Offaly County Council
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‘It’s very stressful minding my boys. We’re feeling quite hopeless’
- Social Affairs
- June 28, 2019, 01:18
Michelle and Patrick O’Brien and their seven children, aged between three and 14, have been homeless since June 2018 and say they are “weary and hopel(...)

Child homelessness in midlands more than triples in two years
- Social Affairs
- June 17, 2019, 03:00
Child homelessness in the midlands more than tripled in two years, while the cost of providing emergency accommodation in the region is on course to e(...)

‘No votes’ in trying to help Travellers, says Renua’s John Leahy
- Social Affairs
- October 28, 2018, 17:00
John Leahy, leader of the Renua party and a member of Offaly County Council, believes he lost 300 votes in his home-town of Kilcormac when he was wron(...)

Full list of local property tax rate increases and decreases for 2018
- Environment
- September 29, 2017, 09:48
The majority of local authorities have voted to keep the level of local property tax at the same rate for the coming year. Only a small number of cou(...)

Who will win and who will lose in the constituency changes?
- Politics
- August 8, 2017, 01:30
Political parties are paying particular attention to four constituencies where the number of seats has changed for the next general election. The thr(...)

Boil water notice for almost 10,000 Irish Water customers
- Environment
- July 13, 2017, 13:53
The discovery of bacteria commonly associated with faeces has led to a boil water notice for almost 10,000 Irish Water customers in Co Offaly. The no(...)

Wexford solar farm planning rejection upheld on appeal
- Environment
- February 9, 2017, 01:00
An Bord Pleanála has upheld a decision by Wexford County Council to refuse an application for the development of one of Ireland’s largest solar farms(...)

Hotel and casino in Co Offaly refused permission
- Commercial Property
- January 24, 2017, 12:08
A plan by a prominent businessman to develop a major new hotel and casino in Tullamore, Co Offaly has been refused planning permission. As many as 10(...)

Former FG candidate suggests ‘freezing out’ Apollo House occupants
- Irish News
- January 12, 2017, 13:08
A former Fine Gael local election candidate has been criticised for suggesting that the residents of Apollo House should have all services cut off and(...)

Owner of Supermac’s buys Loughton House archive
- Fine Art & Antiques
- October 8, 2016, 00:00
Sheppard’s marathon four-day auction at Loughton House in Moneygall, Co Offaly concluded last weekend after more than 2,700 lots went under the hammer(...)