CLARA man and Fianna Fáil Councillor Frank Moran was elected unopposed to the chair of Offaly County Council during Monday afternoon s AGM. Cllr Moran wa.
An Bord Pleanala approve €20m Offaly retail project
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FULL planning permission has been granted for a €20m retail, cinema and restaurant complex on Church Road in Tullamore.
Tony Flanagan, the local man who heads up the development company hoping to build the Riverside centre, was told on Tuesday (May 11) that An Bord Pleanala had given the project the green light.
The planning decision opens the way for a major retailer to come to Tullamore after years of stagnation in the local market.
Mr Flanagan s company bought the site over four years ago and he drew up plans for a mixed-use development across five blocks up to three storeys high.
Vandalism and intimidation: Families being bullied in Offaly housing estates
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A local councillor told a recent meeting that there are housing estates in the county where people are being bullied and intimidated.
Cllr Seán O Brien raised the issue of problems in two estates in Tullamore, pointing out that vandalism and name-calling are taking place.
While some councillors don t like to talk about anti-social behaviour in the county s estates, because they rightly point out most residents are lawabiding, there has been a large increase in anti-social behaviour complaints received by the Council this year.
In 2018 there were 27 complaints in Tullamore Municipal District, 12 in the Edenderry Municipal District and eleven in Birr Municipal District.