Gearoid Keegan

Tullamore

Deputy Editor at Offaly Express

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Articles

UPDATE: latest Laois and Offaly searches for murdered pregnant woman Fiona Pender

4 days ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

Searches of lands in Laois and in Offaly by officers investigating the disappearance and murder of Tullamore woman Fiona Pender have yielded little, it has been revealed. A Laois site in the Slieve Bloom mountains was searched last Wednesday and Thursday, May 28 and 29, following two days of searching bogland near Killeigh. The search at Graigue, Killeigh concluded on Tuesday May 27, and Gardai had said the results were not being released for operational reasons.
Brother of missing Offaly man says: 'I can only imagine what Fiona Pender's family are going through'

1 week ago | offalyexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

THE brother of missing Offaly man Luke Price has said that if the 27-year-old has died, he hopes his remains will be found and the family will be spared the trauma suffered by Fiona Pender's loved ones. Nathan Price was speaking on the night a heavy metal and rock festival took place in Tullamore to raise awareness about Luke and raise funds for the National Missing Persons Helpline.
Council says no to Offaly pub's existing extension that has whiskey tasting experience

1 week ago | offalyexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

THE operator of a pub in Shannonbridge has been refused permission to retain an extension to the premises. Offaly County Council said the decision was taken for environmental reasons because Killeen's on Main Street in the village is ecologically connected to the callows of the rivers Shannon and Suck.
New Laois search in Fiona murder probe after 'nothing' useful found at Offaly site

1 week ago | offalyexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

GARDAI investigating the murder of Tullamore woman Fiona Pender nearly 29 years ago were today (Wednesday, May 28) searching a site in the Slieve Bloom mountains after two days combing bogland near Killeigh. The search at Graigue, Killeigh concluded on Tuesday and gardai said the results were not being released for operational reasons. However, it is believed that the Offaly site did not yield any information which will help solve the mystery of Fiona Pender's disappearance on August 23, 1996.
Vandals blamed for damage to roof of gate lodge at historic Offaly site

1 week ago | ireland-live.ie | Gearoid Keegan

REPAIRS are being carried out to the gate lodge at Durrow Abbey after vandals damaged its roof. The building dates from 1840 and stands just inside the main wrought-iron gate to Durrow Abbey Demesne on the Tullamore-Kilbeggan road. In a statement issued to the Tullamore Tribune, the Office of Public Works (OPW) said Durrow Gate Lodge is in State care. “The roof of this structure was damaged in a series of episodes of vandalism and therefore had to be repaired as quickly as possible.
Offaly school recognised for excellence in online safety campaign

1 week ago | offalyexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

THE Sacred Heart School Tullamore has been honoured with a Highly Commended award in the Best Overall Campaign (Post-Primary) category at the Webwise Safer Internet Day (SID) Awards 2025. Organisers said the accolade acknowledges the school's outstanding efforts in promoting online safety and digital citizenship within the school community.
Offaly murder probe: search for Fiona is search for justice

1 week ago | offalyexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

UNTIL her dying day, Josephine Pender's wish was that the remains of her only daughter Fiona would be located and given a Christian burial. Sadly, it never happened and Josephine, 68, went to her own grave in September 2017 without seeing justice done. There is no doubt that Josephine would have found it interesting that this week the case of her missing daughter has been upgraded to a murder investigation.
New 'x-ray' tech plant in Offaly gets green light with 30 jobs in pipeline

1 week ago | ireland-live.ie | Gearoid Keegan

A MAJOR sterilisation facility in Tullamore which will employ more than 30 people has been given the go-ahead by An Bord Pleanala. A number of local residents had objected to the proposal which will involve the construction of a building on a greenfield site on the Clara Road. Synergy Health Ireland Ltd (also known as Steris) got the green light from Offaly County Council in January, 2024.
Bog boreen leads to Fiona Pender search site in Garda murder investigation

1 week ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

A search of bogland near Killeigh in connection with the disappearance of Fiona Pender is being carried out under a no-fly zone on a site off the busy Portlaoise to Tullamore N80 road. The gardaí launched an operation in the townland of Graigue on Monday morning, May 26, a move which coincided with the Fiona Pender case being upgraded from missing persons status to a murder probe.
Vandals blamed for damage to roof of gate lodge at historic Offaly site

1 week ago | offalyexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

REPAIRS are being carried out to the gate lodge at Durrow Abbey after vandals damaged its roof. The building dates from 1840 and stands just inside the main wrought-iron gate to Durrow Abbey Demesne on the Tullamore-Kilbeggan road. In a statement issued to the Tullamore Tribune, the Office of Public Works (OPW) said Durrow Gate Lodge is in State care. “The roof of this structure was damaged in a series of episodes of vandalism and therefore had to be repaired as quickly as possible.