Offaly Asked To ‘Go Bananas’ In Support Of Temple Street Children’s Hospital
As part of its support for the national drive to encourage healthy eating – especially amongst young and growing children – banana importers Fyffes is hosting National Banana Day which takes place on Wednesday April 18th next. Parents and budding little chefs throughout the county are invited by Fyffes to put their culinary talents to work, […]
House Prices Rise 9% In Offaly
House prices nationally rose by 2.5% during the first three months of 2018, according to the latest House Price Report released today by Ireland’s No.1 property website, Daft.ie. The average price nationwide was €247,000, 7.3% higher than a year ago. Compared to their lowest point in 2013, prices nationwide have risen by an average of 50% […]
County Offaly MACE Stores Claim Top Accolade For Retail Exellence
Lambe’s MACE Clara was honoured at the recent MACE Excellence Awards for achieving exceptional standards in retailing, which was held in the Lyrath Hotel, Kilkenny and hosted by BWG Foods, owners and operators of the MACE brand. The MACE Excellence Awards, held in association with the Excellence Ireland Quality Association, are only awarded to […]
Young SVP Day
The Society of St Vincent de Paul Mid-West hosted their second Young SVP Day in Thomond Park last Wednesday. Young SVP is a youth development programme which aims to provide opportunities for young people to engage in social action in their own communities, encouraging personal and social development. It allows students to learn new skills, […]
Offaly Average House Prices Rise – REA Index
The price of the average three-bed semi in Offaly rose by 2.9% to €180,000 in the last 3 months, according to a national survey carried out by Real Estate Alliance. The REA Average House Price Survey concentrates on the actual sale price of Ireland’s typical stock home, the three-bed semi, giving an up-to-date picture of […]
Offaly Delegation Visits Tourism Ireland In New York
Representatives of Offaly County Council, who are in New York for the St Patrick’s Day period, met with senior executives from Tourism Ireland. They were briefed on Tourism Ireland’s extensive promotional programme in the United States for 2018, which is in full swing right now. The United States is the second-largest market for tourism to […]
Offaly Woman Receives Intel Women’s Achievement Award
The Women’s Achievement Awards, were central to Intel Ireland’s International Women’s Day celebrations, presented by RTE personality Kathryn Thomas the Women’s Achievement Awards recognise and acknowledge women working at Intel for a variety of outstanding achievements that have delivered a significant impact to Intel’s business. The awards are sponsored by the Women at Intel Network […]
Let’s Get Ready To Crumble For Temple Street’s ‘Great Irish Bake’!
Broadcaster Mairead Ronan joined our little bakers to celebrate the launch of this year’s Great Irish Bake for Temple Street, taking place on 20th April. Last year, bakers in Co.Offaly raised a wonderful €3,150 at their Great Irish Bake sales and we’re asking you to get on board once again this spring! This delicious campaign kneads […]
€98,000 Invested in Offaly Arts By The Arts Council For 2018
People in Offaly will experience the arts in new and exciting ways in 2018, the Arts Council said today. Outlining its plan to invest €68.4 million nationwide over the course of the year, the agency for developing the arts said the focus of this year’s investment would be on creating opportunities for the public to […]
Energia Get IrelandGrowing Funding Granted To Projects in Offaly
The community food growing fund ‘Energia Get Ireland Growing’ created by GIY (Grow It Yourself) in partnership with Energia has awarded a fund of €75,000 to food growing projects all across Ireland. The teams behind 86 community projects will each receive funds for their unique projects. The recipients include community groups, schools, NGOs and Not for […]
