Offaly | Business Post

Shuttered retailers, big factory closures, disappearing trade: Ireland’s forgotten heartlands

Locals in towns like Clonmel, Lanesborough and Shannonbridge are taking action to revive, restore and foster a sustainable future for their communities

Big-name backers check in to Shackle as it raises €13.8m

The Irish-founded hospitality tech platform provides contactless tools to manage all in-hotel services

Offaly arts centre opened by president nearly €1m over-budget

Michael D Higgins heralded the centre as a ‘major landmark’ in the advancement of the arts in the midlands

Eight-bed Edwardian property steeped in local Offaly history

This imposing two-storey house retains the spirit of its former whiskey-making Tullamore Dew family inhabitants and has been sympathetically upgraded while preserving many fine period features

World’s biggest pet health firm Zoetis to invest €150m in Offaly plant expansion

Animal health spinout from Pfizer to spend €300m on pet vaccine factory, which will provide 100 jobs

Local Government

Tullamore town centre upgrade to run over budget by at least €1.4 million

Increase in scope of project and unforeseen costs lead to cost overrun, finds local government report

Michael Duignan interview: ‘We’re all supposed to be part of the GAA, but some counties are run completely differently to others’

Two-time All-Ireland winner Michael Duignan, the chairman of the Offaly county board, holds forth on changing his county’s fortunes and why the GAA needs to do more to allow smaller counties to compete in the modern era

Offaly moves forward with tourism and work innovation

Though its staff have been working remotely since last March, Offaly‘s Local Enterprise Office (LEO) remains at the centre of growth and change throughout the Faithful County

The Grand Canal Greenway is the Faithful County’s perfect getaway

From bakeries to bike trails, ‘smart’ towns to sculpture parks, Offaly has lots of attractions for visitors