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OPINION: We're abusing Tony Holohan for simply doing his job

There I was thinking journalists and politicians took all the flak and abuse online. Immunologists are on the list now and Tony Holohan as Chief Medical Officer (CMO has been up for shaving since last summer. Dr Holohan was seen as somewhat of a ...

12 Jul 2021 at 12:02

Edenderry

OPINION: An Offaly councillor asked for €5 for Ukrainians - the response was disgusting

Very few things shock me in life anymore; so many appalling things happen everyday in our own communities and around the world, it is easy to become removed from it all. But I was shocked on Tuesday when I read the majority of responses to an ...

14 Feb 2024 at 14:59

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OPINION: Of course we shouldn't have opened the 'wet' pubs

Monday, September 21, marked a significant week in the country's battle against Covid-19. The wet pubs re-opening became somewhat of a milestone for us as a country; a sign that we were returning to normal and we could say 'cheers' to how we ...

25 Sept 2020 at 13:32

Motoring

OPINION: Rural issues no joke despite dismissal by Dublin media

Offaly TD Barry Cowen was a guest on RTE Radio One's Late Debate programme on Tuesday night where the condition of rural roads appeared to be given short quarters as the panel discussed the issue. He made a point that if you want the ...

14 Feb 2018 at 14:42

Sport

OPINION: Austin Gleeson should have been banned for All-Ireland final

News breaking yesterday suggests Austin Gleeson has been cleared to play in the Senior Hurling All-Ireland final against Galway, despite interfering with the helmet of an opponent in the semi-final against Cork. Last year's hurler ...

16 Aug 2017 at 11:15

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OPINION: Our objection to everything will sink Offaly and rural Ireland

Cenus 2016 results released earlier this year revealed that over 8,500 people are leaving Offaly to go to work in the mornings. More than one in ten Offaly people commute for over an hour, spending upwards of twenty hours in a ...

29 Nov 2017 at 14:15

Sport

SIDELINE MOUTHPIECE: Offaly may as well not turn up for Galway game

Offaly are being routinely overlooked ahead of their game with Galway on Sunday in the Leinster Hurling Semi-Final. In the ultimate show of disrespect, Wexford are apparently already looking forward to a final showdown with ...

12 Jun 2017 at 17:42

Sport

OPINION: It's time for big changes in Offaly football - and not just the manager

The news of Pat Flanagan's removal as Offaly football manager didn't come as a great shock this week, but it raises more questions about the inner workings of Offaly GAA than anyone cares to answer. I was a supporter of a ...

07 Jul 2017 at 12:17

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OPINION: Meat factory workers treated like the dregs of the frontline

While the country has rightly applauded doctors, nurses, carers and other essential workers during the current Covid-19 crisis, one sector appears to have been treated with other contempt. Clusters of the virus have been ...

15 May 2020 at 13:20

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OPINION: We try hard but we can't hide our racism towards refugees in Offaly

The Offaly Express has reported extensively on the direct provision centre opening in the old Marian Hostel in Tullamore in the coming weeks. There has been considerable opposition with a protest group established on ...

26 Feb 2020 at 15:38

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OPINION: 'Our own first' - The veiled face of racism towards refugees in Ireland

The Offaly Express has published a number of articles on the possibility of a prominent building in Tullamore becoming an emergency accommodation centre for asylum seekers in Ireland. There has been widespread ...

01 Nov 2019 at 11:17

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OPINION: Posting checkpoint locations on Facebook is reckless and allows criminals evade Gardaí

Over the last few weeks, the ugly face of criminality has revealed itself in Offaly. From Richie McKelvey being attacked in Brosna, to a string of burglaries at homes, farms and businesses across the county. ...

14 Nov 2017 at 12:17

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