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Offaly tourist attraction has made it onto the Lonely Planet Guide

An Offaly tourist attraction has made it onto the Lonely Planet Guide Birr Castle Demesne has made it onto the Lonely Planet list of the top eight hidden treasures in Ireland for visitors. This is not the first time Birr has made it onto a Lonely ...

30 May 2021 at 10:29

Midland Tribune

Special Flight from Offaly Airfield Raises €1,000 for Charity

ON Saturday 20th September, three airmen landed at Birr Airfield to undertake a special sortie, originally planned as part of the Teddy Bears Picnic Fly-In. With Met Éireann forecasting torrential rain throughout the week, they had made the ...

26 Sept 2025 at 13:00

Popular Offaly tourist destination named as one of top ten attractions in Ireland

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24 Feb 2022 at 11:55

Midland Tribune

Pedestrian crossing to be constructed for busy Offaly street

Heavy and busy traffic is often a topic of conversation among the people of Birr, and the Area Engineer Brian Keenaghan told the June meeting of Birr Municipal District that the Council is planning to improve safety on one of the ...

26 Jun 2025 at 18:30

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Andre Fabre delighted by Birr Castle’s pacemaking turn

Andre Fabre felt the front-running performance of Birr Castle “added some spice” to proceedings in the Juddmonte International at York on Wednesday. The master French trainer provided the five-year-old as a pacemaker for ...

21 Aug 2025 at 14:29

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Offaly tourist attraction has made it onto the Lonely Planet Guide

28 May 2021 at 13:21

Midland Tribune

Hugely important Birr Castle exhibition officially opened by French Ambassador

A HUGELY important exhibition of historic astronomical drawings, including sketches said to have influenced Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night, was officially opened by the French Ambassador to Ireland, Her ...

24 Jul 2025 at 20:00

Midland Tribune

Big improvements on the way for Offaly playground

BIG improvements are on the way for Birr Playground, a facility which is immensely popular with the general public. As part of these works, surface repairs will be carried out. New fencing will also be ...

22 Aug 2025 at 18:00

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Offaly site to be added to World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland

THE Historic Astronomical Observatories of Ireland, which includes Birr Castle and Demense, have been added to the World Heritage Tentative List for Ireland. This important step for Ireland’s Heritage ...

24 Apr 2025 at 10:30

Midland Tribune

A spectacle of blooms at Birr Castle Demesne

FROM now until the first week in July the bloom chasers who visit Birr Castle Demesne will be met with wonder and surprise - a spectacle of blooms changing by the day. Right now, your feast includes ...

14 Apr 2022 at 14:59

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Strong Offaly links highlighted with Dublin Institute

Strong links between Offaly and the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies (DIAS) are being highlighted this month as part of DIAS 2020, a year-long programme of activities marking the 80th ...

26 Jun 2020 at 11:00

Midland Tribune

All invited to a fireside chat with former government minister in Birr pub

ALL are invited to a Fireside Talk with Joe Mc Hugh in Birr this coming Friday. Joe, who is the husband of the famous Birr woman and former TD Olwyn Enright will be hosting "Caint Cois ...

25 Jun 2025 at 20:30

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