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Government Directive Drives Up Cost Of ESB Again

Households in Tipperary and nationally will soon be paying more than €500 a year in ‘Green Taxes’, and in a double blow, households who are already facing a 5% hike in electricity charges, due to an environmental levy, could soon be hit by a second price rise as early as September next.

These revelations come […]

International Reunion For Priests In Saint Patrick’s College

Saint Patrick’s College here in Thurles, County Tipperary, will welcome visitors from all over the world on Tuesday next as it hosts its International reunion for past students.

More than 100 priests from five continents will assemble for this ninth reunion of past pupils of the former seminary.

The reunion is held every five years […]

Free Multicultural Workshops For Kids

A multicultural workshops for children will be held in Cashel Library from the 9th-13th August, from 10:30 am-12.00 noon.

This is a good chance for children to learn about different countries, sample some traditional food and take part in some crafts and games from that country.

Workshops are FREE and suitable for 7-12 year olds. […]

Bite Me – If Tipperary Dentists Are Not Suing The HSE

Bite Me Please!

The High Court was told on Thursday last that Dentists whose practices were heavily dependent on medical card patient treatments face closure before the end of this year. Ms Justice Mary Irvine is to decide next week if the court can restrain the HSE from applying major cutbacks to the […]

Rozanna Purcell – Miss Universe Ireland 2010

Tipperary Beauty, Miss Rozanna Purcell

The “Luck of the Irish” has been slow to materialise with regard to the Miss Universe Pageant down the years.

Sure enough, Miss Roberta Brown almost made it in 1983 when she was placed as second runner-up to Lorraine Downes who represented New Zealand. Then there were of […]