Offaly

Gardaí have described the attack as ‘reckless and callous’ Detectives believe four-year-old Tadhg Farrell and his grandaunt Mary Holt were murdered in the attack carried out by a local drugs gang as part of an intimidation campaign. Gardaí have since issued a nationwide alert for all units to be on the lookout for a getaway […]

8 months ago

She was saved by a very particular item of clothing. A woman in Offaly is “lucky to be alive” after she was struck by lightning while standing in her kitchen on Tuesday. Caroline Blake was standing in her kitchen when lightening struck a tap outside the house which caused an “explosion.” “As I was putting […]

3 years ago

Shane was a “credit to his parents” The teenage boy who lost his life in a tractor accident in Offaly has been identified. The boy has been named as local third-year student Shane Hickey. Tributes have been pouring in since the teenager’s untimely death last night. Shane was driving a tractor when it entered a […]

4 years ago

He was driving a tractor when it entered a deep drain. A male teenager has tragically died in a road traffic accident in Co. Offaly. It is believed the tractor he was driving entered a deep drain last night. Emergency services were called to the scene of the incident on Thursday, May 5th. Unfortunately, it […]

4 years ago

Gardaí believe the attack may have been random. A man in his 40s is still being detained in connection with the murder of a young woman in Tullamore Co Offaly on Wednesday. The woman, who was in her early 20s, has been named locally as Ashling Murphy, The Irish Times reports. She was well known […]

4 years ago

May she rest in peace. Tributes are pouring in for a young teenager who passed away in her mother’s arms after suffering from a brain tumour. Alanna Lenehan from Rhode in Co. Offaly died after only being diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. As she is set to be laid to rest tomorrow, tributes have […]

5 years ago