October, 2010 - Thurles Information

Finally Tipperary Schools Can Get Water Grants

Those of you, our valued 194,522 readers, who doubt our claim that present Government Ministers actually rush to read our blogs every morning, (as soon as they clock in.) please now take note. I am referring of course to our recent blog entitled “Integrated Plan Generating 300,000 Jobs A Fairytale“.

More than 1,800 schools will […]

Tipperary Vocational Education Committee’s Worried

Vocational Education Committee’s (VEC) ( Coiste Gairmoideachais) are a Irish statutory local education body that administers some secondary education and most adult education here in the state. VEC’s were originally created by the Vocational Education Act 1930, as successors to the Technical Instruction Committees established by the Agriculture and Technical Instruction (Ireland) Act 1899.

Thurles Garda Vetting Unit Gets Ten Extra Part Time Staff

Information, just released, reveals that an additional ten persons have been recruited to Thurles’s Garda Central Vetting Unit to manage the 60,000 vetting applications currently awaiting processing. This now brings to 15 the number of employees extra introduced to the service since June last.

North Tipperary Deputy Noel Coonan confirming this news stated:

“The Minister […]

Europe Direct National Soapbox Competition

It is not often you get a chance to have your say nowadays living in a ‘Nanny Republic’ as we do. However Europe Direct Ireland are inviting you to enter a national soapbox competition and by doing so, win some fantastic prizes!

To highlight the importance the European Union places on ‘Climate Change’ they are […]

Martin Sheen Comes Home To Tipperary For Stella Days

Martin Sheen

Now aged in his seventies, Ramón Antonio Gerard Estévez, better known by his stage name Martin Sheen returns to his Irish ancestral county of Tipperary, as cameras are set to roll on the set of Newgrange Pictures’ new feature film ‘Stella Days’ on Sunday, November 7th. Tipperary will play host to […]