Person: Sean Lowry

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golf

Clara brought to a standstill as thousands welcome Shane Lowry home

Shane Lowry said the feeling of winning The Open “hasn’t sunk in yet” as he was welcomed home to County Offaly.

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Eugene McGee 'was without doubt one of the greats'

golf

‘We always called him the birdie man’

gaa

More than a player with skill and talent

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Stars turn out for Minor Championships launch

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On the Rhode to ending Offaly’s drought

Victims of crime support group paid out €1m last year

NEARLY €1 million was paid out last year by the Commission for the Support of Victims of Crime, its annual report showed yesterday.

Fri, 11 Apr, 2008

Dunne says Offaly took eye off the ball

FOURTEEN weeks and countless more twists and turns need to be negotiated before the number of teams in this year’s football championship is siphoned down to two but one county is already guaranteed it’s place in Croke Park on the third Sunday in September.

Sat, 09 Jun, 2007

Crime victim support groups get €1.2m boost

More than €1m of public money is to be spent on victim support groups this year, the Government announced today.

Thu, 11 Jan, 2007

Kearns one of five on list for Laois manager’s job

LAOIS official Joe O’Dwyer has rejected claims that Liam Kearns will be appointed the county’s football manager tonight.

Wed, 20 Sep, 2006

Goals secure win for Offaly

Offaly 2-12 Laois 0-08

Sun, 21 May, 2006

New commission to help crime victims

A new specialist commission is to be set up to support victims of crime, it emerged tonight.

Tue, 08 Mar, 2005

Probation shakeup could reduce jail numbers

A SYSTEM aimed at assessing the threat of offenders could reduce the number sent to jail, the head of the Probation and Welfare Service (PWS) said yesterday.

Wed, 04 Aug, 2004

Lack of funding is keeping inmates in jail, TD warns

UP to 1,000 offenders who should be doing community service are in prison because the Probation and Welfare service is under resourced, a TD claimed yesterday.

Fri, 02 Jul, 2004

Overstretched probation officers face further budget cuts

PROBATION and welfare officers, already struggling to cope, are to have their budget cut by a further 8% next year, the Oireachtas heard yesterday.

Sat, 29 Nov, 2003

Rehab straightens out young criminals

AN independent report has established that serious and persistent young criminals are more than twice as likely to go straight if they participate in rehabilitation courses run by the probation services.

Tue, 10 Dec, 2002