July, 2009 - Thurles Information

International Miss Macra 2009 Weekend Schedule

Clonoulty / Rossmore International Miss Macra Committee have just announced their schedule for their forthcoming festival weekend, which begins July30th to August 2nd 2009.

Plans are as follows: Thursday 30th July 7:00 pm – Contestants arrive in “The Venue” Dundrum House Hotel to meet organising committee. 9:00 pm – Meet and Greet with Host Families […]

U2 Concert – Special Trains From Thurles

IARNROD Éireann are to run special return train services for the U2 concerts in Croke Park Stadium, Dublin, this coming weekend.

Fans will be able to avoid the expense of staying overnight in Dublin or having the hassle of delays and parking associated by driving, and can avail of these special return services from Heuston […]

Irelands Economic Crash

From the author of The Celtic Tiger: The Myth of Special Partnership (2000) and The Corporate Takeover of Ireland (2007) comes a new book entitled ‘Irelands Economic Crash’.

The author, Dr. Kieran Allen, a senior lecturer at the School of Sociology in University College Dublin, recounts how a miracle economy turned into an economic disaster […]

Department Of Agriculture Puts Tipperary Under The Axe

Forty-two local Department of Agriculture offices are to be abolished in the most drastic re-organisation in the history of the Agri service, as part of cost cutting measures.

County Tipperary will lose four offices and twelve other Irish counties will be without a local centre. Thurles.Info understands that this plan has been given the green […]

McCarthy Report An Unprecedented Attack On Rural Ireland

Fine Gael TD, Deputy Noel Coonan has strongly criticised recommendations from An Bord Snip’s report which he claims will have a huge future impact on the everyday lives of the people of North Tipperary, if implemented. Speaking to Thurles.Info today Deputy Coonan stated:

“The McCarthy report has begun an unprecedented attack on rural Ireland and […]