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Former Offaly convent and school to be turned into housing development Reporter:  ); A former Offaly convent and school is set to be converted into a residential development as plans for the project have been unveiled. The Sophia Housing Association has lodged an application for planning permission for a substantial residential development  at the former Presentation Convent /school and the adjoining Parish lands on Patrick Street in Portarlington. The over 4,000 square metre project will in...

Landmark Portarlington site set for new social housing and community hub in Laois Offaly town Reporter:  ); A social housing provider that has embarked on a big development in Portlaoise has lodged plans for a similar project in Portarlington which will include new community facilities for the Laois Offaly town. The Sophia Housing Association has lodged an application for planning permission for a substantial residential development  at the former Presentation Convent /school in Patrick Stre...

Coolbawn Ambush Memorial Committee prepare for 100th anniversary occasion The ambush location is marked at the side of the N78, north of Castlecomer Reporter: mauriceshortallcomer@gmail.com Coolbawn Ambush Commemoration Committee Preparing for the Centenary. L-R Maurice Shortall, Ger Comerford (Secretary), Ger Ferris. Front John Brennan (Chairman) );  ); The Coolbawn Ambush Memorial Committee, a voluntary and non-political group of local people, have maintained the monument ove...

Portlaoise derelict convent building and school is set to get €50,000 worth of preservation work while a further €140,000 is being set aside for two b...

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls | Stalin’s patient and long wait ends Updated: Updated: May 02, 2021 21:41 IST DMK scion achieves the chief ministership after a step-by-step elevation in which he proved himself over four decades. Share Article DMK president M.K. Stalin. File   | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan DMK scion achieves the chief ministership after a step-by-step elevation in which he proved himself over four decades.  It has been a long haul for Muthuvel Karunanidhi Stalin. Indira Gandhi’s ...

Dr. Tahera Qutbuddin is the first person from India to win the prestigious prize

By Muazzam Khursheed SRINAGAR: In south Delhi’s Shahpur Jat, Sartoriale—a designer studio—has emerged as the place for the Kashmiri brides to shop for their weddings.

Meet Saudi Arabia Based Kashmiri Couple Rekindling Kashmiri Resilience Through Art SRINAGAR: Haider, a silhouette of a horse depicting the resilience of Kashmiri people in the saffron fields of Pampore was presented in an art exhibition in Saudi Arabia by a Kashmiri husband and wife who work in the central Asian nation. LtoR – Hazqah Qadri, Dr. Ausaf (Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia), Majid Qureshi Majid Qureshi, an engineer who works in the Central Bank of Saudi Arabia always wanted ...

The hotel only opened in mid-March when, in response to the pandemic, almost 100 asylum seekers were moved there from their emergency accommodation centres. By May 7, a Thursday, up to 30 people marched silently in Cahersiveen, but their placards spelled unity with the Skellig Star residents. Twelve days later, The Kerryman reporter Sinéad Kelleher heard that the Justice Minister had reserved a full page of this newspaper, having penned an open letter to the people of Kerry, in particular thos...

Obituary: Sr Claude Meagher - a lady and a legend in the field of education Reporter: );  ); LAST week  marked the end of an era in so many ways with the sad loss of Sr Claude Meagher. Sr Claude was a vibrant, energetic woman who became a legend in the field of education. She was a visionary and pioneer with big dreams, an inspirational leader and motivator of people. Innovative, intelligent and persistent, she made an outstanding difference to the lives of those in the communities in which ...