Offaly Families Given The Chance The Make History
Were any of your ancestors living in Tullamore as far back as 1785 to witness possibly the world’s first-ever air disaster when a hot-air balloon collided with a chimney stack, causing the balloon to crash down onto homes and set them alight? Or perhaps a family member worked at Birr Observatory, where, until 1917, the […]
Blink To Re-release All 3 Of Their Critically Acclaimed Albums
Blink have announced plans to re-release all 3 of their critically acclaimed albums in 2017 on their Garage Records label. To celebrate the re-release of “A map of the universe” on March 3rd they are releasing “Happy Christmas 22 (I still miss you) on December 18th. The band said “To mark the re-release of the […]
Offaly Taxpayers Urged To Claim Tax Back Before 31 December Deadline
Many PAYE workers can claim tax back, for example on health expenses, nursing home fees, tuition fees or flat-rate expenses. However, it is important to remember that there is a four year time limit to submit your claim. Last October, Revenue wrote to more than 137,000 PAYE workers who have not applied for any tax […]
Christmas Classics On The Menu At Birr Theatre And Arts Centre
Birr Theatre & Arts Centre is delighted to present its first ever Christmas Lunchtime Concert this month. Christmas Classics for Lunch, taking place on Thursday 22 December (1.05pm), will feature multi-award winning soprano Rachel Goode (Ballinasloe) with special guest, baritone Dylan Rooney (Nenagh). Rachel is currently on the Royal Welsh College of Music Opera […]
Coping at Christmas after the Sudden Loss of Your Child
FirstLight, a charity supporting suddenly bereaved parents and families, would like to highlight that Christmas for people who have experienced the sudden death of a child or young person, is often far from a time of peace, happiness and goodwill. Margaret McGoldrick, Acting Head of Bereavement with FirstLight, believes that ‘many bereaved parents find the […]
New Car Registrations To Reach In The Region Of 147,000 For 2016
Official statistics released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) show that new car registrations for the month of November at 748 were down 192 cars (20%) compared to November 2015 (940) while total new car sales are up 17% (146,175) ahead on the same period last year (124,460). Light Commercial Vehicles […]
Slieve Bloom Christmas Dinner Party
The Slieve Bloom Association are holding their annual Christmas Dinner Party on Friday 9th December in the Community Hall, Rosenallis at 7pm. The cost is €20pp for a 3 course meal. Raffle tickets available on the night for a chance to win some great prizes. The Association welcomes both members and non-members to take part […]
93% Of Employees Want a Christmas Bonus- not a Party, Reveals Irishjobs.ie
IrishJobs.ie Research Shows Private Sector as unhappy as the public sector on pay and getting ready to move on 93% want a Christmas bonus, not a party 56% of Irish job seekers haven’t had a salary increase this year 70% will be asking for a salary increase in the next 12 months 62% are […]
