LOCAL NEWS
Chamber grew out of hospital campaign of the 1970s recalls founding President
"You can call it what you want but in a town this size it's important that a group of people from the commercial and business sector come together to express their concerns about trading, manufacturing, promoting the area and the creation of employment." That's the function of Tullamore Chamber of...
Weather plays havoc with GAA fixtures
THE weather played havoc with the Offaly GAA fixtures schedule last week. Storm Brian on Saturday saw a number of fixtures fall by the wayside, leading to pressure on the Offaly Competitions Control Committee who want to get the schedule wrapped up as soon as possible. Among the fixtures cancelled...
Title number 10 for record breaker Alan McNamee
FOR Alan McNamee, the number 28 was more important than 10 on Sunday last. As Rhode won their 28th senior football title, McNamee won his 10th senior medal to break the record held by Ferbane's Pat Doyle. McNamee had joined Doyle on nine medals last year but Sunday's win over Clara saw the Rhode...
Rhode hold the whip hand but Clara have good outside chance
RHODE are in their usual position as favourites for Sunday's Tullamore Court Hotel Senior Football Championship final in Bord na Mona O'Connor Park but they will be very wary of the threat posed by a resurgent Clara. Rhode's place in the final would have been predicted by almost all observers at...
County Football Final day looms as Rhode look to make history
SUNDAY will see County football final fever hit O'Connor Park with the Minor and Senior decider down for decision. Rhode and Clara will renew their rivalry in the senior decider with the Clara men looking to claim their first title since 2009 while Rhode will be looking to make it two in a row. The...
OFFALY NEWS
Curley third Irish woman home at Dublin marathon
PAULINE Curley was the third Irish woman home in the national marathon in Dublin on Sunday last. The Tullamore Harriers runner once again showed remarkable consistency as she completed the 26.2 miles in 2.50.53, behind Laura Graham who retained her national title in 2.39.07 and Catriona Jennings...
Tullamore Pitch and Putt Club
The last trial for the Tullamore Ryder Cup team took place last Sunday week and after an exciting finish for the last few spots we now have the confirmed line up. As mentioned a few weeks earlier Anthony Galvin is the captain and will be looking to bring the Cup back to Tullamore in the 10th year...
Midlands enter two Under 12 teams in SFAI interleague championship
THE Midlands Schoolboys League is entering two Under 12 teams in the SFAI interleague championship this season. The teams began their preparations for the championship with friendly matches against the Longford Schoolboys League in Clara on bank holiday Monday. Each Midlands squad played two...
Slevin and Kiely retain All-Ireland Club Poc Fada title for Kilcormac/Killoughey
TWELVE months on from capturing the All Ireland Club Poc Fada championship, the pairing of Conor Slevin and Cillian Kiely were back at it again at the weekend as they successfully defended their title in fine style in Kilmessan, Co Meath. Slevin and Kiely will line out for K/K this Sunday when they...
Tullamore Court Hotel has played a key role in the local community for 20 years
THE Tullamore Court Hotel has become an integral part of the wider community in the Offaly county town and its wider hinterland in the 20 years that have elapsed since its doors first opened to the public in November 1997. "As Tullamore has grown and prospered we have grown with it,'" reflects the...
Arbutus Court traffic concerns at new Lidl
THE Arbutus Residents Association have lodged a submission with Offaly County Council in relation to a planning application by Lidl to build a store on Church Road. While welcoming the development, the Association express concerns over the potential impact of the additional traffic using the...
Arts Centre still at design stage
NO date has been set for work to begin on the long awaited Tullamore Arts Centre and the Tribune can confirm the project is still at design stage. This week, Chairman of the Arts Centre board, Des Doyle revealed a lot more money will have to be raised before the development finally becomes a...
Up to 800 throng to Battle of the Musicals as Hairspray scoop first prize
THERE was standing room only in the Tullamore Court Hotel last Sunday evening for the much anticipated ''Battle of the Musicals,'' held as a fundraiser for the Sportslink development. Competition was fierce as groups comprising members of Tullamore Musical Society both past and present in...
Let the Sportslink battle begin
FOLLOWING weeks of intense preparation the eight teams taking part in the Tullamore Sportslink Broadway Battle of the Musicals are ready to do battle on Sunday night October 29th in the Tullamore Court hotel at 8.00pm. Each team will perform 6 minutes of 8 very popular Broadway shows in an effort...
Councillors object to Carraig Cluain two-storey houses
A PLAN for five houses in Tullamore has been put on hold because not enough councillors were present for a County Council planning vote. Hanney Properties Ltd are seeking permission to build five houses, including four two-storey three-bedroom semi-detached homes, at Carraig Cluain in the town....
Missed opportunity as Lowry moves to within touching distance of Dubai
UNDER normal circumstances, a 12th place finish would represent a fairly satisfactory tournament for Shane Lowry but there is little normal about his current circumstances as he hunts down a place in the European Tour's season ending World Tour Championship in Dubai on November 16. When he occupied...
All-Ireland champions first up for hurlers
NEW Offaly senior football manager, Stephen Wallace could be given an early first season indication of where exactly his side stand with a possible Leinster Senior Football Championship quarter-final against Dublin. First up for Offaly is Wicklow with the winners of this facing Dublin - while...
800 people took part in thirty events at successful Tullamore Sports Fest
In its inaugural year, Tullamore Sports Fest, a joint venture between Offaly County Council and Tullamore and District Chamber of Commerce, was a success with over 800 people taking part in 30 events over the week long celebration of sport. It was extremely encouraging to see such enthusiasm from...
Offaly will receive 26 Syrian refugee families
OFFALY will receive 26 Syrian refugee families in four months' time, a meeting of the County Council was told on Monday. The refugees will arrive in the county as part of the Government's commitment in September 2015 to accept 4,000 people. This commitment was in "direct response to the...
Kevin Martin recommended as new Offaly hurling manager
AS expected, Tullamore's Kevin Martin has been recommended as the new Offaly senior hurling manager. The Committee charged with recommending hurling managements comprising of Chairman Tommy Byrne, Secretary Eamon Cusack and former Offaly players Pat Fleury and Martin Cashen as well as top referee...
Missed cut leaves Lowry in desperate race for good results
SHANE Lowry showed mixed form as he missed the cut in the Italian Open at Milan Golf Club last week. Lowry battled hard and dug deep but it was not enough to prevent an early exit - which ironically freed him up to return home to Offaly for Sunday's Senior Football Championship final where he saw...
Tullamore can be the Cambridge of Ireland, RTE's George Lee tells Chamber Expo
TULLAMORE has the potential to become the Cambridge of Ireland due to its proximity to Dublin and the quality of rail and road links to the capital. That's according to RTE's George Lee who lauded Tullamore as having the best community spirit of any town in the country. He said Cambridge was...
Tullamore Chamber's 40th Anniversary Celebrations
AN evening to reminisce and celebrate 40 successful years for Tullamore & District Chamber of Commerce will be held in the Bridge House Hotel on Friday, 3rd November. Drinks reception at 7.30pm followed by a delicious buffet dinner accompanied by some light entertainment. Dress code: Business...
101.9 km winds storm through Offaly
EX-HURRICANE Ophelia brought storm force winds of 101.9 kilometres to the region on Monday. Met Eireann say the worst of the winds blasted the county at around 2.00 pm lunchtime bringing down up to 80 trees, closing 40 roads and leaving thousands of homeowners and businesses without power. The big...
Left in dark over plans to move war memorial
LOCAL councillors say they were left in the dark over a proposal to move the war memorial from Tullamore's O'Connor Square to the Lloyd Town Park under the Town Enhancement scheme. In the latest drawings which are currently out for public consultation, or Part 8 process, a plaque is proposed at the...
Tullamore Town FC mark anti-racism week
Tullamore Town FC held events to mark Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) Week on Saturday at underage games in Leah Victoria Park. During Saturday's event, Tullamore and visiting teams players lined up in 'Champions League style and shook hands with players from the opposing team. As they...
Wall and O'Sullivan named as new Offaly Camogie managers
KILKENNY native Mike Wall and Limerick native Adrian O'Sullivan have been ratified as joint Offaly senior camogie managers for 2018. The pair begin their two year contract in the months to come in preparation for the Littlewoods Ireland senior camogie leagues which will begin in February. Wall...
Tullamore Sportslink presents 'Broadway Battle of the Musicals'
On Sunday October 29th in the Tullamore Court Hotel, in what promises to be a spectacular nights entertainment, Tullamore Sportslink and Tullamore Musical Society have come together in a major tour de force for a spectacular fundraising drive "Broadway Battle of the Musicals". Tullamore Sportslink...
Uproar at plans to move War Memorial from O'Connor Sq.
SERIOUS controversy has arisen over a proposal to remove the War Memorial from O'Connor Square as part of the Tullamore street enhancement project. The memorial honours all those who fought in the war of 1914-1918 and later, by way of dedication, the Second World War. The memorial has been a...
Did Durrow High Cross impress Minister Ross enough to fund new road
THE Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport, Shane Ross TD paid a brief visit to Durrow last Monday afternoon where he listened to an appeal for funding for a new road linking Tullamore and Kilbeggan. He was also taken to the site of the Durrow High Cross which is located in an old conserved...
Improve the centre - expand to the south - Fergal's blueprint for a new Tullamore
FERGAL MACCABE is passionate about Tullamore. An architect, town planner and watercolourist, the Tullamore native is founder of the consultancy MacCabe Durney Barnes which advises many private and public bodies. A former President of the Irish Planning Institute, he received their award in 2011 for...
Local family's link to the late Liam Cosgrave
THE death of former Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave was felt deeply by one Tullamore family last week. Former local Ulster Bank branch manager and financial consultant, David Kavanagh is a nephew of the late Taoiseach as his mother was a sister of Liam Cosgrave's wife Vera [nee Osborne]. She hailed from a...