According to these awards, we now know where the best pub in Ireland is.
Its location might come as a shock, considering it isn't in a tourist hotspot by any means. You might have expected the pub to be located somewhere like Dublin or Galway, but Ireland's best pub is located in Co Longford.
The overall winner of Pub of the Year – Sponsored by Mad March Hare Poitín was Begleys Bar in Kiloe, Co Longford. The bar is definitely small and unassuming, and somewhere many tourists will not have visited.
21/05/2024
Preparations are in full swing for the 2024 Abbott Longford Marathon on Sunday August 25th!
Even if you're not participating, it's a great day to come out and get involved - we encourage you to cheer on our runners along the route! 📣
To see our interactive route maps, visit http://longfordmarathon.com/marathon/
21/05/2024
11/05/2024
Longford looking particularly beautiful during this morning's Darkness into Light in . Well done to everyone who participated in any way in the events in County Longford - Pieta. Ending Su***de. Beginning Hope. Photograph taken by Ann Keegan.
If you have photographs like this one that would help promote our beautiful county - please tag us on Insta, FB or X and we will share 😊 😀 ❤️
03/05/2024
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27/04/2024
📣T-70📣
Triathlon entries are flying in! Be part of this fast and friendly National Series event in lovely Lanesboro!
🗓️ July 6th 2024
📍 Lanesboro, Co. Longford
🔗 triathlonireland.com
Triathlon Ireland
Longford Triathlon Club Tri Limits Triathlon Club Tri Lakes Triathlon Club Lough Cutra Castle Triathlon Portmarnock Triathlon Club Wicklow Triathlon Club Galway Triathlon Club Trilogy Triathlon Club - Laois Cavan Triathlon Club Predator Triathlon Club Lough Key Triathlon Club Loughrea Triathlon Tullamore Triathlonclub Tri An Mhi 3D Tri Club Midland Triathlon Club Athlone Triathlon Club Lanesboro Triathlon Club Olympian Triathlon Belfast
19/04/2024
Granard Booktown Festival starting today
This project was assisted by Longford Local Community Development Committee, Longford Community Resources Clg. and Longford County Council through the Rural Development Programme (LEADER) 2014-2020 which is part-financed by the EU, "The European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development: Europe invest...
08/04/2024
Wildlife Watercolour illustrated Cards by local artist Mary Fleming from Rusty Lemon Design. The cards are available from Longford Tourism Office. https://www.longford.ie/en/visit/shopping/longford%20gifts/
05/04/2024
📷by Colm Mulligan. Map illustration by Rustylemon Design.
The village of Drumlish, Co Longford. Corn Hill walking Trail and the O'Higgins / Barraghbeg Heritage Trails are close by also.
29/03/2024
📷by Colm Mulligan. Map illustration by Rustylemon Design.
Derrycassin Woodland Trail and Playground is worth a visit. Check out the map with the trail options. https://maps.app.goo.gl/j29WckFm9mAkKqAp7
Beside Derrycassin Woods is Dring Lake where some locals like to kayak and swim. https://maps.app.goo.gl/txWiVry2HEZbkVBc7
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⭐️⭐️LONGFORD TOWN NIGHT TIME ECONOMY GRANT 2024 ⭐️NOW OPEN⭐️⭐️ EVENT DATES SPECIFIED-Choose one of the following dates👉 • Saturday, 7 September 2024 • Saturday, 21 September 2024 • Friday, 11 October 2024 • Halloween on Thursday, 31 October 2024 GUIDELINES 👉https://www.longford.ie/en/visit/news-useful-links/news/funding-longford-town-night-time-economy-grant/guidelines-pdf.pdf APPLICATION 👉https://forms.office.com/e/0SXE5XaThG CLOSING DATE 👉 Friday 21st June. READ MORE 👉 https://www.longford.ie/en/visit/news-useful-links/news/funding-longford-town-night-time-economy-grant/ 📸Background image of Longford Lights beautifully captured by Seán Daly, Daly Communications www.daly.com https://www.facebook.com/007daly #visitlongford #longfordtown #longfordtourism #longfordnte Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media Longford County Council
Richmond Harbour Clondra - something for everyone
#Longford #visitlongford #longfordtourism #irelandshiddenheartlands #RoyalCanalGreenway #NationalFamineWay #cycling #walking #kayaking #fishinglife #boating Midlands Cycle Hub - Bike Hire Richmond Inn Inventure Water Sports Royal Canal Greenway Waterways Ireland Harp Media EZxploring #EZxploring Strokestown Park For more videos on County Longford, visit www.youtube.com/longfordtourism
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Members of Lucan Kayak Club enjoying the River INNY in Co Longford. Thanks for the footage Sarah. #irelandshiddenheartlands #longfordtourism #visitlongford #kayaking #Longford #grade2 #kayakingadventures @followers
PRE-BOOK your tickets to avoid disappointment 👉https://www.tickettailor.com/events/countylongfordartsservice/1137788 Caroline Conway -the artistic director of Longford Lights speaks about the exciting upcoming Longford Lights festival this weekend in Longford Town. #longfordlights #longfordtourism #visitlongford #Longford #tourismireland #festival #tourism #irelandshiddenheartlands
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A range of postcards available from Longford Tourist Office
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Newcastle Woodland Trail linking Center Parcs and the Royal Canal Greenway / National Famine Way. #Longford #longfordtourism #visitlongford
Autumn sun in Lanesborough ❤️. The town is looking forward to welcoming anglers for the Lough Ree King of the Lake fishing festival on the 8th to 10th of September. 🎣 #Longford #irelandshiddenheartlands #visitlongford #loughree #rivershannon LoughRee Lanesborough Angling Hub
Well done to Grace, Longford Rose 2023 and all the Roses. You did your Counties proud. #Longford. Congratulations to the NewYork Rose of Tralee 2023 - Róisín Wiley. Enjoy the year ahead. #visitlongford #longfordtourism New York, New York NewYork City Ireland's Hidden Heartlands Rose of Tralee International Festival Center Parks Ireland 🇮🇪 tips and hints Times Square, New York City Discover Ireland Queens, New York
We were delighted to welcome the Rose of Tralee International Festival to our County today. We would like to wish all the Roses the very best especially our Longford Rose 2023, Grace Kemple. Here is a sneak peek of the lovely visit today. #visitlongford #longfordtourism Longford Leader / Longford Live Shannonside FM Longford County Council
Ballinalee Forest Trail 🌳- a great place to get outdoors and explore, especially with this fabulous weather. It's an easy route that is great for most abilities, so a wonderful opportunity to get that body moving, and the lungs breathing in that beautiful fresh air in Ballinalee Forest. #longford #visitlongford #irelandshiddenheartlands #keepdiscovering
Santa's grotto at Pig Market Lane opened today at 3pm in Longford and we were on the nice list and managed to get a sneak peek! 🎉 Located next door to Herterich Artisan Butchers, the grotto will be open until Christmas Eve. Tickets are available from Herterichs at €20 per child. General entry includes 2 adults, reindeer food, hot chocolate, a cookie, a Polaroid photo with Santa 🎅 and a Christmas present. Open Wednesday-Sunday, see www.pigmarketlane.ie for more info. #Longford #christmas2022 #irelandshiddenheartlands Pig Market Lane Herterich's Artisan Butchers
Nominations are now open for the Irish Restaurant Awards 2022. Vote for your favourite Longford restaurant, food hero, cookery school, gastro pub and more! 🍜 Submit your nomination and be automatically entered into a draw for one of two fantastic Foodie Getaways🥂! Voting closes 22nd of June. See www.irishtimes.com/sponsored/restaurant-awards-ireland for details. #longford #foodhero #irishrestaurantawards2022 #irelandshiddenheartlands
Plan ahead. For ideas on things to you in County Longford, visit www.longford.ie #Longford #longfordtourism #visitlongford #irelandshiddenheartlands Ireland's Hidden Heartlands #keepdiscovering
🖍📚3rd - 5th June 2022, Oliver Goldsmith Literature Festival. A weekend of unique social, cultural & literary events celebrating the life and works of Longford’s iconic writer, Oliver Goldsmith. See ➡www.olivergoldsmithfestival.com for full programme of events. #longford #visitlongford #irelandshiddenheartlands #ireland #olivergoldsmith The Oliver Goldsmith Literature Festival
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Longford, centrally located in Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands, is an excellent base for travelling around Ireland, or simply relaxing. Longford is rich in history and culture with stories of Maria Edgeworth, Michael Collins, Oscar Wilde, Corlea Trackway, Knights & Conquests, Ardagh Heritage Town and the Battle of Ballinamuck. It is also home to the wonderfully restored St. Mel’s Cathedral which was extensively damaged in the Christmas Day fire of 2009 and reopened for services at midnight mass on Christmas Eve 2014. It has since become a significant tourist attraction.
Longford has many impressive archaeological sites as well as a wealth of historical, literary and musical tradition. Ancestral home of the Farrell Clan, it is a tranquil and mainly low-lying county, renowned for its Royal Canal route, its angling, boating and outdoor sporting activities. Center Parcs Longford Forest, Ireland’s largest tourist attraction opened its doors in summer 2019. The short breaks on offer in high standard accommodation is perfect for family and friends in the beautiful secluded setting of Newcastle Woods. If you are interested in slow tourism, County Longford is rich in biodiversity with woodland and bog walks. Visit Longford and discover the hidden gems on offer in the heart of Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands.
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