Early Detection Improving Survival Rates For Breast Cancer
The Irish Cancer Society is calling on all women in Offaly to become aware of the signs and symptoms of breast cancer during breast cancer awareness month this October. The five year survival rate for breast cancer patients in Ireland is currently at 85% and the Society says early detection of the disease is a key factor […]
Topaz Awards Cash Prizes To Moneygall clubs
Topaz, Ireland’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, is delighted to announce that four clubs from Moneygall have been drawn as winners in its 2017 Cash for Clubs initiative, with a total of €11,500 being awarded across the clubs. Topaz is the country’s largest fuel and convenience retailer with 438 sites nationwide. Being at the heart of […]
Offaly Farm Wins Major Award In National Quality Milk Awards 2017
The country’s top prize for best quality milk has been awarded to John and Maria Walsh, from Cahir, Co Tipperary who supply their milk to Dairygold Co-op. The NDC & Kerrygold Quality Milk Awards has been running since 1996 and celebrates excellence in Irish dairy farming. Padraig, John & Gertrude Keane, Ballywilliam, Kilcormac, Birr, Co. […]
Search Begins For Offaly’s 2017 Heroes
Celebrities and former winners have joined forces to launch the People of the Year Awards as the search begins to find Offaly’s 2017 heroes. RTE broadcaster Miriam O’Callaghan and Celebrity Operation Transformation contestant James Patrice launched the awards at the Mansion House in Dublin this week alongside former winners Aoibheann Mangan (11) and Padraic Godwin (12). […]
Offaly average house price rises 3% in past three months
The price of the average three-bed semi in Offaly has risen 3% to €170,000 in the last three 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 Sports Clubs Get Fitness Monitoring Call
Sports clubs, coaches and athletes in Laois and beyond are invited to take part in a competition supported by fruit importers Fyffes for which prizes of a one year opportunity to use performance monitoring software devised by Dundalk-based specialists, Metrifit, are offered. Said to be the latest innovation in sports technology, the Metrifit system […]
Mary Coughlan Returns To Birr Theatre And Arts Centre Next Month
Mary Coughlan and her band are bringing her brand new show Live & Kicking to Birr Theatre & Arts Centre on Sunday 8 October, 8pm . Don’t miss this celebration of Mary’s 30 plus years in the music business when she takes to the Birr stage for the first time in three years next month. One of Ireland’s most celebrated […]
Belgian Travel Agents Wowed By Offaly
Twenty Belgian travel agents have been exploring Co Offaly and Ireland this week – as guests of Tourism Ireland, Fáilte Ireland and Gallia, a leading Belgian tour operator. The travel agents were here to experience at first-hand the wealth of things to see and do in Offaly and Ireland for Belgian holidaymakers. One of the highlights of their time […]
Offaly Dealer Launches New Amazone Catros Compact Disc Harrow
Birr farm machinery dealer Tom Shaw – authorised representative for the Farmhand range of equipment – has announced the arrival into its showroom of the all-new Amazone Catros 3003 compact disc harrow. Selling at a price EUR2,500 below the existing Catros 3001 – the new 3003 is designed for shallow and intensively mixing soil tillage and […]
Offaly Cancer Survivors Invited To Annual Conference For Cancer Survivorship 2017
The Irish Cancer Society is inviting anyone affected by cancer in Offaly to its annual free conference for cancer survivors and their families entitled Living Well with Cancer, which will take place during Cancer Week 2017. The conference takes place in the Aviva Stadium, Dublin on the 29th and 30th of September. Up to 150,000 people are now […]
