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Offaly Independent

  • Published: 4 Feb 2012 13:30

    HSE should use old hospital as offices - Cllr

    Tullamore town councillor Brendan Killeavy has suggested that the HSE stops paying rent for offices throughout Offaly and instead uses the facilities at the old hospital building...

  • Published: 3 Feb 2012 16:30

    Offaly IDA figures make for grim read

    IDA Ireland has been slated locally this week, after figures emerged last Friday showing the IDA's less than top class performance in Offaly. Just 31 new jobs were created...

  • Published: 3 Feb 2012 13:30

    Killeigh woman drove for 8 kms on wrong side of motorway

    The circumstances of a fatal head-on collision where a Killeigh woman drove against traffic on the M6 motorway from Athlone to Moate is "the ultimate nightmare" a motorist...

  • Published: 3 Feb 2012 11:30

    Mild wet weekend to follow cold snap

    The recent sub-zero temperatures that were experienced at their worst in the Midlands are to warm up to temperatures that are normal for this time of year according to Met Eireann...

  • Published: 3 Feb 2012 10:30

    'Patient safety at risk' - INMO

    The loss of 75 nursing staff at the Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore since 2009 is compromising patient care and safety, a nursing union claimed this week.

  • Published: 2 Feb 2012 20:30

    VEC move could cost €1.4m

    The latest estimation as to the cost of moving Offaly VEC from its current state of the art home in Tullamore to the new headquarters of a merged Laois and Offaly VEC service...

  • Published: 1 Feb 2012 10:30

    School staff appeal mechanism to be put in place

    Fianna Fail TD Barry Cowen told the Offaly Independent he has gotten agreement from Education Minister Ruairi Quinn to put in place an appeals mechanism to identify schools that...

  • Published: 31 Jan 2012 10:30

    HSE defends increased trolley figures in Tullamore

    The HSE has defended figures released recently by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO), which revealed a 142% year-on-year increase in patients spending time on hospital...

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  • Published: 3rd February, 2012 03:30pm

    Adrian gets taste for life again as he smashed weight loss goal three weeks early

    by Laura Ryder

    Edenderry Operation Transformation leader Adrian Brereton is looking forward to getting into the swimming pool with his children on their next summer holiday after galloping to his target weight on the RTÉ...

  • Published: 3 Feb 2012 09:30

    Twilight Zone for Port estate

    Residents of Shandra Woods estate on the Offaly side of Portarlington are living in a twilight zone. ESB confirmed last Thursday week the estate's public lighting had been...

  • Published: 2 Feb 2012 19:30

    Arts Centre project moves to next stage

    The signing of design contracts for Tullamore's Community Arts Centre, which took place last Thursday week, means a shift in pace for the project and a progression to planning...

  • Published: 2 Feb 2012 16:30

    Artist proposals sought for gateway sculpture for Birr

    Proposals are being welcomed for a Birr roadside sculpture commission worth €45,000.

  • Published: 1 Feb 2012 12:30

    The Plough as an Observing Aid

    For all potential astronomers out there, here's a guide from Seanie Morris of the Midlands Astronomy Club showing how to use the well-known Plough as an observing aid when...

  • Published: 31 Jan 2012 14:30

    Operation Transformation leads to Eden dog foul campaign

    RTE's Operation Transformation continues to have positive effects in Edenderry. Not only has it led to up to 300 locals going walking with leader Adrian Brereton twice a...

  • Published: 28 Jan 2012 13:30

    Minister's book for Offaly launch

    Former Offaly All-Ireland winning manager Eugene McGee will launch former Kerry footballer and current Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan's book...

 

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