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OPW to showcase interactive experiences at Ploughing in Offaly

The Mouse House Toll Bridge near Ballinderry.

An Colún: A very special bridge in North Tipperary

David Quirk, Clare Walsh, Aideen Foley, Valerie and Erin Bourke and Dinny Quirke in the Blackmills in Roscrea for the start of National Heritage Week

National Heritage Week begins in Roscrea

Laura Scott, Taidhg Dalton and Edel Conway at their sold out gig in Roscrea’s stunning Blackmills venue. Photo: PJ Wright

PICTURES: Roscrea Heritage Society hosts sold out Blackmills show

Pictured is local campaigner Charles Lamb in the gardens of Roscrea Castle where gravel impedes wheelchair access. Photo: PJ Wright

Roscrea Castle needs better accessibility says local campaigner

The monastic site at Clonmacnois.

Clonmacnoise Visitor Centre redevelopment now in delivery phase

Local talent Coiln Williams, Dayna Quinlan and Dinny Quirke entertained the crowd at Roscrea Heritage Society’s recent Blackmills Sessions. Photos: PJ Wright

PICTURES: Local talent shines in Roscrea's Blackmills

Local talent Coiln Williams, Dayna Quinlan and Dinny Quirke entertained the crowd at Roscrea Heritage Society’s recent Blackmills Sessions. Photos: PJ Wright

PICTURES: Local talent shines in Roscrea's Blackmills

Durrow abbey hous ein the 1990s

Durrow Monastic Site and High Cross and the need to ‘box clever’

Minister says flood relief plans should not need to be cut due to science centre

Update issued on ‘transformative’ plans for historic Offaly tourist attraction

Livestream now available to experience the Winter Solstice live from Newgrange

Junior Minister Kevin 'Boxer' Moran at Muckinish, Meelick, Co Galway.

Group focused on mitigating flood risk on Shannon launches new website

Works are ongoing at Portlaoie Garda Station

Bill doubles to €51 million for Laois Offaly Garda HQ in Portlaoise

The Distillery Building and the Bishop's Square building, which are both being rented by the OPW. Photos: Google Streetview.

'Money down the drain’ - Government agency spends €20 million to rent empty offi...

Artist Lynn Kirkham

Exciting programme of events planned for Roscrea during Heritage Week

Minister Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran; Martina Moloney, Chair of The Heritage Council; James Heenan, Head Guide Portumna Castle.

Office of Public Works launches Heritage Week at castle in the midlands
Free admission day announced for National Heritage Week at launch in Portumna
John O'Callaghan

Repair work taking place on roof of Durrow Gate Lodge

Vandals blamed for damage to roof of gate lodge at historic Offaly site

Repair work taking place on roof of Durrow Gate Lodge

Vandals blamed for damage to roof of gate lodge at historic Offaly site

Repair work taking place on roof of Durrow Gate Lodge

Vandals blamed for damage to roof of gate lodge at historic Offaly site

OPW admits spending €70,000 on three sets of replacement curtains in Dublin Cast...

IRA members jailed in Portlaoise Prison

New Defence Forces building at Portlaoise Prison completed less than a year befo...

Donohoe ’embarrassed’ by bike shed cost and ‘accepts responsibility’

Photo credit: PA Media

REVEALED: Almost €1.5 million spent on security hut outside Department of Financ...

OPW chairman says cost of Leinster House bike shed was 'completely not acceptabl...

Office of Public Works to appear before Oireachtas over Leinster House bike shed

Tents housing asylum seekers near to the Office of International Protection, in Dublin | FILE PHOTO/PA

ALERT: Major operation underway in Dublin to move asylum seekers sleeping in ten...

Photo: Sligo Walks

Gardaí to be notified of graffiti vandalism at ancient passage tomb site David Power

Pilot programme to promote knowledge of biodiversity on building sites launched

Pictured above are members of the Treacy Cré Sinn Féin Cumann from Roscrea with Deputy Martin Brown outside the gates of Roscrea Castle. Photo: PJ Wright

PICTURES: Centenary of Roscrea Civil War executions

National Day of Commemoration

'I am to die for Ireland' - New exhibition marks 100 years since first Civil War...

Last year's event was not permitted inside the Castle grounds. Photo: D. Keegan

Campaign to reverse OPW decision on Roscrea Castle executions commemoration

Mary Lou McDonald visited Roscrea to address last year's commemoration event held outside the grounds of Roscrea Castle

OPW 'unwilling' to permit Roscrea executions 100-year commemoration in Roscrea C...

Mary Lou McDonald attended last year's commemoration at Roscrea Castle - Photo: D. Keegan

Roscrea executions commemoration - OPW's 'refusal to engage is shameful'

Up to 250 'high value' civil service jobs to be created for capital projects

Pictured last week at Meelick Weir during an IFA visit to the Callows were l. to r. Liam Broderick, Joe Daly, Tom Loonam, Offaly IFA Chair Pat Walsh and IFA Connacht Regional Chair Pat Murphy.

Gate management and silt reduction are key to Shannon flooding

Delayed re-opening of popular Irish tourist attraction postponed again

Popular Irish tourist attraction remains closed after rockfall

'This year is different' - Irish landmarks to light up blue and yellow for Paddy...

Minister announces free admission to OPW sites

A hosepipe ban will hit Limerick and the rest of the country tomorrow

Irish Water lifts nationwide hosepipe ban after heavy rainfall

The Shannon as it crept closer to Shannon Harbour in October 2019 last

Flood relief works “progressing” for one Offaly village

€130,000 funding confirmed for Offaly road plagued by flooding

'Temporary fix' put in place over sinkhole on Offaly road

'Temporary fix' put in place over sinkhole on Offaly road

Laois water supply 'coming under pressure' could impact 5,000 people says Irish Water

Irish Water extend hosepipe ban as country braces for flash flooding

Offaly call put out for Heritage Week 2018 events

Minister Moran

€1bn investment in flood relief announced in National Development Plan

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Operation Transformation Walk coming to Emo Court

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Durrow Abbey development in abeyance

Daingean NS Launch Reformatory Booklet

Shannon water levels step in right direction

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Daingean Sports Complex takes off

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Durrow Abbey planning deadline looms

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OHAS seek full scale visitor centre at Durrow

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Tullamore River clean-up: a lot done, more to do

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