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Thurles Garda Vetting Unit – Five Additional Staff

Five additional members of staff are to be recruited to the Thurles Garda Central Vetting Unit (GCVU) to manage approximately 65,000 vetting applications currently awaiting processing.

The average processing time for vetting applications received at the GCVU is in the region of 10 to 12 weeks, given that demand is particularly high at present.

The […]

Scoil Na mBriathre Tipperary Know Their Onions

The prize winning pupils in the Agri-Aware’s nationwide Incredible Edibles competition gathered in Dublin Zoo yesterday to receive prizes worth over €5,000 to help them develop school gardens.

Monastery Primary School (Scoil na mBriathre 3rd class) in Tipperary town was the nationwide winner out of thousands of primary schools which took part in the competition […]

Barry Andrews TD Visits Tipperary

Minister Barry Andrews TD

Visiting County Tipperary on Monday last, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Barry Andrews, T.D., opened a new childcare facility in Ballingarry, Thurles and a Youth Centre in Tipperary Town.

The Brightsparks childcare facility in Ballingarry opened for business in February and provides a current service to 34 children. […]

French Team Bow Out – Sour Grapes Taste Sweet

To day the French bowed out of the World Cup and today my ‘sour grapes’ tasted ever so sweet.

Ah, the French, you’ve just got to love them. They’ve given the world French Fries, French Kissing and French Wine, the latter for which they are most famous, but when Thierry Henry used his shameful hand, […]

Casino TwoMileBorris Could Be Nearer Than We Think

The recent announcement of a proposed Casino for the village of TwoMileBorris, Thurles, Co.Tipperary, could be closer than we think, if the present Government were to release details of their proposed intended changes to the Gaming and Lotteries Act .

This outdated legislation, The Gaming and Lotteries Act of 1956, is a major hurdle which […]