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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.
ALL are welcome to joining a walking tour of two historic streets in Tullamore town centre this Saturday, July 5. the tour of ...
Situated south of Birr, this old fortress, once the home of the O’Carroll clan, is considered as “the most haunted castle in Ireland.” It is open to visitors by request (tel. 057-913-1115 ...
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 ...
Irish Mirror reporter Eamon Doggett visited the heart of the country and found many reasons to change his mind about the ...
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, ...
Plans to build 58 homes in Birr have been lodged with Offaly County Council. Friday, 4 July 2025. ePaper; ... “As it is surrounded by existing residential development and outside the town ...
Up to 50,000 people from around Ireland are expected to attend this year's national country fair, in Birr, Co Offaly. Sat, 31 May, 2003 Tánaiste opens Birr Technology Centre ...
The circa-1810 Gothic Saloon at Birr Castle, the ancestral home of the Parsons family in Ireland's County Offaly, is also known as the Music Room, thanks to the fine acoustics that make it ideal ...
Over €100,000 worth of suspected cannabis was also seized by the units, who were assisted by members from Birr Garda Station. Three males, aged in their 20s, 30s and 40s, were arrested under ...
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 ...
In the Lyric Feature on RTÉ lyric fm, poet Jessica Traynor sets out to write a poetic history of the town of Banagher in County Offaly - listen to A Place of Pointed Stones above.