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Sun, May 19, 2013
Thursday, 16 May 2013
An anti-austerity walk from Limerick to Dublin, which made national headlines, passed through North Tipp and Offaly last...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Well known travel writer Paul Clements was recently in contact with The Midland Tribune asking if we had any information...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
The West Offaly Dairy Discussion Group overcame stiff opposition to have their unique and innovative concept recognised ...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Great crowds turned out over the weekend for Roscrea Musical Society's 73rd Annual Production 'Seven Brides for Seven Br...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
The future of the once proud Shannon Oaks Hotel in Portumna, which was gutted by a devastating fire almost two years ago...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
Construction works recently started on a windfarm at Monaincha near Roscrea and Element Power told The Midland Tribune t...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Cloughjordan won the prize for best Green Community, for the second year in a row, at the 2013 National Green Awards hel...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
Birr man Justin Ryan has been living in Boston for the last 19 and a half years and he recalled his experiences of the w...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
North Tipperary may face losing its main tourist office just as the new tourism season begins, at the start of the summe...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
IFA Flooding Chairman Michael Silke commented this week that the government is not doing enough to tackle the Shannon fl...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Joan Freeman, founder and CEO of suicide crisis centre Pieta House, visited Roscrea last Friday to officially launch the...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Walking enthusiasts flocked to the Arra Mountains last weekend to take part in a guided walk to celebrate the official l...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Warnings from North Tipperary's County Manager that he plans to publish a list detailing businesses in the region who re...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Work began last week on a 36-megawatt (MW) windfarm at Monaincha near Roscrea amid some objections by locals. The compa...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
A very large crowd turned out for the Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Ordination of Fr Tony Cahir in St Brendan's Chur...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
Alarmed at rumours of downgrading to policing in Roscrea, the members of the town's Community Development Council have d...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
It was announced recently that 175,000 EURO in tourism funding has been earmarked to develop the Birr Castle Historic Sc...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
There are many questions left unanswered four years after Bolivian state security forces shot and killed Tipperary man M...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
The Ormond Way Association in conjunction with Lorrha and Dorrha Historical Society were delighted to welcome Peter Mulr...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
THERE is potential for significant wind energy infrastructure in the Midlands, based on the export opportunity it presen...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
THE swings of Irish donation figures from year to year, was highlighted by the Irish Kidney Association at the Offaly la...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Saturday 9th March saw the Official opening of Bright Sparks Montessori School, Tower Hill, Borrisokane. Over 50 gu...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
CELEBRATING the crucial role agriculture plays in shaping the lives of everyone in rural Ireland was the focus of this y...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
A private development of 12 houses in Roscrea has been ferociously attacked by vandals in recent weeks, resulting in ser...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
Tensions over the new property tax surfaced in North Tipperary Council this week, where several Councillors adamantly ag...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
The 10th Co-operation is Cool Awards ceremony took place in Laois Education Centre recently. This event, which was atten...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
LOCAL representatives fear the tendering procedure for companies and workers who wish to take on work for County Council...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
THE quality of drinking water in Offaly has improved in one category but deteriorated slightly in another according to a...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
OFFALY Local Development Company is deeply concerned that changes in rural transport being proposed by the Department of...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
North Tipperary Tourism Company (NTTCL) recently organised a tourism networking event for tourism product providers whic...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Hurling has taken over Kilcormac/Killoughey and surrounding areas in the last few months and it all comes to a head this...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Mr Dick Conroy, who compiled the book 'Harmonies and Grace Notes', a book of the history of Roscrea Comhaltas, is to rev...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
Policing in North Tipperary might be downgraded this summer if plans for both Roscrea and Templemore Garda Stations to s...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
STUDENTS and teachers from all over Offaly gathered in the Tullamore Court Hotel last Thursday for the announcement of t...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Birr Town Council presented its plan to transform the main square in the town, during a public meeting of community grou...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
'IF we are serious about trying to reduce the level of behavioural and emotional problems of children in the community, ...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
Although the revised version of the Community Assistance Roads Scheme (CARS) was welcomed by North Tipperary Councillors...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
DELOITTE, the leading business advisory firm, in association with Irish Life Corporate Business, has revealed Offaly com...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
Mayor Michael O'Meara, North Tipperary County Council, marked the official launch of National Tree Week by planting an o...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
The murderer of Kinnitty vet Catherine Gowing was sentenced to life imprisonment in Wales on Monday - a judgement welcom...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
The glamorous world of pop stars and their dress designers came to Birr last Wednesday when Sorcha O'Raghallaigh visited...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
PUT the Midlands at the top of your list for development is the message being sent from Midlands Gateway Chamber to the ...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
All roads led to Mount Sackville Convent Chapelizod on Friday last February 15th for celebrations of the 100th birthday ...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
FARMERS in the midlands are suffering a severe loss in earnings and a dramatic increase in feed costs due to the unrelen...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
The members of North Tipperary County Council have pledged to get tough on local businesspeople who refuse to pay local ...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
COUNTY councillors from Birr failed in a bid to have sites in Riverstown and Crinkle retained for residential developmen...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
Gallen CS staged their annual musical highlight from Tuesday to Friday of last week and the professionalism of the produ...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
It was the end of an era in early January when Sean O'Donohue made his final milk collection with his long time employee...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
From this Summer the jewel in the crown of Birr's historic attractions, Birr Castle, will open its doors to the public f...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
It was stated this week that if Birr District Court was to close its doors for good it would place a strain on Garda res...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Spring began with gusto on Friday last, February 1st, in the Sacred Heart Primary School in Roscrea with a visit from Mi...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Late December was electric in the Kickback Café, Roscrea, not only due to the high level of activity taking place, but ...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Each year the Gurteen Agricultural students, as part of their Leadership Module, organise a community fundraising event....
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Following the closure last week of 95 Garda Stations around the country and news trickling through that five Gardai are ...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
The creation of the long awaited 'Barack Obama Plaza' planned for Moneygall reached a new milestone last week, when the ...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
A much-praised public amenity in Birr saw off stiff opposition last weekend when it won the award for Ireland's best pub...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Deputy Michael Lowry has confirmed that it is the intention of the HSE West to include within its core budget sufficient...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Mobile-phone owners in the midlands were targeted by two elaborate phone-based scams over the last week, one of which is...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
The rain thankfully stayed away in Aglish, Co.Tipperary, on Saturday last as the North Tipperary Sports Partnership Oper...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
Brendan Keeley's 'Song for Ireland' is gaining momentum with Sunday January 27th fast approaching. With almost 80 school...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
There are special occasions and there are 'very special' occasions and the latter was most certainly the case last week ...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
THAT shiver which ran down many a spine in this State over the past week wasn't entirely due to the cold weather. No, fo...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
The small rural village of Aglish, near Borrisokane in North Tipperary will be well and truly on the map this Saturday a...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
A 17 years old student from the Cistercian College in Roscrea has won the Senior Individual Chemical, Physical and Mathe...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
But Chamber Concerned Proposals Will Damage Town Centre. The proposed development of an ultra-modern Primary Care C...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
The man accused of murdering Offaly vet Catherine Gowing in Wales last year pleaded guilty to her murder in Court on Mon...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
SEVERAL hundred mourners attended the funeral of Offaly vet Catherine Gowing in Kinnitty last week, where she was rememb...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
The special ceremony held in Rathcabbin Church on Sunday night last, was held in appreciation of all that is good in our...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
A local wildlife ranger pointed out recently that flooding on the Brosna and Shannon Callows in winter is a significant ...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Fine Gael TD Noel Coonan has said that jobs figures recently released by Enterprise Ireland bring a promising start to 2...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
HOUSE prices in Offaly have dropped 53 percent since the property market peak in 2007.And prices have gone down 24 perce...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
Following the discovery of two Viking Swords in the River Shannon by members of the Shannonside Sub-Aqua Club in Banaghe...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
In an extraordinary act of generosity a group of four Offaly businessmen collected, stored and delivered €2 millio...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
A rare book that once belonged to Barack Obama's Irish ancestor is to go on sale in Dublin in January.The rare copy of a...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
Offaly students Leah Buckley and Eimear Byrne have been recognised for their outstanding talent at the 2012 Leinster Sch...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
Local Fianna Fail Councillor Michael Smith, one of the main driving forces behind 'A Taste of Roscrea', says he is ecsta...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
The 2013 North Tipperary County Council Budget, which sees a reduction of a further 3% in rates and no increase in water...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
There was good news for nature lovers across the midlands last week when the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) ...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
There will be no 'baa humbugs' for one farming family in Banagher this year after their prized ewe gave birth to five la...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
Offaly man Gerry McCabe is set to regain mobility thanks to a Bionic 're-walk' suit which he will now be able to purchas...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
North Tipperary County Council have unanimously passed a business friendly budget for 2013 that sees a 3% reduction in c...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
The emotive and fast-approaching amalgamation of North and South Tipperary County Councils roused impassioned and fundam...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Moneygall Development Association (MDA) signed a contract on Monday night last with Cavanagh Playgrounds to develop an a...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
World renowned astronomer and broadcaster Sir Patrick Moore, who died this week aged 89, had strong links to Birr - the ...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
The people of Moneygall might soon be dusting off the red carpet and making plans to again shape history after it was co...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
Birr Town Council discussed the concerns of some retailers in the town over the current state of the traffic system duri...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
A hugely impressive edition of the annual Birr Review was officially launched by Gerry Dolan in Dooly's Hotel on Friday ...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
A County Tipperary woman has scooped the 'Entrepreneur of the Year' category at a major national awards ceremony in Dubl...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
A natural gas supply may be finally on the way to North Tipperary with Nenagh 'within touching distance' of becoming con...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
Birr Chamber of Commerce postponed making a decision on the proposed location in the town of a Primary Care Centre durin...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
RTE's Ryan Tubridy will meet two enthusiastic young men from Birr Coder Dojo at this year's Late Late Toy Show which wil...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
A proposal to build a Primary Care Centre in Birr will kill the centre of the town, commented a pharmacist during a publ...
Thursday, 22 November 2012
Shaken by the devastating news of the sudden and tragic deaths of two young local pilots in a fatal crash at Birr Airfie...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
The work has begun to create an exciting future for Birr Workhouse. A workhouse delegation addressed last Monday's month...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
The communities of Roscrea and Birr were shaken by the tragic news of the deaths of two young local pilots following a f...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
A junction on Borrisokane's Main Street, which has been labelled dangerous by several groups and officials, has been gra...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
Thefts in Birr District have increased by a staggering 59 per cent this year, it has been revealed. A recent meeting ...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Birr's Declan Cleare Jnr will jet off to Austria later this week to take part in the world's most famous international b...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
The community of Clareen was devastated to receive the news last week that the remains of local vet Catherine Gowing wer...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
Offaly's most famous village is again holding its breath this week as hopes are high the 'man of Moneygall stock' will b...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
A new town park, rediscovering the historic functions of Roscrea's Market Square and breathing new life into the streets...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
The AIB branches in Portumna and Borrisokane closed their doors to the public for good last Friday the 26th of October. ...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
North Tipperary Tourism Company (NTTCL) recently organised a tourism networking event which culminated in a guided tour ...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
Police in Wales are continuing their search for missing vet Catherine Gowing as her sister paid an emotional visit to th...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
It was announced last week that visiting restrictions had been introduced at Nenagh General Hospital because of a bug wh...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Speaking at the Fine Gael Ard Fheis last Saturday, local TD Noel Coonan said it is vital that every effort is made to re...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
'What is worst of woes that wait on age? That stamps the wrinkle deeper on the brow? To view each loved one blotted from...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
There is still no light at the end of the tunnel for Shannon Oaks Hotel in Portumna, once a thriving enterprise and a hu...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
A bogus report on a social networking site last week caused panic amongst women in Roscrea. Users of the website were ur...
