Offaly organic farmer and agronomist in the line-up for prominent agri-leadership conference
Offaly organic farmer and artisan food producer Margaret Edgill from Daingean and agronomist Thomas Murray from Banagher are among the scholars who will present the findings of their research at the upcoming 2024 Nuffield Ireland conference ‘Shaping the Future of Irish Agriculture’ which takes place in the Mount Wolseley Hotel, Carlow on Friday 15th November 2024. The annual event, sponsored by […]
Austrian travel journalists set to shine spotlight on Offaly
Top Austrian travel journalists have been exploring Offaly during their visit to Ireland’s Hidden Heartlands, as guests of Tourism Ireland and Fáilte Ireland. The group – which included representatives of a national newspaper and two regional newspapers in Austria – has a combined reach of more than 1.3 million readers. The group’s action-packed itinerary included […]
In Offaly, prices in the first three months of 2023 were 5% higher than a year previously
Housing prices fell by 0.3% in the first three months of 2023 according to the latest Daft.ie House Price Report released today by Ireland’s No.1 Property Website, Daft.ie. This is the first time in a decade that there was a first-quarter fall in listed prices. The average listed price nationwide in the first quarter of 2023 […]
Offaly families challenged to tackle e-waste hoarding
Families in Offaly are being challenged to find and recycle five end-of-life electrical items in a bid to improve our recycling performance, after consumption soared in the last year. The country’s largest e-waste recycling scheme, WEEE Ireland, is urging Offaly residents to become e-detectives for the month of October and follow electrical leads around their […]
innocent and GIY ‘Big Grow’ Kits now available for primary schools
innocent’s ‘Big Grow’ is back, recruiting a whole new bunch of the littlest veggie growers with the mission to help kids to eat more fresh fruit and vegetables. Now in its 9th year, innocent will once again partner with the growing experts at GIY and give primary school kids the chance to grow their own […]
Thirteen volunteers from Offaly attend national Foróige Volunteers Conference
Foróige volunteers from all over Ireland came together in the Hodson Bay Hotel in Roscommon last weekend, 11th-13th October 2019, for Foróige’s annual volunteer conference. Sinead McDonagh, Barbara Daly, Colm Beirne, Shelly Dunican, Emma Egan, Ann Mullins, Mary Wynne, Irene Keaney, Serena Byrne, Daniel Dunne, Ann Bracken, Amanda Camon and Dermot Mcloughlin attended from […]
Mortgage To Rent cases on the rise in Offaly
Hundreds of Offaly householders in unsustainable mortgage arrears and at risk of losing their homes are being given fresh hope of a solution to their problems. Central Bank figures for Offaly show over 570 family home loans in arrears for two years or more, while 66 Mortgage to Rent cases have either been completed or […]
YOU can help support building of new homes in the Offaly area – Peer to Peer lender Propertybridges.com
Propertybridges.com, Ireland’s new Peer to Peer lender to the Property Development marketplace is about to LAUNCH it’s first new housing development loans on the platform for the Offaly area! PropertyBridges.com is a new way to help finance the development of much needed new homes in your area, through the concept of peer to pee financing […]
Kinnitty Castle Woods Offaly features in“Tales and Trails” New Immersive Podcast to bring walking trails to life
Fáilte Ireland has partnered with website Lovin.ie to showcase some of Ireland’s spectacular walking trails through a series of articles, videos and podcasts featuring well known personalities. Entitled ‘Tales and Trails’ the series will encourage people to plan a short walking break in Ireland’s Ancient East, along the Wild Atlantic Way, in Ireland’s Hidden […]
Irish Heart Foundation calls on the people of Offaly to escape their chair this September
The Irish Heart Foundation has today launched its month-long heart health campaign entitled, ‘Escape Your Chair’. The campaign, which aims to raise awareness of prolonged sitting as a risk factor for heart disease and stroke will be empowering and encouraging the public to move more and sit less throughout September for heart month, by providing […]
