Community Hospital of the Assumption Graveyard Remembered

The somewhat forgotten burial ground, found to the rear of the new Community Hospital of the Assumption, once the infamous Thurles Workhouse has once more been rekindled in our fading memories with the erection of a memorial stone in this cemetery.

The monument was erected by the local Sisters of Mercy Order of Nuns and [...]

Shannondoc Thurles God Save Us

Plain arrogance, no I am not referring to disgraced Willie O’Dea’s announcement that he will run again for the position of TD in the next General Election.

Maybe it is because my own family doctor offers me and my dependants a five star service. By five star service I mean accurate diagnoses, the insistence that [...]