June, 2009 - Thurles Information

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance 2009

Back to School Clothing and Footwear Allowance or BTSCFA is designed to help Irish families to meet the cost of uniforms and footwear for children between 2 and 22 years, attending school before October 1st. of the year you apply. The scheme operates from 1 June to 30 September each year and is provided by […]

Lisbon Treaty – Martin Mansergh Welcomes Brussels Agreement

In a deal secured in Brussels in the past week, by Taoiseach Brian Cowen and Foreign Affairs Minister Micheál Martin, EU leaders have satisfied Irish government’s concerns with an agreement that would not alter “one dot or one a comma” of the EU’s reform treaty.

Minister Martin Mansergh, a Fianna Fail Oireachtas member for Tipperary […]

Leaving Cert – Now For Some Lessons For Life

When the Leaving Certificate results come out on August 12th 2009, not all students will opt to attend a third-level institution, but all will most certainly enter the University of Life.

Here are 45 rules, based on experience, that if followed, are guaranteed to make life’s tests a little easier.

1. Life isn’t […]

Thurles – Clean To European Norms

Thurles Town improves its standing in the IBAL (Irish Business Against Litter) league.

Just one of the three County Tipperary towns taking part in the Irish Business Against Litter League has achieved “litter free” status.

Thurles is ranked 30th of the 60 towns and cities in the IBAL League and has improved from its “moderately […]

Sinn Féin – Political Party On The Rise?

Are Sinn Féin gaining respectability as a political party in Ireland or are we just seeing a backlash from voters protesting against a Fianna Fáil party in power, latter currently unable to demonstrate the slightest semblance of real leadership.

Denied allegation, this week, that Fine Gael, now Ireland’s largest political party in opposition, might be […]