{"id":32557,"date":"2024-08-23T03:05:58","date_gmt":"2024-08-23T02:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/event\/longford-seniors-art-group-workshops\/"},"modified":"2024-08-23T03:05:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T02:05:58","slug":"longford-seniors-art-group-workshops","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.creativeireland.gov.ie\/en\/event\/longford-seniors-art-group-workshops\/","title":{"rendered":"Longford Seniors Art Group Workshops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Longford Senior Art Group comprises people over 55 years of age. 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