Does Thurles CCTV Actually Work
Does the Thurles Town Closed-circuit television (CCTV) used in public area surveillance actually work? We ask this question because of the spate of malicious damage which was caused around the town...
View ArticleDeath Of Christina Shanahan, Littleton, Thurles
It was with great sadness we learned of the passing yesterday, Sunday 27th August 2017, of Mrs Christina (Chrissie) Shanahan (née Looby), No.6 McDonagh Tce, Littleton, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. The...
View ArticleCrayfish Plague Spreads To Tipperary’s Lorrha River
Earlier this year (May 2017 last), a large numbers of freshwater crayfish were reported as dead, on a stretch of the River Suir, downstream from Clonmel, in South Co. Tipperary. Analysis, then carried...
View ArticleAustrian Investor Purchases Anner Hotel
Anner Hotel, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Weeks of speculation locally that the Anner Hotel, Dublin Road, Thurles was about to change hands, was confirmed on Sunday last with the news that Capital...
View ArticleSauce For Goose Not Sauce For Gander
It is not possibly fully perceived by residents of this State, but ‘surprise’, ‘surprise’ my friends, but any person who parks a car on any roadside,, with a ‘For Sale’ sign plastered across its...
View ArticleJob Opportunity
An Post the state-owned provider of postal services in Republic of Ireland are currently setting up a panel for Temporary TV Licence Inspectors, from which temporary vacancies will be filled. Some...
View ArticleDeath Of Thomas Lawrence, Killenaule, Thurles
It was with great sadness we learned of the passing yesterday, Tuesday 29th August 2017, of Mr Thomas Lawrence, Kilkennybeg, Killenaule, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. The passing of Mr Lawrence, is most...
View ArticleDeath Of Jim Houlihan, Glengoole, Thurles
It was with great sadness we learned of the passing yesterday, Wednesday 30th August 2017, of Mr Jim Houlihan, Glengoole Village, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Tullow, Fethard, Co. Tipperary....
View ArticleEPA – Greater Focus Protecting Water Quality Req’d
World Water Week 2017 “A greater focus on protecting our most pristine water environments is needed,” says EPA Back in late April 2006 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received results of...
View ArticleThurles Native Caught Up In Hurricane Harvey Devastation
Journalist and Author Tom Ryan Reports:- An Irish soccer referee in Houston, Texas, yesterday paid tribute to the “caring spirit and generosity” of the people of Houston, in the wake and devastation of...
View ArticleWhite Helmets Rep’s To Accept Tipperary Peace Prize
Members of the Syrian Civil Defence (SCD), most often referred to as the ‘White Helmets’; a volunteer organisation that operates in parts of the rebel-controlled Syria and also in Turkey have been...
View ArticleDeath Of Gus Callanan, Ardbawn, Thurles
It is with great sadness we learned of the passing today, Friday 1st September 2017, of Mr Gus (Augustine) Callanan, Rosturra Crescent, Woodview, Limerick City, Co. Limerick and late of Ardbawn,...
View ArticleDeath Of James O’Dwyer, Clonoulty, Thurles
It was with great sadness we learned of the passing yesterday, Friday 1st September 2017, of Mr James (Jimmy) O’Dwyer (Scholar), Corbally Lower, Clonoulty, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Mr O’Dwyer passed...
View ArticleDeath Of Actor Mr Peader Lamb
It is with sadness we report the death of well known actor Mr Peader Lamb, Glenageary, Co. Dublin and late of An Cheathrú Rua in Conamara, Co. Galway, at the age of 87 years; which took place...
View ArticleDeath Of Saoirse Mitchell, Holycross, Thurles
It was with great sadness we learned of the passing of Ms Saoirse Mitchell, Graiguenoe, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, on Thursday 31st August 2017, her 21st birthday. Ms Mitchell passed away...
View ArticleDeath Of Tommy Doherty, Ballycahill, Thurles
It was with great sadness we learned of the passing, on Thursday 31st August 2017, of Mr Tommy Doherty, Ballycahill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Predeceased by his wife Cathy, Mr Doherty, passed away...
View ArticleWarning Chocolate Can Cause Unwanted Pregnancy
“Sure I suppose half of what you hear is enough to believe”, said I to Mikey Ryan, here in the Arch Bar, Liberty Square, Thurles, last Wednesday night. Mikey had been quietly ‘clearing his chest’ to...
View ArticleDeath Of Johanna O’Brien, formerly Monakeeba, Thurles
It was with great sadness we learned of the passing yesterday, Sunday 3rd September 2017, of Mrs Johanna (Hanna) O’Brien (née Murphy), formerly of Beechwood lawns, Monakeeba, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and...
View ArticleDeath of Vivion Brittain, Moycarkey, Thurles
It was with great sadness we learned of the passing yesterday, Monday 4th September 2017, of Mr Vivion Brittain, Moycarkey, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Clontarf, Co. Dublin. Mr Brittain...
View ArticleDeath Of Billy McKenna, Ballydavid, Littleton, Thurles
It was with great sadness we learned of the passing yesterday, Wednesday 6th September 2017, of Mr Billy McKenna, Ballydavid, Littleton, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. The passing of Mr McKenna, is most...
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