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Offaly gets large funding boost to tackle bog roads problem

The deep layer of peat that lies beneath much of the road infrastructure in Offaly has been very problematic over the years because it leads to the road surfaces rapidly subsiding and deteriorating. Local councillors have been arguing for years that ...

07 Apr 2022 at 11:33

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Deposits of bog iron ore discovered on Offaly bog

The accompanying photograph shows deposits of bog iron ore which was discovered recently by a reader at Clongawney bog, which is just off the N62 Birr to Cloghan Road. Bog iron ore was used for thousands of years in the making of swords weapons and ...

21 Jul 2023 at 13:33

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US World War II pilot crash landed on Offaly bog after mistaking it for tarmac

2024 marks the 80th anniversary of an unusual crash landing involving Flight Officer Iris Dillon of the USA Air Force on an Offaly bog. The story of this man takes us from San Diego to the skies of World War II, to Colorado, with one significant ...

24 Jan 2024 at 10:33

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US World War II pilot who crashed on bog was bought to Laois after rescue

2024 marks the 80th anniversary of an unusual crash landing involving Flight Officer Iris Dillon of the USA Air Force on an Offaly bog. The pilot's story takes us from San Diego to the skies of World War II, to Colorado, with one significant ...

27 Jan 2024 at 16:33

When a US Air Force pilot crash landed on Offaly bog he thought was tarmac

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When an US Air Force pilot crash landed on Offaly bog he thought was tarmac

27 Jan 2024 at 18:33

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Spate of thefts of turf from bogs in Offaly in dead of night

There has been a number of thefts of turf in Offaly in recent weeks with locals reporting people on bogs in the dead of night. With many people currently saving turf on bogs across the county, reports locally of thefts have ...

30 Jun 2024 at 10:33

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Warning as thieves bag and steal turf from Offaly bogs in dead of night

28 Jun 2024 at 07:33

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