IFA Urges Farmers and Co-ops to Work Together to Avoid 2010/11 Superlevy Bill
With two days to go to the end of the 2010/11 milk quota year, IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Kevin Kiersey today (Tues) urged all over quota dairy farmers and all co-ops, to work closely together in coming days to avoid the wasteful cost of superlevy for this year. He said he was determined to […]
Brosna Gaels Hurling Club Notes
Division 1 Hurling League Brosna Gaels play Seir Kieran on Saturday 2nd April at 6:30pm in Clareen. U 21 Hurling Championship Quarter Final Brosna Gaels & Ballinamere u21’s play St Rynaghs in Banagher on Saturday 2nd April at 2pm. U14 Feile Hurling Féile takes place on Saturday 9th April and Sunday 10th April. Brosna Gaels […]
Na Fianna GAA Football Club
U14 FEILE FOOTBALL Na Fianna U14 Footballers get their playing campaign for this year underway this weekend with the Offaly Feile Blitz competition where the overall winners will qualify for the All-Ireland Feile Finals at the end of June. Na Fianna are in Group 2 along with Ballinamere / Durrow, Tullamore & St Vincents with […]
Raheen GAA Club Notes
LOTTO The numbers drawn in last Monday [28TH March] night’s Lotto were 05 19 20 22. There was No Jackpot Winner and 4 Match 3 Winners [Eddie Kelly C/O Mick Guinan; Brighid Byrne C/O Geashill P/O; Martina Egan C/O Doyle’s; Sonny Nolan C/O Killeigh P/O] [€50 Each] . Next weeks Jackpot is €2,400 with the […]
Ferbane GAA Club Notes
Junior Football Result The junior footballers came desperately close to breaking their losing run on Saturday evening but eventually fell just short against Division 3 league leaders Tullamore in a highly competitive match. A goal towards the end of the first half left Tullamore 1-5 to 0-4 ahead at half time, but Ferbane hung in […]
Virtuoso Chamber Choir to Launch Debut CD
The highly acclaimed Birr-based female vocal ensemble, “Virtuoso”, are set to release their much anticipated debut album, “Enchanted”, later this month. The girls, who have received much recognition locally and beyond for their beautiful musical contributions to weddings, concerts, religious services and various other events, are most noted for their unique ability to blend their […]
Clara GAA Notes
Division 1 Football League Clara played Tullamore on Sunday last in Clara and won on a score line of 0-9 to 0-8. The Clara team was: Kevin Meehan, Deasun Baggot, John Ledwith, Darren Kelly, Enda Dunne (0-1) (Capt), Peter Flanagan, Lorcan Hiney, Kieran O’Meara (0-1), Scott Brady, Marius Stones, John Reynolds (0-1), Stephen Deehan, Barry […]
Farmers Expect Minister Coveney To Open AEOS This Week
IFA President John Bryan has said farmers leaving REPS3 expect a new AEOS Scheme to re-open this week to give them enough time to apply before the deadline of mid-May. John Bryan said, “The renewed confidence in the sector must be supported by a new AEOS for the 10,000 farmers who want to continue environmental […]
Offaly Tourism: Edenderry
Edenderry is a town in the north of County Offaly. In Irish it reads Eadán Doire, meaning “the hill-brow of the oak wood.” Edenderry borders counties Kildare, Meath, and Westmeath. The Grand Canal passes south of the town through the Bog of Allen and there is a short spur to the town centre. Edenderry is […]
New Walt Disney Store to open in Ireland creating new Job Opportunities
The Walt Disney Company today announced that the first Disney Store in the Republic of Ireland will open on 18th May 2011. The store will open at 60 Grafton Street, Dublin and will trade over 4,750 square feet across two floors. Featuring groundbreaking technology, interactive storytelling and Disney Store exclusive merchandise, the store will bring […]
