TOP STORIES: What made the news in Offaly during the Facebook outage?

Monday was a busy day on the news front in Offaly, from bidding wars to marriage proposals in the pub but a Facebook outage means you might have missed it. Here are the five stories that made the headlines on www.offalyexpress.ie on Monday, October 4:

A house in Birr was the subject of a huge bidding war at a property auction last week. The eventual selling price went well above the opening bid and sold for higher than the house next door. TAP BELOW FOR FULL STORY

Bidding war as one buyer purchases two adjoining houses in Offaly at auction

A brawl at a Senior B football match in Offaly at the weekend got people talking on Monday after the referee in charge gave five players their marching orders. TAP BELOW FOR FULL STORY

Five players sent off after ugly brawl in Offaly Senior Football B quarter-final

A trio of bikers caught the attention of gardaí at the weekend after they were caught at 'instant death speed'. TAP BELOW FOR FULL STORY

Offaly gardaí on hunt for biker trio clocked travelling at speed that would cause 'instant death'

A number of passengers were left stranded at a train station in the county at the weekend after their bus transfer failed to turn up. TAP BELOW FOR FULL STORY

Passengers left stranded at Offaly station as bus transfer fails to show

There were incredible scenes in an Offaly pub on Saturday night as a young man proposed to his girlfriend, much to the surprise of fellow drinkers and the lucky lady herself. TAP BELOW FOR FULL STORY

WATCH: Bystanders left in shock after man proposes in Offaly pub