Tadhg Carey

Stories by Tadhg Carey

Below are recent stories by Tadhg Carey

• Published: 12 Jan 2012 16:24

  Tullamore lotto jackpot is claimed

  A Christmas Eve lottery jackpot won thanks to a ticket bought in Tullamore has been claimed.

• Published: 12 Jan 2012 09:30

  Numbers on Offaly live register up 1.8% in 2011

  Numbers on the live register in Offaly have risen by 1.8% during 2011, shock new figures have revealed. Figures released by the Central Statistics Office last week show a total of 9,330 on the Live Register in Offaly in December 2011. This total county figure shows an increase from November 2011's figure of 9,074.

• Published: 9 Sep 2011 10:40

  Local bishop accuses Taoiseach of "discourtesy" to Pope

  Bishop of Meath Michael Smith has accused Taoiseach Enda Kenny of showing "discourtesy" to the Pope during his Dáil criticism of the Vatican's response to the Cloyne Report on child abuse.

• Published: 18 Feb 2011 14:00

  County is second poorest

  Offaly was the country's second poorest county in 2008, according to new figures from the Central Statistics Office.

• Published: 11 Feb 2011 09:30

  Record jobless levels in Tullamore

  Numbers signing on in Tullamore last month were at their highest since the recession began.

• Published: 28 Jan 2011 15:00

  Planning thumbs-up for €30m thermal treatment plant

  Offaly County Council has granted planning permission for a new €30m thermal treatment facility in Tullamore.

• Published: 28 Jan 2011 15:00

  Dumpleton cuts ties with United Left Alliance

  Left-wing candidate Liam Dumpleton has cut his ties with the United Left Alliance.

• Published: 21 Jan 2011 13:00

  Election Day: People of Offaly get to have their say

  Taoiseach Brian Cowen has called a general election for Friday, March 11. His move came after deep political and public unease at the resignations of a total of six Cabinet Ministers in recent days.

• Published: 7 Jan 2011 13:00

  Offaly has country’s highest rate of school absences

  One in every six Offaly children was absent from primary school for more than 20 days in the academic year, according to most recent figures.

• Published: 7 Jan 2011 12:30

  'Got To Dance' tv fame for Offaly girl

  Eight-year-old Walsh Island girl Siobhan Phelan has bowled over the judges on Sky’s Got To Dance programme.

• Published: 7 Dec 2010 17:00

  FÁS to devise new plan for Mount Lucas “white elephant”

  FÁS is assessing the potential long-term uses for a controversial €6.7m training centre on a 33-acre site at Mount Lucas in North Offaly.

• Published: 10 Sep 2010 14:00

  Plans unveiled for €30m eco waste plant

  Plans have been unveiled for a new €30m thermal treatment facility in Tullamore - which could create 200 construction jobs and another 50 to 70 full-time operational posts.

• Published: 3 Sep 2010 12:00

  Jobless figures hit record high in Offaly in August

  Live register numbers in Offaly have hit a record high of over almost 9,300, latest figures have revealed.

• Published: 3 Sep 2010 12:00

  Some 18% in classes of more than 30 in Offaly

  Only one primary school in Offaly had a class of 35 students or more last year, according to official Department of Education and Skills figures.

• Published: 27 Aug 2010 14:00

  Tullamore loses out to Athlone for key regional growth zone

  Efforts to have a key growth area into which major industrial development could be channelled located in Tullamore have failed.

• Published: 25 Jun 2010 14:00

  €600k paid to councillors during 2009

  Almost €600,000 was paid to Offaly's county councillors during 2009, the council's annual report has revealed.

• Published: 11 Jun 2010 15:25

  Decision due on Rhode biomass plan

  A decision is due by the end of the month on a biomass processing facility at Rhode.

• Published: 8 Jun 2010 17:00

  Gaza relief activist expected back in Clara

  One of the Irish citizens who took part in the flotilla to Gaza is expected in Clara this week to spend time recuperating in the company of his mother.

• Published: 21 May 2010 14:00

  Life-changing lung surgery for brave Tullamore girl

  A Tullamore mother has told of how her brave four-year-old girl underwent "life-changing" lung surgery in her battle with Cystic Fibrosis.

• Published: 19 Feb 2010 18:00

  Daingean Order to give €20m for its failings

  The Oblates of Mary Immaculate, which previously-operated Daingean Reformatory, has informed the Government that it will contribute a further €20m in redress for its failings at Daingean.

• Published: 19 Feb 2010 18:00

  Staff numbers set to drop in local HSE area

  The Dublin Mid Leinster (DML) Health Services Executive, which includes the Offaly area, is earmarking savings of over €70m this year.

• Published: 4 Sep 2009 09:00

  "Put your faith in Taoiseach" - Offaly FF's rallying cry

  A leading Fianna Fáil member in Offaly has urged people to put their faith in Taoiseach Brian Cowen's ability to lead the country through the current recession.

• Published: 12 Jun 2009 09:00

  All change in Edenderry as four new faces line up

  Edenderry Electoral area always had all the ingredients of a real dogfight.

• Last updated: 12 Jun 2009 09:00

  Eight per cent rise in Fianna Fáil vote helps to secure surprise extra seat

  Fianna Fáil increased its representation from the Tullamore electoral area to three, after a stunning success.

• Published: 12 Jun 2009 09:00

  FF increases its vote in Offaly as FG fails to make significant inroads

  Fianna Fáil remains the largest party on Offaly County Council, after the people of the county opted to show their support to the Taoiseach and his troops.

• Published: 5 Jun 2009 10:00

  Some 7,000 phantom voters as Offaly heads to the polls

  It"s likely there are 7,000 more people on the electoral register in Offaly than should be the case.

• Published: 5 Jun 2009 09:00

  Tough economic decisions are 'necessary'

  A steadfast Taoiseach fortrightly rejected suggestions that his tenure as leader of the country was in jeopardy.