Athlone Antique Expert Brings Forbidden Fruit To National Stage
Rare forbidden fruit from Athlone will be in the national spotlight at Timeless, The Irish Antique Dealers Fair, in Dublin’s RDS, from September 28-30. The legends and lore of the celebrated coco de mer nut, said to be the fruit which tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden, will be celebrated by an Athlone-based antique […]
Offaly Girl Goes Through To The Aldi Foroige Junior Baking Finals
Regional baking finals are taking place throughout Ireland this July as teen’s battle it out to become the Aldi Foróige Junior Baking champion, in a competition held by Aldi and youth organisation Foróige, the leading youth development organisation in Ireland. Ella Fox, 13, from Cloghan Foróige Club, in Offaly took one of the three top places […]
Offaly XL Stores Takes Top Prizes At XL Retailing Standard Awards
Several XL Stores from across County Offaly were honoured for achieving outstanding excellence in retail at the recent prestigious XL Retailing Standard Awards which attracted retailers from all over Ireland to the Hodson Bay Hotel in Athlone, for the ceremony run by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the XL brand. Scully’s XL Foodstore, […]
Proactive Approach Needed To Prevent Future Flooding – IFA
Severe flooding in recent years highlights the need to take a proactive approach and initiate works to protect against future events, IFA President Joe Healy said today (Sat) at the National Flood Forum in Athlone. Joe Healy expressed concern that the draft CFRAMS has to date addressed the protection of large towns and some […]
Tusla And Epic Celebrate Achievements Of Children And Young People In Care
Tusla – Child and Family Agency and EPIC (Empowering People in Care) held a conference on Wednesday 1st November in Athlone to celebrate the achievements of children and young people in care in Ireland. Tusla and EPIC have collaborated to create 15 children’s fora for children in foster care and residential care. Fora are fun, […]
Athlone Conference To Hear Findings Into Origins Of Our Brown Trout Populations
Inland Fisheries Ireland in collaboration with Queen’s University Belfast will present the findings of a three-year research study into the genetic make-up of Ireland’s brown trout and sea trout populations at a one-day conference at the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone, Co. Westmeath, on 17th October 2017. The main purpose of the conference is to report on […]
The Midlands are Alive with the Sound of Singing!
In June more than 1,500 children and young people will flock to Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) for a three-day festival of choral singing to mark the culmination of Singfest 2017. Developed out of a groundbreaking choral residency presented by Music Generation Offaly/Westmeath (MGOW) in partnership with the Association of Irish Choirs, Singfest 2017 will […]
Free Midlands Bootcamp To Help Businesses Become Sustainable
Sustainable Nation Ireland, the national body helping Irish business become more sustainable, is hosting 2°Camp Midlands-based businesses are invited to register and take part for free on Thursday, April 13 at the Enterprise Ireland Midlands Office in Athlone. Well-known author and Entrepeneur Ron Immink will guide businesses through the ins and outs of sustainability Topics include resource […]
