Payment of Rates:
Rates are payable in 2 moieties/halves each year. The first moiety is payable immediately upon issue of the Rate Demand which is usually in March each year and the second moiety is due on the 1st July. Offaly County Council is happy to offer our Ratepayers the following payment methods:
PLEASE QUOTE YOUR RATE ACCOUNT NUMBER ON ALL CORRESPONDENCE
Online Payment
My Coco – Pay Rates, Rents and Loan Online
Offaly County Council is introducing a new system for online payments.
From 21st September 2023, you must use MyCoCo.ie for payment of commercial rates. You must register for this service.
Register here, using this step-by-step guide.
Once you have completed the registration process it may take up to 24 hours to activate your account.
Following activation, payments and viewing transaction history will be available here. You can commence making payments and viewing transactions from 21st September 2023. Register here If you have already registered, from 21/9/2023, you can log in here using your email and password and make a payment.
View the flyer here. If you have any queries relating to this, please contact us on rates@offalycoco.ie or call 057 93 46800.
Standing Order – Offaly County Council accepts payment of Rates by Standing Order (this form can be downloaded or can be obtained from the Rates Department on 057 93 57408).
By Phone Call – Payments may also be made over the phone by giving your credit card/laser card details to our Cash Office at 057 93 46867
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) – Lodge directly to Offaly County Council’s Bank Account. Please quote ‘Rates’ and account number with Offaly County Council in the narrative. Contact the Central Revenue Collection Department for more details 057 9357408.
By Post – Cheques/Postal orders/Money orders/Bank drafts – crossed and made payable to Offaly County Council. Post to: Central Revenue Collection Department, Offaly County Council, Aras an Chontae, Charleville Road, Tullamore, Co. Offaly.
If you wish to make arrangements to pay by instalments, this can be arranged through your Revenue Staff Officer. Offaly County Council is divided into areas for the purposes of Rate Collection and each area is assigned a Revenue Staff Officer.
Strong Customer Authentication (SCA)
How you use your payment card online is changing from 1st January, 2021
Here at Offaly County Council, you will notice some changes when using your payment card on our website.
You will be asked to provide additional verification to confirm it’s really you using your card. This is an extra layer of security called Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and is being rolled out in order to keep your card safe and secure, in accordance with the EU Payments Services Directive 2 (PSD2).
SCA requires banks to check that payments are being made by the correct cardholder and not a fraudster, by asking customers for additional methods of identification such as; cardholder address/mobile number/email address.
We have been asked by your bank to facilitate these security checks. If you experience any difficulties while authorising your payment to us, please contact you own bank as you may need to update your cardholder address/mobile number/email address on their records.
This service will make it easier for you to pay your local authority charges.
Cash/Cheques/Postal Orders/Credit or Debit Card– Pay at the following Council’s Cash Offices;
Offaly County Council
Áras an Chontae, Charleville Road, Tullamore R35F893
9.30am to 4pm – Monday to Friday (open during lunchtime) Tel. 057 93 46867
Birr Municipal District
Civic Offices, Wilmer Road, Birr R42AD82 Tel. 057 91 24900
9:30 am to 4pm – Monday to Thursday
9:30am to 1pm – Friday (closed Friday afternoon)
Edenderry Municipal District
Town Hall, Edenderry R45K766 Tel. 046 97 31256
9:30am to 1pm and 2pm to 4.00pm – Monday to Thursday (closed 1pm to 2pm for lunch)
9:30am to 1pm – Friday (closed Friday afternoon)
Tullamore Municipal District
Town Hall, Cormac Street, Tullamore R35WV59 Tel. 057 93 52470
9:30am to 4pm – Monday (closed Monday only from 1pm to 2pm for lunch)
9:30am to 4pm – Tuesday to Friday (open during lunchtime)
You can find contact details for each Revenue Staff Officer here.