County Offaly

County Offaly (Irish: Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county of Ireland. County Offaly is in the province of Leinster. It is named after the old kingdom of Uí Failghe. The population of County Offaly is 76,687 as of 2011.^[1]

County Offaly Contae Uíbh Fhailí
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Ireland
Province	Leinster
Dáil Éireann	Laois–Offaly
EU Parliament	Midlands–North-West
County seat	Tullamore
Government
• Type	County Council
Area
• Total	2,001 km2 (773 sq mi)
• Rank	18th
Population  (2011)	76,687
• Rank	24th
Car plates	OY
Website	www.offaly.ie

Population

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) estimates that the rise in population in 2006 had 2,026 natural people and 5,179 people who migrated from both Ireland and the world.

In the 2011 census, 35.7% (27,378) were under the age of 25 and 11.6% (8,909) of people over the age of 65.

Media

Radio

Midlands 103 broadcasts in Laois, Offaly and Westmeath is based in Tullamore.

Print

There are a few local newspapers in County Offaly such as The Offaly Independent and the Tullamore Tribune.