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Tullamore has potential to enhance its town centre for residents, visitors, and the local economy, according to the Green Party, whose Town Centres First strate. ....
Green Party to Host Tullamore Town Centre Meeting Reporter: ); ); Tullamore has potential to enhance its town centre for residents, visitors, and the local economy, according to the Green Party, whose Town Centres First strategy will be discussed at a Tullamore Town Meeting on June 3. The Zoom meeting will be hosted by Minister Pippa Hackett, and will include presentations from Green Party Cllr Louise Heavin of Athlone, and former Offaly planner Vincent Hussey. “We pushed for a Town Centres First strategy in the Programme for Government and we’d like to talk about how that strategy might apply to Tullamore,” says Minister Hackett. “I’m looking forward to hearing from residents on how they envisage the future of the town. ....
Ministers Noonan and Hackett meet with BirdWatch Ireland
Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan TD, and Minister of State for Forestry, Land Use and Biodiversity, Pippa Hackett TDm, and officials from the NPWS / Department of Housing, Local Government Heritage and Heritage had a very constructive meeting this afternoon with BirdWatch Ireland to discuss the results of their Birds of Conservation Concern in Ireland (BOCCI) report. The BOCCI report was very much informed by data commissioned, collected, funded or supported by NPWS and so many of its findings were similar to those of NPWS own report on the status of birds protected by the Birds Directive in Ireland, prepared in 2019. ....
Laois should be part of new type of bank that could be tested in midlands says Green Party Minister Pippa Hackett says a report already exists for midlands local bank Reporter: ); ); Plans to create a Midlands Bank to pilot public banking in Ireland should be seriously considered according to the Laois Offaly based Minister Pippa Hacket. The Green Party Minister of State who sits at Government meetings was speaking following the announcement that KBC is to withdraw from the Irish market, on foot of a similar announcement from Ulster Bank and the closure of 88 branches of Bank of Ireland ....
Offaly courthouse to benefit from €200,000 funding boost Reporter: ); Funding of €200,000 has been awarded for conservation works to Birr Courthouse under the 2021 Historic Towns Initiative and will be used to secure the fabric of this significant building in the town. The special heritage fund will see much-needed work carried out to the town s 19th century courthouse, which closed its doors in 2013. The building, which is situated along Townsend Street, is a protected structure and improvements are necessary to the roof, windows and some of the walls. It s hoped the building will be brought back into use as a community arts hub with existing plans headed by Birr 20:20 to use and develop the building for use as a Creative Hub . ....