News
Annual Meeting of Offaly County Council
19th June 2009:
The Annual Meeting of Offaly County Council was held at 2pm on Friday 19th June 2009 in the Council Chamber, Áras an Chontae. Councillor Noel Bourke was elected Cathaoirleach and Councillor Barry Cowen was elected Leas Cathaoirleach.
€1.2m grant approval for Tullamore Canal Corridor Project
22nd October 2009:
The Border, Midland & Western (BMW) and the Southern & Eastern (S&E) Regional Assemblies have announced that they have recently approved grants totalling €28 million to fund Urban Regeneration and Sustainable Urban Transport projects in the National Spatial Strategy designated Gateways and Hub Towns under their respective Regional Operational Programmes 2007-13, which are co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).
Birr is an attractive historical town which contains valuable heritage and amenity features most notably its Georgian architecture and Birr Castle and Demesne. It is the largest town in South-West Offaly. The role of Birr Town Council is to represent the people of Birr and to assist in the continued growth and prosperity of the town."