November, 2008 - Thurles Information

Templemore Road – Funding Approved For Lighting

Independent North Tipperary County Councillor Micheál Lowry has announced that new lighting is to be installed on the Templemore road north of Thurles town.

Speaking to Thurles.Info, Micheál stated “I am pleased to advise that I have now obtained funding and full approval for the installation of seven new street lights on this stretch of […]

Poppy Sunday – If Ye Break Faith We Shall Not Sleep

The 11th November, each year, we remember our dead from the two Great World Wars, 1914-18 and 1939-45. This date is the day that World War I ended in 1918, and when the armistice was signed in Compiègne, Northern France, at 5am. On the closest Sunday to this November date, we remember the dead in […]

Mitchel House Restaurant – Wine Appreciation Dinner

Possible one of the best kept secrets in Thurles at this time is the Mitchel House Restaurant. Proprietors of this fine establishment are Michael and Denise O’Dwyer, both veterans of the world of good food. The restaurant is tucked away in the oldest part of Thurles town, with private free car parking at the rear, […]

Thurles Women – Tipperary Stone Throwers

Tipperary women, in particular, have a lot to answer. The next time the wife throws a plate in the direction of your head, the chances are she has Tipperary connections. This remark is borne out when we trace the true origins of the nickname attributed to natives of County Tipperary – “Stone Throwers“.

This nickname […]

Cormack Brothers – John Gore Jones Investigates Ellis Death

Confraternity Hall previously Thurles Jail

This weekend Loughmore Community Hall will stage their annual play, “The Cormack Brothers“, a true and tragic story which occurred during turbulent years in the Ireland of the mid 19th century. The play centres about the murder of a Tipperary Land Agent & the hanging of two innocent […]