THE heritage town of Birr has taken another step forward in enhancing its visitor experience with the launch of four new ...

County Offaly has everything to offer families, outdoor enthusiasts, culture vultures and thrill-seekers. ... The main Offaly towns of Tullamore and Birr are attractive places to visit.

With a smaller number of council seats and three town councils abolished, Offaly’s local election race will be hotly contested. ... when the county had two four-seaters in Birr and Ferbane, ...

Butterfly Meadow, Rath Beg, at Sharavogue, Birr, in County Offaly, comes with four beds, two baths, and measures 211 sqm on an elevated site overlooking beautiful countryside Butterfly Meadow ...

Famous People with Offaly roots: Barack Obama, Patrick Kavanagh, Charles Carroll, William Bulfin, Colonel Oliver North, Brian Cowen, Mundy, Neil Delamere, William Parsons, Shane Lowry, William ...

Plans to build 58 homes in Birr have been lodged with Offaly County Council. Beech Avenue Properties Limited lodged the application with the council on April 4 for planning permission to construct ...

An exhibition of Offaly in prints, pictures and photographs from 1650-2000 has been attracting not only local but national interest… ...

Bishop Francis Duffy says in particular, state investment must address the immediate needs of those whose jobs will end in 2020. A small town on the River Brosna in County Offaly with a population ...

Jarlath Burns helping the pupils to cut the ribbon, watched by (from L) Caoimhín Ó hEadhra, John Carroll and Niamh Uí Chléirigh.

Two men have been killed following a light aircraft crash near Birr in County Offaly in the Irish Republic. Emergency services were notified after a member of the public witnessed a two-seater ...

Birr legends recall glory years when Offaly club landed four All-Ireland titles Joe Errity and Johnny Pilkington look back on an eight-year stretch that saw Birr make hurling history irishmirror ...

Birr last night won their appeal against their expulsion from the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship, and were then reinstated by the county board.