An amazing fightback after a triple bogey early in his round secured a top three finish for Shane Lowry at The Masters. After a good start to his round with two pars and a birdie, the Offaly man had...

THE thousands of Offaly supporters who made the pilgrimage to Thurles on Friday evening made the journey home in jubilant mood after watching their young heroes qualify for the All-Ireland Minor...

OFFALY showed oceans of character, true guts and ability as they booked a place in the Leinster U-20 Football Championshipfinal against Dublin with a richly deserved win over Westmeath in Mullingar...

There were incredible scenes in Netwatch Cullen Park on Wednesday evening as a truly heroic Offaly side finished the stronger to overcome Wexford in the Leinster U-20 Hurling Final. Late points from...

There is anger in Offaly today a local company loses bike hire service at Lough Boora to a bike hire service from Dublin. Lough Boora Rent-a-bike has been operating at the tourist attraction for 11...

ABSOLUTELY no one could have scripted the way Clonbullogue brought their fairytale year into dreamland when they won the 2021 Leinster Junior Football Championship title in Newbridge on Saturday...

Allianz National Hurling League Division 2A

Rhode regained the Dowling Cup in O'Connor Park today with a 1-9 to 0-11 win over Tullamore. CLICK ON THE ARROWS ABOVE TO GO THROUGH THE FULL GALLERY OF PICTURES Rhode regained the Dowling Cup in...

Planning permission has been granted for a new outdoor swimming pool on the banks of the River Shannon in Banagher. The project's committee, the Shannon Bank Development Group, are currently looking...

SAVOURING the sweet smell of success after watching Offaly strangle the life out of Laois in the Leinster Minor Hurling Championship final, manager Leo O'Connor was quick to turn his attention to the...

Offaly's dramatic win the Leinster U-20 Hurling Final on Wednesday night owed much to an Adam Screeney goal with 40 minutes on the clock. It was a superb team goal capped with a nerveless finish from...

There has been an incredible response after a GoFundMe page was set up for a Tullamore woman diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. Kay Cullen is the mother of eight year old daughter Luna. Kay's...

Offaly County Council has apologised for removing a hedgerow near Geashill. Cllr Mark Hackett raised the removal of the hedgerow during a recent council meeting and received a follow-up call from the...

OFFALY coasted into the semi-finals of the Leinster U-20 Football Championship with a very easy, very impressive win over a woefully outclassed Carlow in Kilcormac's Faithful Fields on Thursday...

RTE presenter Claire Byrne has become patron of Offaly Hospice and is campaigning for the construction of a hospice in the Midlands. laire paid a visit to Tullamore on Friday last to see at first-h...

SKILLS training is crucial to achieving a just transition from peat to a green economy in Offaly and the wider Midlands, a leading manager with the Laois & Offaly Education and Training Board (LOE...

COLAISTE Naomh Cormac set up an all Offaly Leinster Senior Hurling 'B' Final against St Brendan's Community School, Birr, with a hard fought seven point victory over Naas CBS in the semi-final played...

OFFALY had a sensational win over Meath in the Leinster Minor Football Championship at Navan on Saturday afternoon to keep their season alive. Leinster Minor Football Championship round 2 Offaly 3-6...

TULLAMORE man Bernard Westmeath is leading the Irish U-19 Rugby League team into the European Championships this week. Westman, a former Rugby League and Rugby Union player, is the head coach of the...

Offaly footballer Anton Sullivan has told JOE.ie's GAA Hour that there was "no hiding place" as the team's strength, conditioning and training ramped up under John Maughan. Offaly won all of...

FOUR months after Ashling Murphy was killed while going for a run near Tullamore, an estimated 800 runners took part in a memorial race around the town in her name. Kathleen and Ray Murphy, parents...

The hugely popular Tullamore man Pa Gorman passed away peacefully on Monday

IT ended up way tighter than it should have been but there was no disputing the merit of Offaly's win when they defeated Wexford by 1-10 to 1-9 in the Leinster U-20 Football Championship in Wexford...

OFFALY'S dreams of a historic All-Ireland U-20 hurling title may have went up in smoke in a blistering, bubbling Thurles on Sunday but they went down fighting, as a group of fiercely hungry young...

THE anniversary Mass marking one year since the death of Ashling Murphy will take place in Mountbolus church on Thursday, January 12 (7pm). Blueball woman Ashling, a 23-year-old teacher at Durrow...

President Michael D. Higgins will officially open the Esker Arts Centre in Tullamore on June 6 at 4pm. Sean Walsh, the Artistic Director of the centre said President Higgins was approached by members...

'When You Were Sweet Sixteen' sung in emotional tribute to murdered schoolteacher

RHODE GAA Club honoured one of their favourite and most cherished sons with a poignant ceremony on Saturday afternoon. Chairman of Leinster Council, Pat Teehan and Offaly GAA chairman Michael Duignan...

A GoFundMe page has been set up for a Tullamore woman diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease. Kay Cullen is the mother of 8 year old daughter Luna. Kay's sister Sinead has set up the page. Kay says,...

He served as an independent member of Offaly County Council

Ruaile Buaile's version of the Offaly Rover (watch the video below) sets a perfect the tone for the All Ireland U-20 Final between Offaly and Cork in Thurles this Sunday. With the video shot across...

THE Clearys have vowed to rebuild the Glenisk organic milk and yogurt plant after Monday's devastating fire in Killeigh. “Apart from us being gutted, the building is gutted,” said managing...

O'Connor Square in Tullamore is party central this evening as players and supporters celebrate Offaly's win in the All Ireland U-20 Final. Chants of 'Uibh Fhaile, Uibh Fhaile' can be heard ringing...

OFFALY manager Leo O'Connor lauded the “phenomenal” Offaly support while lamenting some of the “cynical hurling” displayed by Cork, particularly in the first half, as he spoke ...

A number motorists in Tullamore have been fined for parking in spaces reserved for people with disabilities in the town. Offaly Roads Policing Unit spotted the illegally parked cars while on patrol...

The family of Tullamore man missing from his home since earlier this week are said to be concerned for his wellbeing. Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 45...

Sometimes in football the scoreline tells the story and sometimes it simply doesn’t. Tullamore Town’s U13 side finally bowed out of the SFAI National Cup on Saturday last, beaten by a Midl...

Aubrey Claffey to contest the next local election

TAOISEACH Micheal Martin will be in Shannonbridge this morning to launch an electricity project billed by its promoters as the first of its kind in the world. Tullamore-based company Lumcloon Energy,...

A WELL known Tullamore shopkeeper's image is featured on a new advertising billboard which is displayed prominently in major cities throughout the United States of America, including New York and New...

ABSOLUTELY thrilled with Offaly's hard earned Leinster Senior Football Championship win over Longford on Sunday, Peter Cunningham flew out to Rome later that evening in the very best of spirits as he...

The Ashling Murphy Memorial Fund, set up by the Murphy family and the Ashling Murphy Memorial Fund executive committee, will be officially launched today, Friday January 6 (Nollaig na mBan). As we...

There was an incredible turnout across Offaly on Monday night to welcome home the county's minor hurlers who narrowly missed out on winning the All-Ireland title on Sunday in Kilkenny CLICK ON THE...

HE may not be capturing the limelight in the way that some of his colleagues are but Joe Hoctor has been as inspirational as anyone for Offaly U20 hurlers this year. He has embraced a fairly drastic...

COLAISTE Choilm Tullamore will bid to make history on Saturday when they take on Naas CBS in the Leinster Schools A Football semi-final in a bid to win a place in the final for the first time in...

Offaly Disability Equality Network (ODEN) is a network of disabled people, disability and educational services, public services, NGOs and business and arts communities in Offaly. ODEN is working to...

AN excellent first half display laid a powerful foundation as Offaly got the start they needed with a crucial win over Wicklow in Aughrim today. Allianz National Football League Division 3 South...

A multiple award winning film shot in Tullamore is now available to watch on YouTube. Kubrick By Candlelight was shot in Tullamore in late 2016 and released in 2017. Described as a 'pure Offaly...

OFFALY'S Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture has described the discovery of dead animals on a Co Limerick farm as “appalling”. Senator Pippa Hackett said such incidents of a...

FOUR months after a devastating fire halted production at its factory in Killeigh, Glenisk's organic yogurts are once again on their way to the shop shelves. The Offaly company vowed to return to the...

Tullamore Town’s talented U13 side made the long journey to Forth Celtic FC outside Wexford Town on Saturday for the round of 32 encounter with Wexford’s top side, Forth Celtic, having adv...

UPDATE: He has been found safe and well..... Gardaí are seeking the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 40-year-old Jason Ryan who was last seen in the Banagher area of Co. Offaly...

A TOTAL of 59 adult learners from Laois and Offaly Education and Training Board (ETB) convened at a regional meeting of the National Further Education and Training (FET) Learner Forum in Tullamore...

SHANE Lowry got the news he was hoping for on Monday when he was named on the European Ryder Cup squad against the USA. It had been widely anticipated that the Clara professional would be one of...

A TALENTED Offaly boxer has won a national title. 20 year old Pullough man Paul Loonam boxed his heart out as he won the National U-22 championship in Dublin's National Stadium last weekend. A member...

DESPITE doing their utmost to kick it away, there was no disputing the merit of Tubber's win as they held off stern resistance from Clonbullogue in a keenly contested Division 2 Football League final...

Participants and volunteers attended Mountlucas Parkrun to celebrate its 250th event on Saturday last, December 2. It was a cold and frosty morning but that didn't stop the celebratory atmosphere....

Late John Glennon made vast contribution to Rhode and Offaly GAA