Offaly's Grant Engineering invests €14m in facilities Co Offaly based Grant Engineering has opened its newly expanded facilities in Birr after a capital investment of €14m. Business • 17 Jan 20
Offaly's Grant Engineering invests €14m in facilities Co Offaly based Grant Engineering has opened its newly expanded facilities in Birr after a capital investment of €14m. Business • 17 Jan 20
Farmer 'Offaly' happy as ewe gives birth to six lambs A farmer in the midlands is celebrating a "one in a million" incidence of the birth of six lambs from one ewe on his farm near Birr in Co Offaly. Ireland • 07 Jan 20
Farmer 'Offaly' happy as ewe gives birth to six lambs A farmer in the midlands is celebrating a "one in a million" incidence of the birth of six lambs from one ewe on his farm near Birr in Co Offaly. Ireland • 07 Jan 20
Minister disappointed after power station plans refused The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment has said it is disappointing that permission to redevelop the West Offaly Power Station in Shannonbridge has been refused. Leinster • 23 Jul 19
Minister disappointed after power station plans refused The Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment has said it is disappointing that permission to redevelop the West Offaly Power Station in Shannonbridge has been refused. Leinster • 23 Jul 19
Lowry's proud grandmother has first brandy in ten years The grandmother of Ireland's newest Major golfing champion has said it was "emotional" seeing him playing at the Royal Portrush over the weekend. Ireland • 22 Jul 19
Lowry's proud grandmother has first brandy in ten years The grandmother of Ireland's newest Major golfing champion has said it was "emotional" seeing him playing at the Royal Portrush over the weekend. Ireland • 22 Jul 19
Why Is Bord na Mona adding more fuel to the fire? Bord na Mona's plans to convert power stations to biomass, and the source of that biomass, is the cause for much debate this week. Analysis and Comment • 14 Jul 19
Why Is Bord na Mona adding more fuel to the fire? Bord na Mona's plans to convert power stations to biomass, and the source of that biomass, is the cause for much debate this week. Analysis and Comment • 14 Jul 19
Owner devastated after prized hen passes away The owner of a record-breaking hen who had consistently delivered five clutches of chickens per year has said he is devastated after the hen passed away this morning at the age of four and a half years. Leinster • 08 Feb 19
Owner devastated after prized hen passes away The owner of a record-breaking hen who had consistently delivered five clutches of chickens per year has said he is devastated after the hen passed away this morning at the age of four and a half years. Leinster • 08 Feb 19
Council worker injured in Tullamore accident A man has been taken to hospital with head injuries after an accident at a county council car park in Co Offaly. Leinster • 25 Jan 19
Council worker injured in Tullamore accident A man has been taken to hospital with head injuries after an accident at a county council car park in Co Offaly. Leinster • 25 Jan 19
Referee injured in attack after game in midlands FAI Chief Executive John Delaney is to meet the Irish Soccer Referees' Society to discuss an assault on a referee following a football match in the midlands yesterday. Leinster • 12 Nov 18
Referee injured in attack after game in midlands FAI Chief Executive John Delaney is to meet the Irish Soccer Referees' Society to discuss an assault on a referee following a football match in the midlands yesterday. Leinster • 12 Nov 18
Deportation of schoolboy halted following campaign A 14-year-old Tullamore schoolboy, whose classmates mounted a campaign against his deportation, has been granted leave to remain in Ireland along with his mother and brother. Ireland • 11 Oct 18
Deportation of schoolboy halted following campaign A 14-year-old Tullamore schoolboy, whose classmates mounted a campaign against his deportation, has been granted leave to remain in Ireland along with his mother and brother. Ireland • 11 Oct 18
Fiona Pender's brother says focus is on finding remains John Pender has said he wants to carry on the work his mother did in trying to find out what happened to his sister Fiona who disappeared from Tullamore in 1996. Leinster • 12 Sep 18
Fiona Pender's brother says focus is on finding remains John Pender has said he wants to carry on the work his mother did in trying to find out what happened to his sister Fiona who disappeared from Tullamore in 1996. Leinster • 12 Sep 18
First excavation of WWI training trenches in Co Offaly The first excavation of World War One training trenches in the Republic of Ireland came to a close in Co Offaly last weekend. Offaly • 13 Aug 18
First excavation of WWI training trenches in Co Offaly The first excavation of World War One training trenches in the Republic of Ireland came to a close in Co Offaly last weekend. Offaly • 13 Aug 18
Sennheiser to cut 65 jobs at Tullamore plant An electronics manufacturer in Co Offaly is planning to cut 65 jobs over the coming months. Leinster • 01 Aug 18
Sennheiser to cut 65 jobs at Tullamore plant An electronics manufacturer in Co Offaly is planning to cut 65 jobs over the coming months. Leinster • 01 Aug 18
Five men facing sexual assault charges in Offaly Four men have appeared before a sitting of the district court in Offaly charged with the rape and sexual assault of a woman in the county in December 2016. Courts • 06 Jun 18
Five men facing sexual assault charges in Offaly Four men have appeared before a sitting of the district court in Offaly charged with the rape and sexual assault of a woman in the county in December 2016. Courts • 06 Jun 18
Tributes to victims of Offaly plane crash The 47-year-old English pilot who died in Sunday's plane crash in Clonbologue, Co Offaly has been named as Neil Bowditch. Ireland • 15 May 18
Tributes to victims of Offaly plane crash The 47-year-old English pilot who died in Sunday's plane crash in Clonbologue, Co Offaly has been named as Neil Bowditch. Ireland • 15 May 18
Appeal for man missing from Co Offaly Gardaí are appealing to the public for help to find of 26-year-old Edgars Leimanis who is missing from his home in Edenderry, Co Offaly. Leinster • 07 Apr 18
Appeal for man missing from Co Offaly Gardaí are appealing to the public for help to find of 26-year-old Edgars Leimanis who is missing from his home in Edenderry, Co Offaly. Leinster • 07 Apr 18
Elderly man assaulted during Offaly burglary An investigation is under way after an elderly man was assaulted during an aggravated burglary at his home in Co Offaly. Offaly • 19 Dec 17
Elderly man assaulted during Offaly burglary An investigation is under way after an elderly man was assaulted during an aggravated burglary at his home in Co Offaly. Offaly • 19 Dec 17
Farmer assaulted in Offaly 'will never return home' The sister of an Offaly man who was beaten and robbed by a gang of four men on his farm near Birr at the weekend has said his life has been destroyed and he will never return home to live there again. Leinster • 06 Nov 17
Farmer assaulted in Offaly 'will never return home' The sister of an Offaly man who was beaten and robbed by a gang of four men on his farm near Birr at the weekend has said his life has been destroyed and he will never return home to live there again. Leinster • 06 Nov 17
Investigation into death of Offaly man in London Police in England have issued an appeal for information following the death of an Offaly man in London. Leinster • 24 Apr 17
Investigation into death of Offaly man in London Police in England have issued an appeal for information following the death of an Offaly man in London. Leinster • 24 Apr 17
Fears for 130 jobs at two briquette factories Bord na Móna has confirmed it is carrying out a comprehensive review of its briquetting operations at two plants in the midlands after a decrease in sales led to new fears over the future of 130 jobs. Leinster • 21 Mar 17
Fears for 130 jobs at two briquette factories Bord na Móna has confirmed it is carrying out a comprehensive review of its briquetting operations at two plants in the midlands after a decrease in sales led to new fears over the future of 130 jobs. Leinster • 21 Mar 17
VIDEO - Offaly - Turf Wars The future of Bord na Móna weighs heavily on many voters' minds in this constituency. Election 2016 • 19 Feb 16
VIDEO - Offaly - Turf Wars The future of Bord na Móna weighs heavily on many voters' minds in this constituency. Election 2016 • 19 Feb 16
Rural reshuffles leave voters in 'no-man's land' Constituency carve-ups in parts or rural Ireland are leaving voters feeling disenfranchised and "left in a political no-man's land", it has been claimed. Election 2016 • 26 Jan 16
Rural reshuffles leave voters in 'no-man's land' Constituency carve-ups in parts or rural Ireland are leaving voters feeling disenfranchised and "left in a political no-man's land", it has been claimed. Election 2016 • 26 Jan 16
Offaly park opens €1.5m visitor centre A new €1.5m Bord na Móna visitor centre has been officially opened at Lough Boora Discovery Park in Co Offaly. News • 13 Oct 14
Offaly park opens €1.5m visitor centre A new €1.5m Bord na Móna visitor centre has been officially opened at Lough Boora Discovery Park in Co Offaly. News • 13 Oct 14
Permission granted for Co Offaly wind farm Planning permission has been granted for a wind farm in an area of Co Offaly where ten turbines were blocked by An Bord Pleanála last year. News • 08 Oct 14
Permission granted for Co Offaly wind farm Planning permission has been granted for a wind farm in an area of Co Offaly where ten turbines were blocked by An Bord Pleanála last year. News • 08 Oct 14
45 jobs to be created by food waste recycling firm A company that supplies equipment for food waste recycling is to create 45 jobs across the country. News • 17 Sep 14
45 jobs to be created by food waste recycling firm A company that supplies equipment for food waste recycling is to create 45 jobs across the country. News • 17 Sep 14
Waiting for 'real' jobs as the turbines go up In the heart of the night a convoy of lorries is moving slowly along the winding roads of Co Offaly, writes RTÉ Midlands Correspondent Ciaran Mullooly. Special Reports • 03 Feb 14
Waiting for 'real' jobs as the turbines go up In the heart of the night a convoy of lorries is moving slowly along the winding roads of Co Offaly, writes RTÉ Midlands Correspondent Ciaran Mullooly. Special Reports • 03 Feb 14
