July, 2009 - Thurles Information

Fairtrade Products From Palestine Launched In Ireland

Pictured here is Gerard O’Hara, Thurles Fairtrade Town committee, presenting competition winner Jerry Comerford, Templetuohy, Thurles Co.Tipperary with a Fairtrade hamper, accompanied by Noel Kennedy member of Thurles Fairtrade Town committee.

Meanwhile the first Fairtrade Certified products from Palestine were launched in Ireland recently. Zaytoun’s range of organic and Fairtrade Certified Olive Oils are the […]

An Bord Snip Recommend Abolition Of Tipperary Institute

The Government’s influential cost-cutting body dubbed “An Bord Snip Nua”, charged with finding billions in savings across all Government departments and the public sector, made its report public today.

The published report however brought what has been described as cataclysmic news for the Co. Tipperary towns of Thurles and Clonmel, with the recommendation that Tipperary […]

Operation Safari – Eight Arrested

Police in Munster have severely setback the operations of a criminal gang, which has been terrorising communities across counties Limerick, Clare and Tipperary since the beginning of this year.

A dedicated Irish Garda operation, code-named Operation Safari, which is being led by Asst Commissioner Kevin Ludlow, former director of training at the Garda Training College […]

Shannon Region – Win €1000

Visitors to the Shannon Region this Summer are invited to enter their holiday snaps in a competition with the chance to win a whopping €1,000 cash prize! So, dust those camera’s down and start snapping! Take a photo of what you discover while on holiday this Summer in the wild and magnificent Shannon Region and […]

Holycross Abbey – Orla And John Wed

The beautiful and ancient venue of Holycross Abbey, near Thurles, Co. Tipperary has become the favourite hitching centre for marrying celebrates over the years. The Abbey was the chosen venue of Dolores O’Riordan of the ‘The Cranberries’ fame and more recently TV3 brunette beauty Collette Fitzpatrick to Station Director Niall McDermott. However, on Friday last, […]