SOLICITOR Jeremy Doyle has denied confirming he was to be paid €150,000 for entering into “dummy” contracts, never to be performed, for the onward sale of lands in Co Offaly at the centre of a land deal “scam” allegedly driven by former FF Cllr Gerard Killally.

BORD na Móna remains confident of boosting turnover to around €800 million over the next four to five years, despite seeing a 4% decline to €384m in its last financial year.

JUST 12 trainees have completed courses at a €6.7m Fás college which opened at the start of the year, prompting the Dáil’s Public Accounts watchdog (PAC) to launch an investigation.

Gardaí in Co Offaly are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man whose body was found in Tullamore this morning.

A MOTHER and daughter from County Offaly had one of their best days out yesterday when they travelled to Dublin to collect their €3.7 million winnings from last weekend’s Lotto draw.