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Offaly gets large funding boost to tackle bog roads problem

The deep layer of peat that lies beneath much of the road infrastructure in Offaly has been very problematic over the years because it leads to the road surfaces rapidly subsiding and deteriorating. Local councillors have been arguing for years that ...

07 Apr 2022 at 10:59

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Offaly gets €800,000 to tackle bog roads problem

05 Apr 2022 at 19:40

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‘Gross hypocrisy’ as 3,600 tonnes of peat imported to factory in the Midlands

As talks of climate change, the protection of the environment and the importance of living a greener lifestyle dominate our society, you would be forgiven for believing that the ban on peat harvesting is a good thing in Ireland. But when a ...

08 Oct 2021 at 11:12

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Deposits of bog iron ore discovered on Offaly bog

The accompanying photograph shows deposits of bog iron ore which was discovered recently by a reader at Clongawney bog, which is just off the N62 Birr to Cloghan Road. Bog iron ore was used for thousands of years in the making of swords ...

24 Jul 2023 at 10:52

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US World War II pilot crash landed on Offaly bog after mistaking it for tarmac

2024 marks the 80th anniversary of an unusual crash landing involving Flight Officer Iris Dillon of the USA Air Force on an Offaly bog. The story of this man takes us from San Diego to the skies of World War II, to Colorado, with one ...

24 Jan 2024 at 10:30

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When a US Air Force pilot crash landed on Offaly bog he thought was tarmac

27 Jan 2024 at 18:14

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Deposits of bog iron ore discovered on Offaly bog

21 Jul 2023 at 12:45

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Warning as thieves bag and steal turf from Offaly bogs in dead of night

There has been a number of thefts of turf in Offaly in recent weeks with locals reporting people on bogs in the dead of night. With many people currently saving turf on bogs across the county, reports locally of thefts have ...

28 Jun 2024 at 07:28

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Spate of thefts of turf from bogs in Offaly in dead of night

30 Jun 2024 at 10:25

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Massive solar power development planned for Offaly bogs

Peatland in Offaly looks set to be part of plans for a large solar power development set to be announced today by the ESB and Bord na Móna, RTE are reporting this morning. The companies say the project will provide ...

27 Apr 2017 at 10:03

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Land battle before the High Court as Offaly men fight for bogland

The owners and operators of a Co. Offaly-based peat producing facility have launched High Court proceedings against neighbours who they claim have unlawfully trespassed on bogland they have exclusively used for ...

16 May 2017 at 18:16

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Two Offaly bogs lined up as part of major peatland restoration project

BORD na Mona has lined up the first two bogs in Offaly for its major peatland restoration project. The bogs, Oughter Bog and Pollagh Bog, are located between Rahan and Pullough and are close to the Lough Boora ...

07 Jan 2021 at 10:48

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