18 year old Kim Murphy from Edenderry Co. Offaly raised €400 for Irish Autism Action following her parachute tandem skydive in Clonbullogue on Saturday April 27th.

The recent James Bond night in the Nissan Garage in Burlington Business Park, the brain child of Sheila McDermott and Mary Roche, shook the pockets of the ‘ladies’ of the town to support the Arts.

Managers Susan Ryan (Citizens Information Service) and Nuala Crowe Taft (National Advocacy Service) jointly reported at the AGM of Co Offaly Citizens Information Limited that in 2012 Co Offaly CIS answered over 19000 questions and helped 12863 callers.

Tullamore Parish Centre fundraising committee have revealed names of the three judges who will critique the acts on Friday, May 17.

The trio are Father Sean Heaney, Regina McCarthy, Tullamore Stage School and Lorraine Wynne, Midland Drama School.

The last two weeks have brought unprecedented success to The Tullamore Academy Chamber Choir.

Recognising the very difficult conditions currently faced by dairy farmers, Lakeland Dairies has increased its milk price by 1.72 cents per litre to 37 cents per litre, including lactose bonus and the IDB hardship payment.

BIRR’s Local Tourist Office is to remain open this year. That’s according to Laois/Offaly TD Marcella Corcoran Kennedy who welcomed the news this week.

Midland Regional hospitals, Portlaoise and Tullamore along with Naas General hospital, St James’s hospital, the Coombe and Tallaght hospital will form the Dublin Midlands hospital group under the new hospital groups and small hospitals framework.

President Michael D Higgins has done a good day’s work in his comments on the European Union’s austerity policies.

Archdeacon Leslie Stevenson of St Paul’s parish church in Portarlington, has confirmed that he is to continue on as Rector there and for his five other churches in Laois and Kildare.

Windfarms in the midlands could lead to major job creation , according to several speakers at a wind energy conference in Tullamore last week.

THE IFA looks on windfarms as an economic benefit and is focussed on securing the best possible deal for farmers, the Energy Bridge Conference in Tullamore was told last week.

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As the clocks went forward on Easter Sunday March 31, large crowds, young and old, gathered in the chilly dawn on the slopes of the Slieve Bloom mountains to celebrate the most important day on the religious calender.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has unveiled details of Government support for Glanbia Ingredients Ireland Limited (GIIL) which the company announced will create over 1600 direct and indirect jobs and contribute an estimated €400 million pa to the economy - with particular benefit to farm families and rural communities.

Despite receiving a petition with 12,500 signatures to name the new bridge over the Grand Canal in Tullamore after missing woman Fiona Pender, Tullamore Town Council again voted against the proposal at their meeting on Thursday evening.

Hundreds of people are preparing to participate in the Emma Dooley Foundation 10km run and 5km run/walk in Ferbane on Saturday 15 June to raise money for the Strange Boat Donor Foundation and the great work of the National Rehabilitation Hospital.

Participants on the Long Walk Home - Grand Canal Challenge, and event organised by Peter McVerry Trust, set off from Shannon Harbour on Friday morning to raise funds for the homeless.

IFA President John Bryan has confirmed that consignments of hay sourced in France will be distributed to farmers through their co-ops, marts and merchants in western counties today and over the weekend.

Can you help create the world’s largest coin mosaic in Tullamore For The Guinness Book of records?