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BY a margin of 12 to five, councillors in Offaly have voted to remove the 2km buffer zone between wind turbines and towns and villages. The zone's removal had b...
People seeking housing in Offaly are “doomed to failure" Reporter: 15 May 2021 The threat of homelessness still hangs over a significant number of people. Cllr Peter Ormond said several people in Offaly narrowly missed being made homeless during the last couple of months. '); '); People seeking housing in Offaly are “doomed” to failure because the system is stacked against them, stated a local politician this week. Cllr John Leahy told the Tribune that he has massive sympathy for people in the 20 to 45 age bracket. “The way the system is designed at the moment,” he pointed out, ...
Fears that Offaly's water service will become more centralised Reporter: 27 Apr 2021 The future of Offaly's water and sewage service is currently with the Workplace Relations Commission. People are worried that the service will become more centralised. '); '); A number of local Councillors are worried that the running of Offaly's water and sewage system will become more centralised. Mary Hussey of the environment section of Offaly County Council told the April meeting of Birr Municipal District that a service level agreement has been in place between Irish Water and the local authority sin...
Four major projects in Offaly receive funding boost from Local Property Tax increase Reporter: '); '); Four major projects are to receive a significant funding boost from the money ringfenced from the increase in the 2021 local property tax (LPT). In September 2019, Offaly County Council voted to increase the local property tax by 15 per cent. It was the first change to the tax in the county since its inception in 2013 and was the highest increase permitted by law. Following the increase of 2020, it was recommended that the 15 per cent increase be applied again in 2021 and a pot of money, ...
CCTV introduced in Offaly cemetery due to 'awful' dumping Reporter: '); '); Illegal dumping in our cemeteries is a significant problem at the moment and councillors have condemned it as being “awful” and betraying “a narrow mindset”. Cllr John Leahy told last week's meeting of Birr Municipal District that CCTV cameras will have to be introduced in some graveyards to tackle the problem. “It's been very upsetting to hear about the rubbish dumping in local graveyards over recent weeks,” he said. Mary Hussey, of the Environment section in the County Council, told the Councillors t...