Geashill Tidy Towns

19/09/2026

TY- Gaisce Awards
At a time when it’s so hard to get volunteers to help out with work around the village, imagine our delight at having 4 young Transition Year students sign up as part of their Gaisce Awards programme.
A big welcome to Maggie May, Caden, along with Thomas and Sam seen below, who worked tirelessly this morning.

13/09/2026

06/09/2026

05/09/2026

Lovely to be out and about the village on this fine Saturday morning making a start on the Autumn clean-up.

17/08/2026

As a mark of respect to the Coughlan and Kelly families on the passing of Kathleen Coughlan (nee Kelly), the Heritage Week event scheduled for Tuesday 18th August in the Old School Geashill, will be deferred to a later date.
Sincere condolences from Geashill Tidy Towns. May she Rest in Peace.

11/07/2026

Gardening Sustainably during the Warm Spell.

It‘s during extreme weather conditions such as those we are currently experiencing that some of the sustainable measures we have put in place around the village really pay off.

Our Rainwater Harvesting Barrels are a great help with thirsty plants and flowers. A good tip is to water at soil level rather than spraying the tops of plants which has less benefit.
Our Rainwater Planters need very little water as they have an inbuilt irrigation system.

We also applied layers of lovely rich organic mulch to our flower beds from our Wire Leaf Composters in the Glebe Walk. It feeds the soil, suppresses weeds and reduces evaporation. How good is that?

Our Xeriscape beds by the shop and on the Tullamore Rd need very little water as they are planted through a deep mulch of chippings.
It looks like we may get these conditions more often so we must learn to manage them as sensibly and sustainably as we can.

22/06/2026

Internationally acclaimed Finnish sculptor Jaakko Pernu will conduct a two week artist residency in Geashill in September which will culminate in the making of an environmental sculpture entitled “Planting”in the Glebe Walk.

The project - presented by Geashill Tidy Towns in partnership with Offaly County Council and supported through Culture Ireland - will form part of Ireland’s wider cultural engagement during its Presidency of the EU.

The site-specific sculpture will explore themes central to his practice: landscape, heritage, community, sustainability, and our relationship with the natural environment.

The residency will include:
- Public Open Studio Sessions.
- ⁠Artist Talk and Discussion.
- ⁠Education Programme with Geashill National School.
- ⁠Community Music Evening at St. Mary’s Church.
- ⁠Documentary Film Exploring the Residency Process.

18/06/2026

Sign for the Yellow Lough Orchard
Our recently planted little orchard of 7 native apple trees, including Lady‘s Finger of Offaly and Irish Peach are now marked by their very own nameplate.
The trees, planted and cared for by our volunteers will have their first fruits removed so that energy will go into producing strong roots and lots of apples in future years.