Christmas

It's Christmas again in Offaly! Top hotel closed today for staff festive party

The winning team in the Offaly Foroige Table Quiz (l. to r.) Niamh Byrne, Aisling Boyd, Aoife Gleeson, Aine Gleeson and Youth Development Officer Aoife Heffernan.

Offaly District Foroige host successful Christmas table quiz

Out enjoying the Banagher Christmas day swim were Michael McLoughlin, Ollie Hickey, Paul Looby.

Sun shone for annual charity Christmas Day Swim in Offaly

Michael Cronly and supporters after completing his 200th parkrun

Medley of celebrations at New Year's Day parkrun at popular Offaly venue

Pictured with Santa are the first male, female, girl and boy over the line at the Birr GOAL Mile - Ronan Murphy, Ali Smyth, Clodagh McIntyre and Tom Enright.

Annual GOAL Mile held in Offaly for 20th year in succession

Organiser Mark Delaney with his wife Lorraine at the GOAL Mile event in Kinnitty on Christmas morning.

Successful GOAL Mile held in Kinnitty on Christmas morning

Ronan Scully of Self Help Africa

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Tullamore ambulance crew working away on Christmas day

QUIZ: How well do you know your Christmas movies? Test yourself with our quiz

QUIZ: How well do you know your Christmas movies? Test yourself with our quiz

THE BIG READ: Tommy McKeigue: A life of service and community in Tullamore

Annual Hospice Mile to take place in Tullamore on Christmas day

Killavilla United's organisers and members of Bernie SuperValu Staff. Photo: PJ Wright

Roscrea soccer club raises huge sum to support local business devastated by fire

Deirdre Moore (Manager), Paddy Collison, Marion Lupton, Pat Hartnett, Jerome Ryan, Brian and Judy Colclough (Bernie's) Catherine Lorigan, Mary Fitzgerald and Seamus Dennison. Photo: PJ Wright

Bernie’s SuperValu in Roscrea hold Christmas Customer Morning

Loans Officer Dymphna Breen with members of Roscrea Fire Station, who assisted in bringing Santa Claus to local schools

Santa visits Roscrea's schools with local Firemen

Fr Tom Corbett, Fr Antun Pasalic, Rev. Jane Galbraith and Pam Troy of the Oasis recited prayers and scripture readings and then blessed the Crib with Holy Water. Photo: PJ Wright

Local clergy bless Roscrea's Christmas Crib

SANTA TRACKER: See exactly where Santa is right now as he makes his way to Ireland

SANTA TRACKER: Where is Santa right now as he makes his way to Ireland?

A World of 'Pure Imagination' this Christmas - Emma Coonan's monthly column
'There is no life I know to compare with the world of pure imagination' - Willie Wonka said
Emma Coonan

Cool Pool, a history of the outdoor pool in Tullamore, is among the newly published books of local interest now available

Huge array of books of Offaly interest now available that would make ideal Chris...

Free walk‑in children’s flu vaccine clinics in Tullamore and Portlaoise

All the best movies to watch on RTE over Christmas including recent blockbusters

All the best movies to watch on RTE over Christmas including recent blockbusters

The 10 best Christmas films to watch over the festive period

PICTURES: The house from Home Alone is for sale but is very different inside now

PICTURES: What the Home Alone house looks like now after sale - it’s very differ...

Where are the stars of Home Alone now? From sad deaths to career changes

Where are the stars of Home Alone now? From sad deaths to career changes

Happy faces at the inaugural Kinnitty GOAL Mile on Christmas Day.

Birr hosts 20th annual GOAL Mile on this Christmas Day

Ronan Scully with St Mother Teresa of Calcutta

THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: God in our midst at Christmas time in Offaly

Previous Park tractor run

Christmas Tractor Run planned in Offaly on Sunday next

Mezzo Soprano Clare Dixon

Festive concert full of Christmas favourites in Birr this Saturday

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See who was pictured by our photographer Niall O Mara enjoying a night on the town
Diarmuid Shortt

Michael Byrne and contributors to the books at last week's official launch

Two Offaly local history publications will make fine Christmas stocking fillers

Ronan Scully of Self Help Africa

Gentle words open a doorway into a relationship reflects Offaly columnist

PICTURES: Age Friendly Roscrea's Craft Group hold their annual Christmas fair

PICTURES: A wonderful community turnout for St Cronan’s Christmas Fair in Roscre...

PICTURES: Age Friendly Roscrea remember Anthony Bourke at their Christmas Rambli...

Some of the many participants in the Lough Boora Santa Dash.

Two charities to benefit from Santa Dash event in Offaly

Participants after the GOAL Mile in Birr in 2024.

Three Offaly locations to host GOAL Mile this Christmas

Tullamore's Liam and Mark get beards shaved for Movember

Annual Offaly History volume dedicated to inspirational Tullamore businessman

Simon Casey records stunning version of 'Silent Night'

Simon Casey records stunning version of 'Silent Night'

Panto stars launch LauraLynn fundraiser ahead of Santa Truck visits to Offaly

AIB staff and representative of neighbouring businesses who took part in the AIB GOAL Mile on Friday morning

Tullamore's inaugural AIB bank GOAL Mile held this morning in town centre

Story of iconic square in Tullamore charted in new book to be launched next week

Fr Arnold Rosney and the parish committee ahead of the Gala Christmas Concert at St Brendan’s Church, Birr

Gala Christmas Concert in Offaly Church will bring magic of Christmas alive

Music Generation Offaly young musicians release original Christmas single 'Rocki...

REVEALED: Free Christmas street parking times for December in Tullamore

Christmas market for new state of the art community centre in Offaly village

Offaly sports club 'in the dark' as thieves make off with batteries for solar pa...

Tractor run organisers and Dochas committee members at the launch of the run on Sunday

Tullamore Tractor Run has raised a massive €480,000 for local charities down the...

Tullamore Lions Club appeals for food for needy families this Christmas

Ronan Scully of Self Help Africa

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TY students at secondary school in Offaly shine in spectacular production of 'Al...

Fr Arnold Rosney and the parish committee in Birr

Big names for gala Christmas Concert at St Brendan’s Catholic Church in Birr

Fr Arnold Rosney and the parish committee ahead of the Gala Christmas Concert at St Brendan’s Church, Birr.

The magic of Christmas to come alive at concert in Offaly church

The very popular Santa’s Train returns to Roscrea once more and will delight young passengers as it winds its cheerful route around the Blackmills grounds. Photo: PJ Wright

BREAKING: Popular Taste of Christmas festival returns to Midlands town for 2025

At the launch of the Tullamore Annual, from left, Anthony Kearns, Sinead Hussey, RTE, Tony McCormack TD, Dymphna Bracken and Conor Finnegan, Lions Club (Picture: Niall O'Mara)

New 'incredible' Offaly publication hailed as perfect Christmas present

Magic of Christmas set to return to Tullamore town centre this weekend

Santa Claus will switch the lights on in Tullamore

Eat and drink local this Christmas call by Offaly county councillor

At the QUIDs launch were the Chamber's Caitriona Lawlor, Anne Starling and Caroline Collins Murphy and Roger Guiney

Tullamore QUIDS shopping vouchers: 'Just like money and keeping business local i...

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