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Double triumph for Tullamore Academy Chamber Choir at major Choral Festivals
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Tullamore hospital included in Dublin Midlands Hospital Group
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Bridge won’t be named for Fiona Pender as Tullamore Town Council holds line
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Emma Dooley Foundation Run launched
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Grand Canal Challenge for Peter McVerry Trust sets off from Offaly
Edenderry girl raises €400 for autism with parachute jump
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.
Community Arts Centre Fundraising being shaken not stirred
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.
Co Offaly CIS helps over 13,000 people in 2012
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.
Judges revealed for Tullamore ‘Stars in Their Eyes’
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.
Double triumph for Tullamore Academy Chamber Choir at major Choral Festivals
The last two weeks have brought unprecedented success to The Tullamore Academy Chamber Choir.
Birr Tourist Office to remain open
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.
Tullamore hospital included in Dublin Midlands Hospital Group
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.
Portarlington rector turns down Bishop job
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.
President hits on some home truths
President Michael D Higgins has done a good day’s work in his comments on the European Union’s austerity policies.
Easter Dawn Mass in Slieve Blooms
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.
Political Notebook: Time to govern
The Taoiseach, Enda Kenny, is right. Governments must govern. The Catholic Church has every right to express its views on the abortion legislation, but it is up to the Government to legislate in the light of what the courts and the Constitution require.
Bridge won’t be named for Fiona Pender as Tullamore Town Council holds line
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.
Emma Dooley Foundation Run launched
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.
Grand Canal Challenge for Peter McVerry Trust sets off from Offaly
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.
Tullamore schools aiming to break world record
Can you help create the world’s largest coin mosaic in Tullamore For The Guinness Book of records?
Social Workers in Offaly urged to apply for statutory registration
CORU, the body charged with regulating health and social care professionals, has advised social workers that they have just three weeks to apply to register with their Regulator.
Offaly Motorists advised to shop around for motor insurance
The National Consumer Agency (NCA) today published its latest motor insurance comparison survey on www.nca.ie. The survey compared quotes, for eight different driver profiles, provided to the NCA by eight insurers in Ireland.
Contestants for Tullamore ‘Stars in their Eyes’ revealed
The contestants have been unveiled for the eagerly anticipated Tullamore ‘Stars in their Eyes’.
Offaly ready to welcome return Obama visit
Offaly is gearing itself up for a return visit from the Obama family next month.
Offaly people encouraged to get involved in National Heritage Week
In the year of The Gathering, people of County Offaly are today being encouraged by the Heritage Council to get involved in National Heritage Week 2013 by organising an event in their community and showcase their local natural and cultural heritage.
Top Offaly restaurants honoured at Leinster Regional Finals of Irish Restaurant Awards
A number of Offaly restaurants picked up their awards at the Leinster Regional Final of the Santa Rita/ LIFE Magazine Irish Restaurant Awards took place in the new The Marker Hotel, Grand Canal Square on Monday.
Former Offaly County Council Chairman Ger Killaly shot at outside his home
Gardai in Tullamore are investigating an incident in Edenderry where shots were fired at former Offaly County Council Chairman Ger Killally as he and three other people were leaving his house in his car in the townland of Shaen.
SuperValu retailers in Offaly support National Dairy Week
Through their local sourcing policy, SuperValu, Ireland’s leading independent supermarket, is expecting to sell €58 million worth of National Dairy Council (NDC) Certified milk in 2013.
IDA announces new Manager for Regional Business Development Midlands
Breda O’Toole has recently been appointed Manager for Regional Business Development Midlands for IDA Ireland based in Athlone, Co Westmeath.
Four men arrested in Offaly as part of Operation Fiacla
Four males have been arrested by Gardai in Tullamore as part of ‘Operation Fiacla’ an ongoing nationwide Garda operation targeting organised criminal groups involved in burglary.
Portarlington cemetery stand-off looking
An stand-off is looming between county hall and the public over the breaking of cemetery laws banning kerbstones and flowers on graves in lawn graveyards.
Political Notebook: Judicial independence illustrates disconnect between Irish people and privileged elite
Trust the gilded elite in Irish society to introduce a self-serving side show at a time when the country continues to reel from the challenges of the economic war.
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Limerick man in Chess drama awaits next move
AS the parents of a 16-year-old boy contemplate taking a civil case after their son was allegedly assaulted at a top chess tournament, the man at the centre of the storm, Gabriel Mirza, says he is receiving tremendous support from chess players from all over the country
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Call for internet access for patients and visitors in Tullamore Hospital
Laois/Offaly Fine Gael TD, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, has called for immediate internet access to be provided for use by staff, patients and visitors to Tullamore Hospital.
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Garda vetting time doubled
THE length of processing time for garda vetting has doubled due to cutbacks within the gardaí, with Laois/Offaly TD Sean Fleming lambasting the Minister for Justice for such a deterioration of the service.
Comment: Action needed after Savita inquest
The systematic failures and deficiencies detailed in the inquest into the death of Savita Halappanavar are shocking.
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VIDEO: Offaly school celebrates being Ireland’s fittest video
Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly, and Dublin GAA star Bryan Cullen announced the winners of Aviva Health’s Schools Fitness Challenge 2013. Ireland’s Fittest School is Oaklands Community College, Edenderry, Co Offaly. The Fittest School and Most Improved School, Abbey C.B.S, Tipperary, attended a special awards ceremony at Aviva Stadium.
Offaly Students Enjoy Doodle 4 Google Event
Over 70 students from across Ireland descended on Google European HQ in Dublin this week to find out if their doodle had been selected as the overall winner of Google’s Irish Doodle 4 Google competition.
Slieve Bloom International Walking Festival set for May Bank Holiday weekend
Final preparations are being put in place for four days of great walks at one of Ireland’s longest running walking festival-The Slieve Bloom International Walking Festival, only an hour and a half drive from Dublin.
Local film and actor enjoy RTE screening
A film made in Daingean and starring local actor Paul Keating made national debut on RTE Television last week. The film entitled ‘Bogman’ is the story of a quiet man whose lonely existence takes a mysterious turn, when he uncovers something strange while out footing turf.
‘Stars in Their Eyes’ Fundraiser for Tullamore Parish Centre
All the preparations are now in place for the first fundraiser of its kind to come to Tullamore. Tullamore Parish Centre fundraising committee presents ‘Stars in Their Eyes’ in the Tullamore Court Hotel on Friday, May 17 at 8pm and tickets are on sale now.
Oaklands Community College in Offaly named Ireland’s Fittest School
Minister for Health, Dr James Reilly, and Dublin GAA star Bryan Cullen recently announced the winners of Aviva Health’s Schools Fitness Challenge 2013. Ireland’s Fittest School is Oaklands Community College, Edenderry, Co. Offaly. The Fittest School and Most Improved School, Abbey C.B.S, Tipperary, attended a special awards ceremony at Aviva Stadium.
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