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Minister praises Offaly community groups and charities for 'magnificent effort' during Pandemic

THE magnificent effort and the invaluable assistance from community groups and charities was highlighted during an official visit to West Offaly on Thursday last. Minister for Community Development and Charities Joe O’Brien visited community and ...

09 Mar 2022 at 20:43

Midland Tribune

ESB will hand over Shannonbridge building to Offaly County Council

The ESB will hand over Shannonbridge building to County Council. Andrew Murray, Senior Planner with Offaly County Council, gave a brief update on the Just Transition process during a Council meeting recently, during which he pointed out that ...

29 Apr 2022 at 19:54

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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 ...

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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Plans unveiled to use power station site in Offaly for emergency power generation

An application has been made to generate electricity from the site of a former peat fired power station. West Offaly Power in Shannonbridge was closed in 2020 as part of the government’s move away from peat fired electricity ...

23 Feb 2023 at 09:44

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Unions call on Minister to act on demolition of midlands power plants

CALLS have been made on the Environment Minister to confirm there's no intention to demolish the Shannonbridge and Lough Ree power plans until a study into their ‘future potential’ has been conducted. This follows the ...

25 Sept 2020 at 14:55

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ESB turns down Offaly pleas for more funding

THE ESB has flatly refused to increase a €5m grant for the Midlands in the wake of its decision to close the power stations in Shannonbridge and Lanesborough. The plug will be pulled on the two peat-fired electricity ...

03 Nov 2020 at 15:56

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Emergency bailout filled hole in Offaly council's budget

OFFALY County Council would not have been able to bring in a balanced budget for next year without last weekend's confirmation of a €3.3m Government bailout. The council was facing a massive shortfall because of a ...

03 Nov 2020 at 16:59

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Work to alleviate flooding in West Offaly due to start in 2021

Issues relating to flooding in west Offaly were raised in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) with the head of the Office of Public Works (OPW). Deputy Brian Stanley, the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, ...

17 Nov 2020 at 22:48

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Work to alleviate flooding in West Offaly due to start in 2021

17 Nov 2020 at 16:58

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Just Transition report ready to go to Government

THE report from the Just Transition commissioner on the impact of the Bord na Mona and ESB wind-down is expected to be considered by the Government soon. Offaly County Council was told on Monday that Kieran ...

19 May 2020 at 17:40

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Lay-offs will 'likely remain in place' says Bord na Mona

BORD na Mona has said the temporary lay-off of employees “will likely remain in place” even though An Bord Pleanala has made a decision which will lead to a resumption of peat harvesting. The company ...

06 May 2020 at 11:12

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