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News
Successful outcome to CAP talks crucial to recovery
Addressing the 57th Annual General Meeting of the Irish Farmers Association in the RDS in Dublin, IFA President John Bryan said a successful outcome to the negotiations for the CAP post-2013 was vital to achieve the planned growth in the Irish agriculture and food sector, which is crucial to our economic recovery.
The Rhode to €100,000
THE highly ambitious ‘100km for €100k for Autism’ event was officially launched by none other than the great ‘Iron Man from Rhode’, Paddy McCormack along with one of the stars of RTE’s Operation Transformation show, Edenderry’s Adrian Brereton last Friday evening in O’Toole’s, Rhode.
‘Pied Piper’ transforming Edenderry
SOME are describing him as the ‘pied piper’ of Edenderry, Operation Transformation leader, Adrian Brereton continues to win people’s hearts with songs being penned in his honour.
Sinn Féin President visits Tullamore
IT’S clear that the Government is attempting to avoid a referendum on an austerity treaty and to negotiate its way out of a referendum on the Eurozone treaty, Sinn Fein President, Gerry Adams, TD claimed.
Minister outlines Ireland’s CAP reform priorities
Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, welcomed European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Dacian Ciolos, to Dublin last week, and impressed upon the Commissioner the key CAP reform priorities for Ireland following the publication last October by the Commissioner of his legislative proposals for the period 2014 to 2020. Speaking after a meeting with the Commissioner, the Minister said:
Sport
Busy start to new year for Tullamore Squash Club
Tullamore Squash Club have been very busy so early in the New Year and held a very successful Open Night on January 10 where new, existing and past members attended.
SHS eye up Leinster quarter-final places
TULLAMORE SHS, sporting a new look in maroon and white, had a busy week on the hockey pitch with three home matches against much fancied Dublin opposition.
Good perfomances in Indoor Championships
The AAI Games and the u/20 National Indoor Championships took place in Nenagh over the weekend and 5 Tullamore Harriers athletes travelled to the Tipperary town. Larry O’Reilly, Stephen Kelly and Ferghus Hannon all took part in the 60 m and the 200 m on the Saturday. Larry, who has been running well in training won his 60 metre heat in 7.39 and followed this up with a new indoor Pb in the 200 metres when clocking 23.56 on his way to winning his heat.
St Mary’s see off Athy
ST Mary’s, Edenderry overcame the conditions and the challenge of Ard Scoil na Trionoide on Wednesday to advance to the quarter-final of the Leinster Colleges SF A Championship.
Offaly groups reach All Ireland Scor na nOg Finals
There were celebrations all round in Ballymore, Co. Westmeath recently when two Offaly acts captured Leinster Titles in Scór na nÓg.
Lifestyle
Tips to boost your car’s efficiency
Spring is nearly on us and this is the time to do some jobs around your car as well as the house, so here are a few things that you can do yourself, they won’t take long and could save you lots of money in both fuel and servicing costs.
The new Citroen C3 a dream of a car
The Citroen C3 has improved massively in second generation guise and the 2012 version is the cleanest of the latest crop. The second generation Citroen C3 has established itself as a refined and well-equipped supermini that’s leagues better than its plasticky forebear. The point of this new model is low emissions and a scarcely believable fuel economy figure, something it proves rather good at.
Tips to boost your car’s efficiency
SPRING is nearly on us and this is the time to do some jobs around your car as well as the house, so here are a few things that you can do yourself, they won’t take long and could save you lots of money in both fuel and servicing costs, writes Bob Flavin.
Threading the tightrope at Tullamore Film Club
MAN ON WIRE: Me and heights just don’t go together, so we generally keep a pretty big distance between us.
New 1.6 diesel engine and lower prices for 2012 Ford Mondeo
THE new Ford Mondeo is available in three body styles – four-door saloon, five-door hatchback and estate – each with three distinct series available: the Style, which provides a high level of standard equipment, the contemporary Zetec series and, at the top of the range, Titanium. The Titanium model has metal-finish interior elements and will appeal to those wanting a more contemporary flavour.
Community
Lost felines feature in Cat’s Corner
MEET Ivy and Pippa. They are the two young felines featuring in the ‘lost and found’ columns of the Offaly SPCA Cats’ Corner this week.
Offaly Macra selects national competition representatives
FERBANE/Banagher Macra held a very successful table quiz in Flynn’s Bar in Banagher on Friday night last.
Ofalia House to benefit from darts tournament
A DARTS Tournament is to be run for the benefit of Ofalia House.
Geashill NS saving water
OVER the last two years everyone in Geashill NS has been working hard to reduce their water consumption. They hope to be awarded their third Green Flag in May.
Top prize for Tullamore school at Science Fair
GAELSCOIL an Eiscir Riada Tullamore were awarded top prize in the biology section of the Primary Science Fair at the BT Young Scientist Exhibition held in the RDS Dublin last week.
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Weather for Tullamore
Saturday 28 January 2012
Today
Sunny spells
Temperature: -1 C to 5 C
Wind Speed: 9 mph
Wind direction: North west
Tomorrow
Cloudy
Temperature: -0 C to 3 C
Wind Speed: 12 mph
Wind direction: East
