OFFline Film Festival in Birr Announces Judges
The unique OFFline Film Festival, supported by Offaly County Council, which runs from 12th – 16th October in Birr, Co Offaly is delighted to announce that the judges for the Short Film Making Competition have been finalized. We are delighted to announce that Paddy O’Connor member of the Galway Film Fleadh selection committee and director; […]
Brosna Gaels Hurling
Intermediate Brosna Gaels book their place in the Intermediate Final after a victory over Birr on Saturday in Lusmagh. They will not meet St. Rynaghs in the final. The starting 15 were: Conor Robbins, Jeffrey Cuskelly, Chris Mc Donald (0-1), Lee Colgan, Sean Hackett, Des Egan, Jason Devery (1-1), Fergal Daly (0-6), Thomas Spain (0-2), […]
People’s Association Watchdog (PAW), call upon the government to BAN FRACKING in Ireland
We, the members of the People’s Association Watchdog (PAW), call upon the government to BAN FRACKING in Ireland. The People’s Association Watchdog (PAW) is a group of informed concerned citizens who engage ourselves in addressing current issues. As citizens of Ireland we are angered at decisions being taken for short term gain regardless of their […]
Raheen GAA Club Notes
LOTTO The numbers drawn in Monday [19th September] night’s Lotto were 09 18 25 27. There was no Jackpot winner of €7,200 and 5 Match 3 Winners [Jane Griffin C/O Direen’s; Natalie Feery C/O Tullamore Hardware; Graham Cahill C/O High Chaparell; Breda Bracken C/O John Garry; Mickey Dwane C/O Eddie Kaye] [€50 Each]. Next weeks […]
Drumcullen GAA Club Notes 26th Sept
by Damian Moran PRO Camogie: Congratulations to the Drumcullen Camogie team who were crowned Senior Champions for the third consecutive year following a great win over Shinrone in St Brendan’s Park by 0-16 to 3-5. All the girls hurled well on the day and proud captain Elaine Dermody picked up the cup after the game. […]
Clara GAA Notes
By Mike Mullen PRO Senior Football Semi Final Clara won the senior football semi final against Rhode on Sunday last on a score line of 0-14 to 1-5. The Clara team was: Kevin Meehan, Deasun Baggot, Joe Quinn, Darren Kelly, Enda Dunne (0-1), Matthew Mitchell (0-1,Free), David Ledwith, Scott Brady, Ross Brady, Peter Flanagan (0-1), […]
Mark Boylan’s New Song, Breeders’ Cup
Mark Boylan, the teenager from Offaly who had a great hit with the song Cheltenham earlier this year, has released a new song. The new song is his tribute to one of the biggest sporting events in the world ‘The Breeders’ Cup’ in America. This year it’s in Churchill Downs in Kentucky and it looks […]
New Herbalism Clinic for Tullamore
A new herbalism clinic has just opened in Tullamore. Stephan Grundy is a qualified Master Herbalist who has been growing and using medicinal herbs for over thirty years, and working with herbal essential oils for over twenty. Herbalism – the science of using natural plants to heal and strengthen the body – is the oldest […]
Drumcullen GAA Club notes 20th Sept
Camogie: Best of luck to the camogie team who take on Shinrone in the county final this Sunday in St Brendan’s Park in Birr. These two sides are great rivals having met in the final on 14 occasions since the introduction of the Senior Championship in 1993 with Drumcullen winning 10 of those finals. It […]
A new ‘Cú Chulainn’ to be crowned at this weekend’s Spirit of Folk Festival!
This weekend sees the inaugural Spirit of Folk Festival take place in Dunderry Park, Co. Meath. Along with a stellar musical line-up of folk, folk rock and traditional Irish Musical acts there will be one challenge the punters wont want to miss – The chance to be crowned ‘Folk Hero’ and be imortalised in the Hall […]
