Ireland

Tractorcade for Tullamore streets as farmers protest against CAP cuts

Band from town on Offaly border takes part in 'Sounds of Ireland' gig

The new service will allow customers to send prepaid parcels through 2,600 postboxes nationwide

An Post announces major change to thousands of postboxes

Deputy Carol Nolan in the Slieve Bloom mountains

Claim farm trespass laws are 'robust' is an insult to Offaly farmers

Offaly retailer challenges 'unreasonable decision to seize imports

Galway firm turns Offaly dad's garage into a workshop for DIY SOS

Plunging temperatures can have a destructive effect on car batteries

Irish drivers warned of hidden damage as temperatures plunge to -1

Tullamore Leisure Centre has received funding

Breaking Massive €5.8 million in Just Transition funding for Offaly projects

Bernard Westman

'I was down with the devil' – Offaly rugby coach on his inner demons

RTE's new three-part documentary dives deep into Ireland's biggest drug busts

RTE's new documentary dives deep into Ireland's biggest drug busts

Halloween 2026 Met Eireann weather forecast

Good news as Met Éireann Halloween weather forecast comes in

Alex Dunne and Deputy John Clendennen.

€30,000 funding approved to support motorsport career of Alex Dunne

German artist Katja Striedelmeyer (2nd from left), meeting and greeting Seamus Barron, who she interviewed for this project, Agnes Gorman, Patricia Dillon and her granddaughter Laura Dillon, as they arrived in Kilcormac Community Centre for the official opening of the Peatlands exhibition.

German artist's exhibition on peatlands opens in Offaly

The late Alo O'Connell

Pitch & Putt Club in Offaly tribute to 'one of greatest ever members'

Pippa and Mark Hackett from Geashill

Offaly organic farmers honoured as Farming For Nature Ambassadors

'Think of the animals': Offaly farmer in Halloween fireworks appeal

George Cunningham tries out his newfound carpentry skills under the watchful eye of tutor Tom Roche

Historian re-invents himself at hands-on woodwork classes in Offaly
Roscrea historian takes part in new hands-on woodwork classes run by environmentalist and carpenter Tom Roche in Rhode
Ger Scully

Sisters Ella, Niamh and Alma shared the heartfelt message on GoFundMe

Sisters injured in horror M9 crash share heartfelt message

Clara's Alanna Murray and her business partner Sinead Duddy

Offaly woman serves up a taste of the good life in Algarve

Irish troops on parade outside

Changing triple lock without referendum a ‘profound betrayal’, claims Sinn Féin

Irish troops on parade outside

Changing triple lock without referendum a ‘profound betrayal’, claims Sinn Féin

Pictured at the Pre Launch of the Tullamore Digital QUIDs L. - R. Nimra Ahmed, Tullamore Chamber, Eileen Brophy, Chairperson Tullamore Credit Union, Caroline Collins Murphy, President Tullamore Chamber, Aileen Duffy, Offaly Local Development Company (Leader). Catriona Lawlor, Member Engagement Controller Tullamore Credit Union and Mark Cunningham, Business Development Manager Town and City Gift Cards. Ger Rogers Photography

€3m Tullamore paper voucher set to go digital

Lieutenant Colonel Cormac Brady

Final group of Unifil peacekeepers prepare for deployment

Tullamore author John Saunders

Tullamore author launches book of short stories to wide acclaim

External view of a Paddy Power shop

Paddy Power owner to axe 1,400 jobs after UK tax hikes

The venom of the false widow is more potent than that of native spiders

Irish households warned over venomous spider as temperatures plunge

The Pathless Land praises access in Offaly

Offaly is one of the best places for walkers in Ireland

Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan

Twenty-four Romanian men removed from Ireland on charter flight – O’Callaghan
The Justice Minister said the operation was carried out on the grounds of criminality.
Jonathan McCambridge, Press Association

Oireachtas staff strike

McDonald accuses Government of ‘playing chicken’ with public sector workers

Garda Graduation

Garda numbers hit all-time high as force reaches historic peak of 14,800

A child using a smartphone

Third of primary school children have no time restrictions online, charity says

Floral tributes outside the scene of the house fire

Man and woman arrested in connection with Waterford house fire

Dr Sara Burke

Committee hears calls for right to healthcare

A man seen from behind walking inside data centre

Data centre energy use questioned amid AI summit

Oireachtas staff staging a strike outside Leinster House

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers staging 24-hour strike

Blurred figures of doctors and nurses walking in a hospital corridor

Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers to stage 24-hour strike

Emergency services at the scene of an overnight fire in the Birchwood estate in Waterford City

Man, woman and two children die in Waterford house fire

Fórsa general secretary Kevin Callinan (centre) speaking at the union's headquarters in Dublin

Public sector strike to go ahead after bid for talks rejected

Public Expenditure Minister Jack Chambers

Minister asks public sector unions to attend mediation ahead of strike

Woodie’s in Tullamore raises almost €9,000 for children’s charities

Gibney, who was arrested on foot of an Irish extradition warrant in Florida least year, had lived in the US for years

George Gibney sentenced to 16 years and eight months

Robert Pether return

Engineer Robert Pether returns to Ireland following detention in Iraq

Minister of Foreign Affairs Helen McEntee

Engineer Robert Pether to return to Ireland following detention in Iraq

Not too late to avoid strike action, insists Lawless

A new statue for the county town of Offaly

The annual switch from summer time to winter time is fast approaching

Clocks going back in Ireland 2026: Exact date confirmed

Major national award for community bus service in Offaly

Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport Patrick O’Donovan

RTE ‘slow’ to implement changes – media minister

Tomàs Murphy at his home

Budget does not go far enough in helping disabled, says advocate

Sinn Fein TD Pearse Doherty

Budget a test that Government has ‘failed’ – Doherty

Person Smoking

Fuel excise hikes pushed back to February and cigarettes more expensive

Iconic Tullamore drinks brand returns to Irish ownership

Taking part in the survey is voluntary and confidential

Survivors of sexual abuse in Irish schools urged to come forward

Taoiseach Micheál Martin

Taoiseach says match boycott may ‘harm’ Ireland with no benefit to Palestinians

Richard Boyd Barrett

People Before Profit outlines plan to redistribute ‘massive wealth’

Fees associated with e-scooters detained by Gardaí have also increased significantly

Under-18s banned from using e-scooters in Ireland from today

People take part in a protest outside the Aviva Stadium in Dublin

Brian Kerr ‘disappointed’ over Ireland v Israel fixtures

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