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Intensive Care Unit At Nenagh General Hospital To Close

The HSE chief for acute hospitals in the mid-west has confirmed that they plan to go ahead with plans to close the facilities at both Nenagh and Ennis General Hospitals. John Hennessy also confirmed that certain acute medicine services will also be transferred from Nenagh and Ennis to the mid western regional hospital in Limerick. […]

Motorists Advised To Drive With Caution

In Tipperary, motorists, particularly around Thurles, are being warned to be especially careful.

Road temperatures continue to drop and snow is falling in many parts of the country. Conditions on secondary and minor roads are treacherous. Drive with extreme care and remember gentle maneuvers are the key to safe driving.

Motorists are experiencing very icy […]

Pat Shortt In TV Series Mattie

Following the long running success of Killinaskully, Irelands No 1 comedian and Thurles native Pat Shortt returns to light up our television screens this Christmas in a pilot for a brand new TV series, “MATTIE”.

Pat Shortt as Mattie

The ever-popular comedian and award-winning actor plays Mattie Dwyer, a country detective, transferred to […]

Thurles Link Road Open

The first 7km section of the Nenagh-Limerick M7 motorway, known as the Nenagh Bypass, which includes a new link to the Thurles Interchange, is now officially open

The section comprises part of Nenagh’s existing N7 bypass, which has been upgraded to motorway standard, and includes an interchange with the R498 Thurles road.

Full motorway restrictions […]

An Taisce Objects To Two Mile Borris Casino

An Taisce has raised objections to what it calls a “Las Vegas-style” Casino, plans for which were recently announced for the village of Two-Mile-Borris, Thurles, Co Tipperary at the Horse and Jockey Hotel.

Model of planned Two-Mile-Borris Casino

An Taisce, through it’s heritage officer, Mr Ian Lumley, suggests that the plan is based […]