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Planning for new Primary Care Centre in Offaly town now at Stage 3 Reporter: ');  '); Planning for a much needed new Primary Care Centre in an Offaly town is currently at Stage 3. That's according to Fianna Fáil Deputy for Offaly, Barry Cowen, who has welcomed an update on the progress of the building of Birr Primary Care Centre.  Deputy Cowen said he received a progress report from the HSE which stated that planning for the new centre is currently at Stage 3, in which public submissions have been received.  The HSE told Deputy Cowen that the closing date for submissions was January 15....

Reporter: 8 Jan 2021 Ferbane Food Campus at Ferbane Business & Technology Park is to receive €595,000 this year as part of Just Transition funding ');  '); Twelve projects in Offaly are to receive Just Transition funding, representing a major boost for the region. Ann Dillon, Director of Planning, told a recent Offaly County Council meeting that these 12 projects are receiving many thousands of Euro each. This money is part of a Just Transition Fund which will see a total of 47 projects share almost €28 million for employment and community supports for communities that were traditionall...

Vaccination should be voluntary say Offaly politicians Reporter: ');  '); Several councillors in Offaly and the wider region have said that vaccines for Covid-19 should be voluntary and not compulsory during the coming weeks. All the councillors, when speaking to the Midland Tribune this week, said there should be no compulsion on people and freedom of choice remains very important. “It has to be voluntary,” stated Cllr Michael Smith, “as that is an important principle of any democracy; but I also think that there will have to be a concerted effort by the HSE and the Government to ens...