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For the first time since the 2019 season the Longford GAA competitions were not hampered by the curse of the Covid pandemic this year as the crowds came flockin.
What a difference a year makes! From operating with the burden of a €117,000 deficit in the day-to-day running of Longford GAA in 2020, there has been some.
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Marie O Reilly Keenan (Colmcille), who was elected the new Longford GAA Assistant Treasurer after winning the contest (57-22) against the outgoing officer George McDermott (Killashee) );
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Despite the outbreak of Covid-19 and the subsequent severe financial pressure it has inflicted on Longford GAA, a total of 13 competitive county senior football fixtures were played in 2020 with the notable exception of the ‘dead rubber’ against Cork in the final round of the National League which was postponed by mutual consent.
Five games were played on the path to O’Byrne Cup glory; six in Division 3 of the Allianz League and two in the Leinster Championship. The cost of running the various Longford teams continues to be high in the midst of the coronavirus era with the 2020 financial statements revealing a deficit of €173,495 at the virtual annual Convention on Thursday night last.