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Pride of Place 2012 Adjudicators Report
Adjudicators’ Report: Durrow, County Laois – Category 11: This was an excellent entry and presentation. As adjudicators we were greatly impressed by the manner in which the history of Durrow was outlined by way of pageant, from the time the deeds of the estate of Castle Durrow were granted to Lord and Lady Flowers to read more...
Kieran ‘Mono’ Monahan Memorial Night – March 2nd 2013
A Charity Fundraiser will be held on Saturday, March 2nd at Dec’s Bar, Durrow, Co. Laois. The fundraiser is in aid of a Local Adolescent Development Centre for Kieran ‘Mono’ Monahan Memorial Night. Doors open at 8.30pm, with the first event at 9pm. Events on the night include: Wax or Dye Slave for a day Auction Raffle read more...
Unwanted Christmas Gifts Appeal – Winter 2013
Unwanted_Gifts Do you have any NEW but Unwanted Christmas Gifts ? Durrow Development Forum will gladly take them off your hands! Unwanted gifts will then be sold during the St Patrick’s Day festivities as part of our ongoing fundraising. To donate your Unwanted but Unopened gifts, just drop them into the Post Office or Happy Days Crèche. Any further inquiries please read more...
Tidy Towns Report – Durrow 2012
Tidy Towns Competition 2012: Adjudication Report - Centre: Durrow Ref: 412 County: Laois Mark: 294 Category: B Date(s): 08/06/2012 Category Maximum Mark Marks in 2011 Mark in 2012 Overall Development Approach 50 45 read more...
Welcome to Durrow… Online!
Durrow is a small town located in South Laois County, Ireland. Durrow Development Forum (DDF) is a voluntary community group de Auto Auction Center. dicated to the physical, Love-dating-sex Collection From Oprah Relationship Expert environmental, economic, social and cultural enhancement of the town and this website is one project of many undertaken by the Forum. Auto Auction read more...
A family history by Sheridan Friedman
My great grandmother, Mary Ann Sheeran, was born in 1885 to John Sheeran and Annie (Anastatia) Hargrove. She had an older brother, John, who died in infancy and a younger brother, Michael (1887-1971). He was Nancy Smith’s father. My great great grandfather, John Sheeran, worked for the railway at Abbeyleix. At the turn of the read more...
Stars in Your Eyes 2011 – A Review
Never before have so many international acts graced the stage on the same night as on Sat 5th November when the Annual ‘Stars in Your Eyes’ Show in aid of the Durrow Development Forum took place in the Castle Arms Hotel, Durrow. Hosted by Martin Lawlor, the show saw performances from 23 acts including Neil read more...
Michael D Higgins elected Nineth President of Ireland
Congratulations to Michael D Higgins who was today (October 29th 2011) elected the 9th President of Ireland. Michael D Higgins had visited Durrow during the Howya Festival in August of this year meeting the people of Durrow. Below is a few photos from his visit to our town… (function(d, s, id) { var js, read more...
Police highlight awareness of Burglaries – September 21st 2011
Contrary to popular belief, the majority of burglaries this year have been committed during daylight hours between the times of 8am to 5pm. The culprits generally gain entry through as rear window or door of houses or businesses. Bearing this in mind, I advise people to secure their premises as much as possible at all read more...