Two brothers with addresses in Kildare have appeared in Longford District Court in connection with a spate of thefts across the Shannonside region that led to a car chase across four counties over the weekend.

Gardaí are still searching for one of a three-man burglary team that rammed two Garda cars during a 100km high-speed car chase.

Around 200 pro-life protesters jeered and heckled Taoiseach Enda Kenny as he unveiled a statue in Longford yesterday.

Gardaí are investigating an aggravated burglary in Longford last night.

An investigation is underway in Longford after an aggravated burglary early this morning.

MARCO TARDELLI will swap the Irish dugout for the red and black of Longford Town when he plays in this evening’s Sean Prunty Testimonial game at Flancare Park.

A woman in her 20s has died following a single-vehicle road accident in Co Longford this morning.

A teenager has died and three others have been injured in a road crash near Ashford in Co Wicklow this morning.

Two men have died in separate road accidents in Co Galway and Co Longford this morning.

LEADING inter-county managers have met with GAC chiefs in Croke Park to clarify regulations and thrash out solutions to a number of match day problems.

A 'mini-tornado' has reportedly uprooted trees and destroyed a caravan in north Co Longford.