Longford Social Prescribing Service

11/05/2026

Upcoming online HSE Ireland Living Well programmes for adults with long-term or chronic conditions. See contact details on poster to book your place!

10/05/2026

Your thoughts deserve a safe space. Journaling can help you slow down, reflect, and make sense of your emotions. Whether it’s a few lines each morning or a late-night brain dump, putting pen to paper can ease stress and bring clarity to your day ✍️You don’t need the “perfect words” — just start where you are.
Try writing about:
📝 What’s on your mind
📝 Things you’re grateful for
📝 Goals and dreams
📝 Challenges you’re working through
📝 One positive moment from today

A few minutes of journaling each day can become a powerful act of self-care 🌿
Do you journal? Share below 👇

05/05/2026

INVITATION REMINDER - Wednesday 6th of May - 2.30 to 4.00pm

LCRL's Longford Social Prescribing Service is hosting a Connect Café event at Longford Community Resources N39 RH22 tomorrow.

Join us for a relaxed and welcoming afternoon of connection, conversation and community.

Drop in for a cup of tea, coffee and cakes, meet familiar faces or get to know new people. Whether you come for a quick chat or stay a while, everyone is welcome to enjoy a friendly space to connect.

We’d love to see you there.

01/05/2026

INVITATION - Wednesday 6th of May - 2.30 to 4.00pm

LCRL's Longford Social Prescribing Service is hosting a Connect Café event at Longford Community Resources N39 RH22 next Wednesday.

Join us for a relaxed and welcoming afternoon of connection, conversation and community.

Drop in for a cup of tea, coffee and cakes, meet familiar faces or get to know new people. Whether you come for a quick chat or stay a while, everyone is welcome to enjoy a friendly space to connect.

We’d love to see you there.


LCRL - Longford Community Resources clg Longford Volunteer Centre .centre.longford EDI Centre Longford Temperance Hall Longford Longford Roma and New Communities Project BWI Longford Sling Meeting And Library

27/04/2026

We have two spaces remaining on our upcoming Personal Development course.
Changes is a 6-week programme for women aged 45 to 60, to help build self-confidence and self-belief.

💬 Fully funded and free for women in the local community
📅 Start Date: Thursday 30 April 2026
⏰ 10.00 am – 12.30 pm (refreshments included)
📍 Longford Community Resources CLG, Templemichael Glebe, Longford N39 RH22

To book or for more information, please contact Longford Social Prescribing Service:
📧 mmorrissey@lcrl.ie
📧 socialprescribing@lcrl.ie
📱 Mary 087 448 0835 (call, text or WhatsApp)

It can feel daunting to sign up for something new. You are welcome to get in touch for a friendly chat if you feel that this programme might be right for you.



LCRL - Longford Community Resources clg EDI Centre Longford County Longford Youth Service Longford Volunteer Centre Family Carers Ireland Longford Community FamiliesTemperance Hall Longford Longford.Pride The CREW Community Creative Ardagh Longford Writers Longford Flower Club Longford Africans Network Longford counselling services Longford Connect

22/04/2026

Stress doesn’t always look how we expect it to.

Sometimes it’s not obvious. It can show up as irritability, overthinking, or feeling tired but unable to switch off.

If any of these feel familiar, you’re not alone - and it might be your mind and body asking for a pause.

For the rest of today, see if you can give yourself permission to slow down, even just a little. 💛

15/04/2026

We have a small number of spaces remaining on our upcoming Personal Development course. If you think you will benefit from attending, please contact us to avoid missing out.

Changes: a 6-week Personal Development Programme for women aged 45 to 60 to build confidence and self-belief.

Together, we will explore:
• Your strengths
• Building your confidence
• Strengthening your self-belief
• Setting healthy boundaries
• Communicating clearing
• Letting go of what you’ve been tolerating
• Creating a more confident path as you navigate this stage of your life

💬 Fully funded and free for women in the local community
📅 Start Date: Thursday 30 April 2026
⏰ 10.00 am – 12.30 pm (refreshments included)
📍 Longford Community Resources CLG, Templemichael Glebe, Longford N39 RH22

Places are limited. To book or for more information, please contact Longford Social Prescribing Service:
📧 mmorrissey@lcrl.ie
📧 socialprescribing@lcrl.ie
📱 Mary 087 448 0835 (call, text or WhatsApp)

It can feel daunting to sign up for something new, especially if it’s about confidence! You are welcome to get in touch for a friendly chat if you feel that this programme might be right for you.


LCRL - Longford Community Resources clg EDI Centre Longford Little Beetle Press Temperance Hall Longford Longford Women's Link County Longford Youth Service Longford Volunteer Centre Voices of Longford Longford Community Families

07/04/2026

Chair Exercises resume after the Easter break on Friday 10 April, starting at 11.00 am at Longford Community Resources clg, N39 RH22.

No advance booking required - just turn up!

Everyone is very welcome to stay for a cup of tea and a chat afterwards.

05/04/2026

Wishing a happy and peaceful Easter to everyone in our community, from the team at Longford Social Prescribing Service.

31/03/2026

Invitation to Women aged 45 to 60

Changes: a 6-week Personal Development Programme to build confidence and self-belief.

Together, we will explore:

• Your strengths
• Building your confidence
• Strengthening your self-belief
• Setting healthy boundaries
• Communicating clearing
• Letting go of what you’ve been tolerating
• Creating a more confident path as you navigate this stage of your life

💬 Fully funded and free for women in the local community
📅 Start Date: Thursday 30 April 2026
⏰ 10.00 am – 12.30 pm (refreshments included)
📍 Longford Community Resources CLG, Templemichael Glebe, Longford N39 RH22

Places are limited. To book or for more information, please contact Longford Social Prescribing Service:
📧 mmorrissey@lcrl.ie
📧 socialprescribing@lcrl.ie
📱 Mary 087 448 0835 (call, text or WhatsApp)

It can feel daunting to sign up for something new, especially if it’s about confidence! You are welcome to get in touch for a friendly chat if you feel that this programme might be right for you.

Places will be allocated over the coming weeks.


LCRL - Longford Community Resources clg County Longford PPN County Longford Youth Service EDI Centre Longford Longford Community Families The CREW Community Longford Volunteer Centre New Street Medical Centre Longford Women's Link Little Beetle Press Longford Library Services Community Food & Nutrition - Longford

30/03/2026

In this HSE Health and Wellbeing video, LCRL’s Social Prescribing Link Worker Tony Owens, and his Athlone counterpart Joanne Naughton, explain how Sláintecare Healthy Communities’ social prescribing services in Longford and Athlone support the Health Service to enhance the quality of care that patients and service users receive.

To find out how we can help you at Longford Social Prescribing Service, phone Tony on 087 458 1178 or Mary on 087 448 0835, or email socialprescribing@lcrl.ie
#

LCRL - Longford Community Resources clg Longford Volunteer Centre County Longford PPN Longford County Council Temperance Hall Longford Longford Library Services Longford Community Families HSE Bridgeways Family Resource Centre Ballymahon Lus na Gréine Family Resource Centre Skillsforlife Longford Longford Leader / Longford Live

How Sláintecare Healthy Communities’ Social Prescribing services in Longford and Athlone are supporting our Health Service to enhance the quality of care our...