Offaly business man s nine decades of achievement recalled
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OFFALY History seldom write a blog on a living person but we are making an exception for John Flanagan, the modest man from the Meelaghans, Puttaghan and New Road, Tullamore who has invested his whole life (so far) in making Tullamore a better place for people to live, work, bank and even pray in.
We in Offaly History occupy offices at Bury Quay rebuilt for us in 1991-2 by the John Flanagan firm and now Offaly Archives, another Flanagan development is located at Axis Business Park, Tullamore. Perhaps his greatest achivement was the building of Tullamore Court Hotel. Great in that it was against the odds and had been talked about in Tullamore for thirty years but nothing was done.
New Offaly Covid-19 vaccination centre to open this week
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2 May 2021
Pictured at the new Covid vaccination centre in Tullamore are Head of Primary Care HSE Joe Ruane, Barry Cowen TD, Councillor Sean O Brien, and others at a walk through of the facilities );
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IT has been a week of great hope with the launch of the vaccination centre in Tullamore and the sense that we are finally moving on and out of what has been months of lock downs, job losses, fear and worry.
Last week, local TDs, councillors and members of the press were brought on a tour of a newly established vaccination centre at the Tullamore Court hotel.
Offaly man disqualified from driving for four years for multiple motoring offences
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An Offaly man was disqualified from holding a driving licence for four years during last week s Tullamore Court session.
Robert Daly, 29 Coologue, Daingean was charged with having no insurance on two separate occasions, on December 10, 2019, at Ballycon, Daingean, and on January 10, 2020 at Daingean Road, Tullamore. He was charged with having no driving licence on December 10, 2019 and with speeding on January 10, 2020.
The defending solicitor Donal Farrelly said his client was pleading guilty to all offences.
Garda Finbar Leahy told the court that Mr Daly s speed had been 89kph in a 50kph zone and he had a number of previous convictions “including driving under the influence of an intoxicant” and no insurance.
Man in court after stealing nurse s bike from Tullamore hospital
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A MAN was convicted of stealing a nurse s bike from the hospital during last week s Tullamore Court sitting.
Terry Jenkins, 62 Cloncollig Tullamore pleaded guilty to committing the offence on October 27 last at Tullamore hospital.
Sgt James O Sullivan told the court the defendant was seen stealing the pedal bike and cycling away.
“The nurse s helmet was on the bike as well,” said the sergeant. “The bike was worth €200 and it wasn t recovered.”
He said Mr Jenkins had 67 previous convictions including a section 6 public order offence (for which he served three months imprisonment) and section 15 of the theft act (for which he served ten months in Mountjoy).
IT has been a week of great hope with the launch of the vaccination centre in Tullamore and the sense that we are finally moving on and out of what has been mon.