Gearoid Keegan

4 days ago | offalyexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

“A brilliant day,” commented Ray Muphy after more than 600 people took part in the fourth annual Ashling Murphy Four Mile Road Race in Tullamore earlier today. Ray, father of 23-year-old schoolteacher Ashling from Blueball who was murdered in 2022 said he was delighted with the support for this year's event. “It's getting bigger,” he remarked. “And it's a wonderful family day out. It's exactly what Ashling was about.

1 week ago | leinsterexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

THE mother of a young man living in Portlaoise who is missing since January 2025, has spoken of her worst fears. Pauline Price from Geashill in Offaly, mother of Luke Price has said she is still holding on to hope that he will be found. Luke aged 27 has not been traced since January 14 when he left his girlfriend's residence in Limerick. A past pupil of Geashill National School and Tullamore College, Luke had been living near Portlaoise and regularly visited his girlfriend Danny at weekends.

1 week ago | offalyexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

A TULLAMORE woman says that four families will be homeless if Offaly County Council proceeds with an order for a house to be vacated. The County Council has a court order to possess a house in Kilbrook where Mary McInerney (67), her husband Michael (66) and two grandchildren currently reside. Three other families live in caravans on the property and the council has issued a warning to Mrs McInerney that if they are not all out by the morning of May 7 they will be ejected.

1 week ago | offalyexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

TULLAMORE train station is one of 10 chosen by Iarnrod Eireann for the first phase of its Age Friendly initiative. Irish Rail hopes that by implementing age friendly principals, more people will be able to access rail transport than ever before. Confirmation of Tullamore's place in the initial rollout of the work came as a station in Laois, Ballybrophy, was awarded Age Friendly status by Age Friendly Ireland.

2 weeks ago | offalyexpress.ie | Gearoid Keegan

A TULLAMORE woman says that four families will be homeless if Offaly County Council proceeds with an order for a house to be vacated. The County Council has a court order to possess a house in Kilbrook where Mary McInerney (67), her husband Michael (66) and two grandchildren currently reside. Three other families live in caravans on the property and the council has issued a warning to Mrs McInerney that if they are not all out by the morning of May 7 they will be ejected.