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Sadness in Offaly over death of double All-Ireland winning captain
1 day ago · Michael, who passed away at the age of just 56 in Beaumont Hospital last Sunday, was captain of the first Offaly team to win the All-Ireland minor hurling title in 1986. He also captained St Brendan’s Community School, Birr to Croke Cup glory in the same year. Michael played at centre half-back on both of those teams and captaining his school ...
Masterson opens office in formerly derelict building
21 hours ago · By Rebekah O'Reilly. Sinn Féin general election candidate Cllr Aoife Masterson was joined by Sinn Fein leader Mary Lou McDonnell today, November 14, as she opened her new office in a formerly derelict building in Kilbride Plaza, Tullamore. “I specifically chose a derelict building for my office because we need to bring life back into the ...
Offaly’s 70km Grand Canal greenway is officially opened
Oct 10, 2024 · The full Grand Canal Greenway through Offaly, stretching from Edenderry to Shannon Harbour, has been officially opened. The Cathaoirleach of Offaly County Council, Cllr Tony McCormack, and Minister of State at the Department of Transport James Lawless carried out the official opening of the 70-kilometre Grand Canal Greenway on Thursday.
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Andy Farrell says Ireland are determined to bounce back from All …
1 day ago · By Ed Elliot, PA, Dublin. Head coach Andy Farrell says Ireland are determined to continue their enviable track record of immediately bouncing back from defeats as they prepare to host Argentina. Los Pumas are due at the Aviva Stadium on Friday evening, with the hosts seeking a response to a dispiriting 23-13 loss to New Zealand in their Autumn ...
County councillors clash over housing performance in Offaly
Oct 25, 2024 · The figures on progress in housing in Offaly were welcomed by the majority of councillors. Council Cathaoirleach Cllr Tony McCormack said this improvement was all the more impressive given that during the two years of Covid, “practically nothing was done.”. Cllr Declan Harvey said the report was the “best housing report he had received in ...
Offaly Greens hail continued investment in Grand Canal Greenway
Feb 22, 2024 · Offaly Greens hail continued investment in Grand Canal Greenway. Offaly Green representatives, Minister Pippa Hackett, Cllr Mark Hackett, Liam Walsh and Ekaterina Koneva have today welcomed the allocation of over €3.9 million for the Offaly stretch of the Grand Canal Greenway. This is part of a wider announcement of €5.9 million for Offaly ...
Almost 300 new homes being built in Offaly since January – …
Jun 26, 2024 · Councillor John Clendennen said: “Supply of housing is really ramping up and Fine Gael wants to be sure that people across Offaly can own their own home. “Nationally, almost 2,000 units were commenced last month, and this has seen the grand total of 32,121 houses commence since the first of January. “That’s 98% of the whole number of ...
Cllr Fergus McDonnell selected as general election candidate for …
Published: Wed 25 Sep 2024, 4:20 PM. Independent Ireland's Cllr Fergus McDonnell has been selected to represent Offaly in the upcoming general election. The councillor was elected in the 2024 Offaly County Council Elections, and is hoping to be supported by the community in his decision to stand for Dáil Éireann.
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