Cllr Clare Claffey has met with a group opposed to a wind farm in the historic area of Lemanaghan in Offaly. "I was delighted to meet some of the community.
THE main house at the former Franciscan boarding school in Clara could soon have a new owner, it has been learned. Cllr John Leahy, who works as an auctioneer, .
Will it fly? Major update given on plans for airport in Offaly
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THE plan to build an airport near Tubber looks set to be grounded after Offaly County Council dropped its support for the project.
Last week councillors backed a change to the county development plan following pressure from the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and the council executive.
The removal of the airport objective was also urged by planning and development expert Fergal McCabe.
Instead of specific reference to an airport, the draft county development plan, which is scheduled for final adoption in September, will say the council supports the provision of a green international trade and distribution zone based on international air connectivity, in either Offaly or the Midlands.
Sell-out and exaggeration claims in bitter Offaly wind energy split
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AMID allegations of sell-outs, underhanded activity, exaggeration and emotional rhetoric, Offaly councillors voted by the narrowest of margins against a proposal to exclude Lemanaghan Bog entirely from an area in the county where wind farms may be permitted.
Instead of adopting a motion from Cllr Ken Smollen for Lemanaghan s outright exclusion, the council opted by nine votes to eight to pass an amendment tabled by Cllr Frank Moran which seeks to create a turbine-free zone at least 700m wide around the monastic site founded by St Manchan.
THE long-awaited 38-unit social housing project for Raheen in Clara got the go-ahead from the County Council this week. Councillors warmly welcomed the scheme, .