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Published: 6 Feb 2012 09:30

Over 100 tweeters meet in flesh in Birr

Arranged with nothing but social networking site Twitter and a lot of good will, last Friday week saw over 100 Irish business owners take part in the first SME Community All-Ireland Tweet-Up in Birr.
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 in Tullamore.
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 in IDA-backed companies in Offaly last year, while 78 jobs were lost in the same year.
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 his target weight on the RTÉ programme three weeks early.
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 could face, according to a coroner.
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 forecaster Eoin Sherlock.
Published: 3 Feb 2012 11:30

Parents protest at 'culture of fear' in school

Parents who have kept their children out of a Midlands national school since January 20 are protesting for the third day in a row today (Friday).
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: 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 switched off as a result of nobody putting their name on the electricity bill after the estate developer told the electricity supplier he was no longer going to pay the bills. However Chairperson of the Shandra Woods Residents' Association Jason Doyle said only 50 percent of the estate's lights have been turned off, leaving residents living in the half light.
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 in Portlaoise stands at €1.4m.
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 stage within weeks according to the chairperson of the Arts Centre board Desmond Doyle.
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 looking skyward.
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 would otherwise be unnecessarily affected by changes in staffing levels in schools with up to four teachers.