Sun, February 05, 2012
Thursday, 2 February 2012
REIGNING Offaly Rose Brianna Connaughton has urged women in the county to consider entering the 2012 Rose of Tralee Inte...
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Tributes to Judge Mary Martin, who has announced her retirement, will be paid by Court staff and members of the legal pr...
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Waterways Ireland has opened the application process for Extended Term Serviced Mooring Licences at Shannon Harbour, Co ...
Thursday, 2 February 2012
Discover Science and Engineering is calling for all Offaly primary schools to get involved with Greenwave 2012, the mass...
Thursday, 26 January 2012
There are very few people in Offaly or North Tipperary who did not know Fr Frank Bergin and news of his passing, when it...
Thursday, 26 January 2012
A Birr man has been appointed to the board of the cross-border body, InterTradeIreland. Ray Hayden's appointment was ap...
Thursday, 26 January 2012
Nenagh Arts Centre is screening the controversial boxing documentary 'Knuckle' on Thursday 2nd February.The film charts ...
Thursday, 26 January 2012
TWO hundred and thirty new residential and commercial buildings were identified in Offaly in 2011, according to figures ...
Thursday, 19 January 2012
Birr's well known Postman John Kirwan delivered the most precious package he has ever handled last week, when he success...
Thursday, 19 January 2012
OFFALY man Noel Molloy, who is the Project Director at Harcourt Construction, is currently overseeing the construction o...
Thursday, 19 January 2012
About 20 employees working in the Ulster Bank branches in Ferbane and Tullamore are currently fearful for their jobs fol...
Thursday, 19 January 2012
EDUCATION cuts could rip the heart out of rural Offaly, it was claimed this week. Small schools in the county could be...
Thursday, 12 January 2012
BIRR'S impressive new Camcor River Walk was officially opened to the public this week, adding an exciting new feature to...
Thursday, 12 January 2012
MARGARET Loughnane from Birr gracefully reached a milestone very few people are lucky enough to ever come even close to ...
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Birr Town Council decided to reduce its retailing Rates by one percent when it agreed its budget during its monthly meet...
Thursday, 12 January 2012
MOST towns and villages experience a sense of depression when the Christmas festivities are over and the bright lights a...
Thursday, 5 January 2012
CLLR DENIS SHIELS. Cllr Denis Sheils from Birr Town Council said he doesn't make any resolutions and then he is never d...
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Fr John Molloy from Terryglass is working on the missions in a parish in Ecuador and in his latest update from there ref...
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Birr Theatre & Arts Centre is delighted to begin 2012 with a dynamic range of events over the next few weeks. Exhibiting...
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Offaly CCE held their AGM in Rahan recently. Here a very busy and successful year was reviewed. Some of the main highlig...
Thursday, 29 December 2011
IT is a rare sight in Ireland to see a woman commanding a large articulated truck, however Emma Bailey from Birr drives ...
Thursday, 29 December 2011
ST. BRENDAN'S Community School, Birr, officially launched their school bank recently. The event was attended by Marcella...
Thursday, 29 December 2011
It was a sad day in Borrisokane on Thursday last as the doors of the local Courthouse closed forever, bringing to an end...
Thursday, 29 December 2011
A number of local groups involved in animal care and welfare services are to receive funding from payments totalling ...
Thursday, 22 December 2011
A BENEFIT night has been arranged to offset the medical expenses of a former Offaly footballer who suffered a major stro...
Thursday, 22 December 2011
WHEN the mother of 12-year-old Niamh Mahon from the Elms in Spollenstown, heard that Jedward were helping to make dreams...
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Services Will Be Hit! OFFALY County County will slash its budget by €4.2 million next year in a bid to balance ...
Thursday, 22 December 2011
A 30-year-old Indian woman, who was working as a nurse in Shinrone, died last weekend when the car in which she was trav...
Thursday, 15 December 2011
SPEAKING to a crowd of over 150 farmers at AGM of Offaly IFA in Tullamore, IFA President John Byran said that the propos...
Thursday, 15 December 2011
A stunning statue, hand-carved into the trunk of an 80-year-old chestnut tree in Banagher's town centre, was unveiled as...
Thursday, 15 December 2011
Five dogs were stolen from an animal sanctuary in Portumna last Saturday, after thieves ransacked the facility. The Galw...
Thursday, 15 December 2011
The Uibh Fhaili chapter of Business Network International ran a very successful finale to their well publicised BNI Drag...
Thursday, 8 December 2011
After a year of zealously formulating and filming a large collection of short films and animations over the last year, O...
Thursday, 8 December 2011
'I personally have no issue or concerns with the facilities provided to me as a Judge in this Court', stated Judge Eliza...
Thursday, 8 December 2011
For only the second time since Roscrea People of the Year Awards began, a native of the town is to be honoured with a Ro...
Thursday, 8 December 2011
The HSE announced this week that it is drastically reducing the opening hours of MIDOC in Birr and is closing down the M...
Thursday, 1 December 2011
'Joseph And His Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat' was brought to life by the students of St Brendan's Community School, Bir...
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Louise Burke from Glenbeha, Roscrea and a student at Ursuline Convent Thurles, won the senior section in the Concern Wor...
Thursday, 1 December 2011
Following the hugely unpopular decision last week to permanently close Birr Circuit Court, thus ending 400 centuries of ...
Thursday, 1 December 2011
A large turnout is anticipated at a silent protest outside Roscrea Courthouse on this Thursday morning at 10a.m. to obje...