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 […]
4 days ago
Met Éireann has published a thunderstorm warning for 11 counties as torrential conditions head our way. The Status Yellow warning is in place for Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Offaly, Wexford, Wicklow, Cork, Tipperary and Waterford. According to the Irish forecasters, it is valid from now (14:22) until 21:00 on Tuesday evening, July 4. Met […]
2 years 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 […]
2 years ago
“Oliver you made the kids smile every day.” The boy who died after a swimming pool accident in Offaly has been named. The victim has been identified as Oliver Forde (6) from Crumlin, Dublin. Sadly, Oliver died after he got into difficulty while swimming at the Tullamore Court Hotel. His family is completely heartbroken over […]
3 years ago
His death is currently being treated as a tragic accident. An investigation is taking place following the death of a 6-year-old boy at a hotel in Co. Offaly over the weekend. As RTÉ reports, the child passed away after getting into difficulty while swimming in the pool at the Tullamore Court Hotel on Sunday. The […]
3 years ago
The incident occurred on Thursday night. A teenage boy has died following a fatal road traffic collision that took place in Offaly on Thursday night, 5 May. Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to an incident shortly after 11pm after a tractor left the road and entered a deep drain at Black Castle Bog at […]
3 years ago