Around the County

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  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...

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  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.

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  Published: 28 Jan 2012 11:30

  Moneygall to exhibit at holiday show to coax visitors

  Offaly village Moneygall is living up once more to its "Yes We Can" name. The village development committee has arranged for the village to be part of hundreds of exhibitors...

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  Published: 27 Jan 2012 09:30

  ESB switches off public lighting in Port estate

  Portarlington housing estate Shandra Woods has been plunged into darkness this week as nobody has put their name on the electricity bill connected to the estate's public...

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  Published: 23 Jan 2012 09:30

  Defibrillators but no first responders in Daingean

  Daingean residents are being urged to step up to the challenge of becoming a "first responder" as the town has two defibrillators and a first responder group was run...

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  Published: 22 Jan 2012 14:30

  Offaly deserves more tourist attention: Lonely Planet

  The latest Lonely Planet tourist guide for Ireland suggests that Offaly doesn't feature on many tourist itineraries but deserves far greater attention. The latest guide describes...

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  Published: 12 Jan 2012 17:30

  Three Offaly bank branches under threat pending redundancy scheme

  Three Ulster Bank branches in Offaly may come under threat by the end of the year if fewer than 600 of the bank's employees in the state sign up for a voluntary redundancy...

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  Published: 10 Jan 2012 15:30

  Tullamore improve litter league result but still long way from previous highs

  Tullamore has jumped five places in the latest litter league results released by Irish Businesses Against Litter (IBAL). After a high of ninth place this time last year Tullamore...

• Around the County

• Info sought on Crinkle machete raid
• 100 year old Margaret celebrates with a song
• Offaly school takes part in global Christmas campaign
• "It's not all tea and talk in the ICA"
• Festive feast at BOLD Christmas party
• Coláiste Choilm holds Kearney Awards 2012
• Rehearsals in full swing as 'Kilcormac' musical almost ready to hit the stage
• Photographic journey through Birr launched
• Thoughtful present leads to launch of first book for Birr native
• Centenary of old school celebrated with Mass

• Around the County

• Churchview Heights to get games area
• Homegrown talent exhibits this weekend in Tullamore
• Flower festival to kick off on Friday
• Packed programme for Birr Game and Country Fair
• Parking changes will give Banagher business a chance
• Offaly Chernobyl Aid Kilmucklin barbecue time
• Tullamore Gospel Choir for RTE Mass
• Offaly Foróige Clubs honoured
• On Yer Bike!
• Offaly student takes second in inaugural competition

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• News

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  Published: 4th February, 2012 01:30pm

  HSE should use old hospital as offices - Cllr

  by Laura Ryder

  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 in Tullamore.

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  Published: 3 Feb 2012 15:30

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

  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...

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  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...

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  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...

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  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.

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  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...

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  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...