Independent Offaly

27/07/2024

Offaly has been sending its best wishes to the six athletes from the county who will be competing in the Olympic Games Paris 2024

Offaly has been sending its best wishes to the six athletes from the county who will be competing in the Olympic Games Paris 2024, taking place from July 26 until August 11.

27/07/2024

A remorseless offender who r***d his former partner during an imprisonment ordeal has appealed his conviction, given at a trial at the Central Criminal Court sitting in Tullamore, Co Offaly in February

A remorseless offender who r***d his former partner during an imprisonment ordeal has appealed his conviction, arguing that allowing "goading" videos he took of the victim before the attack to go before the jury was “pouring petrol on well-lit flames” and denied him a fair trial.

25/07/2024

Offaly’s Midland Regional Hospital in Tullamore has been given a clean bill of health in a newly published report by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA).

25/07/2024

Offaly boxing star Grainne Walsh touched down in Paris on Monday ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony this Friday, July 26

Offaly boxing star Grainne Walsh touched down in Paris on Monday ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony this Friday, July 26. Together with Belfast’s Aidan Walsh (no relation), Grainne has had the honour of being named as co-leader of Team Ireland’s Boxing Team.

24/07/2024

The first of its kind in Offaly, this festival is a statement of solidarity, acceptance, and the unwavering belief in the right to live authentically, said a spokesperson Offaly Local Development Company

Excitement is building for the inaugural Offaly Pride festival which takes place from August 21 – 25.

24/07/2024

An apartment in Offaly is to be auctioned off online this week,

An apartment in Offaly is be auctioned off online this week, organised by property agents at bidx1.com.

23/07/2024

Offaly's Shane Lowry has refocused his sights on Olympic gold after a second major near miss of the year.

Ireland’s Shane Lowry has refocused his sights on Olympic gold after a second major near miss of the year.

23/07/2024

Works will commence in the coming weeks on a new phase of the town centre enhancement of Tullamore in Offaly

Works will commence in the coming weeks on a new phase of the town centre enhancement of Tullamore in Offaly.

22/07/2024

Lowry fails to match Schauffele as he powered to a second major title

Shane Lowry admitted he would need some time to get over the disappointment as he failed to clinch his second Open title, after America’s Xander Schauffele won his second major in three months at Troon.

22/07/2024

The Drogheda native runs his own training business as well as a pub in Geashill, Co Offaly, called Hamiltons

When a DART eventually pulls into Drogheda’s McBride station after years of anticipation, one person who looks forward to announcing its arrival is Michael Comyn.

22/07/2024

“I went into qualifying ranked seventh, I didn’t think I’d have any chance, thinking I’d be lucky to get top-eight, and now I’m after getting a medal. It’s amazing.”

Cian Crampton has won Ireland its first ever field event medal at the European U-18 Championships, the 17-year-old Edenderry athlete taking bronze in the men’s discus in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia on Friday evening with an Irish U-18 record of 60.55m.

21/07/2024

It’s the final Major of the year as the world’s best golfers bid for the Open Championship at Royal Troon.

21/07/2024

This year’s Bar of the Year finalists have been announced and The Old Warehouse in Tullamore is in the running in three different categories. Well done - and good luck! 👏🤞
Old Warehouse Tullamore

An Offaly public house restaurant and café has been nominated in three prestigious award categories for this year’s Bar of the Year 2024.

21/07/2024

Shane Lowry will go into the final round of The Open just three shots off the lead, but he was bitterly disappointed to card a six-over 77 in brutal conditions and criticised the R&A’s course set-up and plans to roll back the ball.

20/07/2024

Comyn runs his own training business as well as a pub in Geashill, Co Offaly, called Hamiltons.

“Of course, it’s a great source of merriment to the customers because, when I am seeing them out the door at the end of the night, I say, ‘Now, mind the gap.’ Some of them don’t know what I am talking about, others do, and they get a giggle out of it.”

When a DART eventually pulls into Drogheda’s McBride station after years of anticipation, one person who looks forward to announcing its arrival is Michael Comyn.

20/07/2024

You can follow all the action right here over the next few days.

It’s the final Major of the year as the world’s best golfers bid for the Open Championship at Royal Troon.

20/07/2024

Imperious in 25 mph southerly gusts on the Ayrshire coast, Shane Lowry led on seven-under and insisted he’s got the “chin” to take any haymakers that come his way.

Shane Lowry believes he’s mentally ready to roll with the punches at Royal Troon after he recovered from a potentially confidence-sapping double bogey six at the 11th and carded a two-under 69 to hit the front at The Open.

19/07/2024

The judge said the victim was a vulnerable individual, adding that there was “an element of controlling behaviour” and “gratuitous unkindness” in his actions.

A man who sexually assaulted his vulnerable adult stepdaughter over a six-year period has been jailed for eight years.

19/07/2024

A good day for the Clara man! 👏

It’s the final Major of the year as the world’s best golfers bid for the Open Championship at Royal Troon.

19/07/2024

The MD of hospitality group Canbe spends two days each week in Birr to keep an eye on everything in the County Arms, especially the wedding demand.

Eoin Garry is always on the move.

18/07/2024

It’s down to two in football – Armagh and Galway - but where do Offaly fall in the pecking order as the 2024 season comes to a close?

So then, it’s down to two in football – Armagh and Galway. Their clash will decide who finishes the season at No1 and No 2, while the rest reflect on where they stand. Here’s a guide to the other 30 based on full-season activity.

18/07/2024

Shane Lowry wants his second Claret Jug at Royal Troon this week, but he’s also pulling for Rory McIlroy and his caddie.

Shane Lowry wants his second Claret Jug at Royal Troon this week, but he’s also pulling for Rory McIlroy and his caddie after admitting the criticism they received after last month’s US Open heartbreak “made my blood boil.”

17/07/2024

Shannonbridge in Offaly is gearing up to host what is billed as the midlands biggest country festival, The Culchies Bash, this weekend.
Luker's bar shannonbridge The Tumbling Paddies Visit Offaly

Shannonbridge in Offaly is gearing up to host what is billed as the midlands biggest country festival, The Culchies Bash.

17/07/2024

Shane Lowry doesn’t know what lies in store for him at Royal Troon but insists he feels as good as he did before he claimed his first major win five years ago.

Shane Lowry doesn’t know what lies in store for him at Royal Troon but he insists he feels as good as he did before he claimed his first major win at Royal Portrush five years ago.

17/07/2024

Since converting 10 years ago, Kenneth Gill says he has more control over his farm, his profits are up... and he has learned to live with weeds.

On his 90ha (222ac) suckler farm, Kenneth Gill went organic roughly 10 years ago. Although not a lot was understood about the switch at the time, the Offaly farmer did a master’s on the subject and put the work into the soil to see results that he swears by today.

16/07/2024

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth has confirmed that the beds will be provided for people seeking refuge.

A former nursing home in Offaly will provide 88 beds for International Protection Applicants, it was confirmed this week.

16/07/2024

The six-bed, six-bath, 344sqm detached home is described as “an exceptional double-fronted residence that exudes elegance and sophistication.”
DNG Kelly Duncan

A Tullamore residence that features five en-suite bedrooms is now on the market valued at €800,000.

16/07/2024

A warm week ahead will bring a lot of sunshine but the weather will be changeable, Met Éireann has said.

15/07/2024

Cataract surgery has been provided to constituents from Offaly for more than a decade under different cross-border health arrangements

Independent TD Carol Nolan has said she is engaging with the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and the HSE in an attempt to reverse a steep cut to the reimbursement costs that can be recovered by constituents seeking cataract surgery in the north of Ireland.

14/07/2024

Sunday will see a mixture of rain and sunshine though there are some heavy downpours possible in parts of the country.

Temperatures are set to reach highs of 22C next week, with cloud, sunshine and wind forecast, Met Éireann has said.