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Midlands Hospice fundraising reaches new milestone

AN important milestone in the Hooves 4 Hospice fundraising project for a proposed Midlands Hospice was passed in late September when the 100th animal was sold at Roscrea Mart. The fine FHX heifer was donated and reared by Eoin and Colette Toohey of ...

15 Oct 2021 at 18:53

Crime & Court

Garda 'chatting' bench gets first outing in Tipperary town near Laois

The new Garda "chatting” bench was launched in Roscrea of the bench is so people can have a chat with a Garda and get to know each other better. The chatting bench, which was donated by Colaiste Pobail, will now be piloted in the Roscrea area with ...

09 Jun 2021 at 11:39

Home

500 pledged €1.8 million to save Roscrea boarding school

Fresh from successfully seeing off closure Cistercian College Roscrea is to host an open day to promote the school to parents of potential pupils Laois and other counties. The organisers say event will give parents who are interested in the ...

27 Mar 2017 at 09:31

Property

PICTURES: Two-bedroom fixer-upper cottage on large site in Offaly on sale for under €70k

A two-bedroom fixer-upper cottage set on a large site in the Offaly countryside is on the market for €69,950. Situated on a generous 1.08-acre site 11km from Birr, the cottage requires total refurbishment and modernisation but presents ...

02 Apr 2024 at 20:08

Local News

Nonagenarian local inventor back at Tullamore Show with new gizmo

Local inventor Tony Bergin is still brain-storming and coming up with new ideas for the Tullamore Show's Inventions Section. The retired dairy farmer returned to the 2023 edition of the show at the sprightly age of 93 with his ...

14 Aug 2023 at 07:52

Golf

All your Golf news from around Laois

ROSCREA Winter League - kindly sponsored by Bernie’s SuperValu, Roscrea Final pairings for 2021/2022 Winter League are Dan’s Team V Maximum Extraction. The final is scheduled for play Sunday February 20. Weekend, February 12 ...

17 Feb 2022 at 15:53

Local News

PICTURES: Roscrea asylum seeker protest at Racket Hall Hotel

A protest outside the gates of Roscrea's only hotel against the decision to accommodate asylum seekers has continued. Protestors say they have no plans to abandon their demonstration at Rackett Hall and plan to attempt to ...

12 Jan 2024 at 16:52

Local News

China bans all imports from meat factory on Laois border due to Covid-19 concerns

Food and public health authorities in China have suspended imports into their country's markets from the Rosderra Bacon Factory Plant in Roscrea due to Covid-19 concerns. The Roscrea factory, which accounts for over one ...

09 Jul 2020 at 19:40

Arts & Entertainment

Roscrea library exhibition by local artist Mike Gale

For the month of January, Roscrea Library is hosting a wonderful exhibition by locally based artist, Mike Gale. Mike has used Guinness as his 'paint' for this exhibition, he used coffee for another exhibition. The ...

21 Jan 2020 at 16:47

Local News

Big Roscrea march planned over Racket Hall

Protests in Roscrea against the decision to repurpose Roscrea's Racket Hall Hotel as emergency accommodation for asylum seekers are set to escalate. Organisers behind the ongoing protest at Racket Hall will shift ...

18 Jan 2024 at 12:26

Local News

Roscrea man begins conquest of Everest without bottled oxygen

A ROSCREA man who hopes to make history and become the first ever Irish person to conquer Mount Everest without the assistance of bottled oxygen has begun his journey to Earth's highest peak. Only 216 elite ...

15 Apr 2022 at 20:23

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Roscrea Garda plans to peddle 236km for Alzheimer Society

A GARDA Sergeant based in Roscrea is planning an epic sponsored cycle in aid of a charity close to his heart. Sergeant Ciarán O'Ráighne plans to conquer a 236 kilometre long cycle for the Alzheimer Society ...

10 May 2023 at 10:52

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