January 28, 2011 - Thurles Information

Nenagh Hospital May Lose ICU In February

Nenagh Hospital to be further downgraded

The already downgraded Nenagh General Hospital here in North Tipperary could lose its intensive care unit as early as next month, the Nenagh Hospital Action Group now claims.

At the end of 2009, the Health Service Executive (HSE) confirmed plans to close the ICUs at Nenagh and […]

Wikileaks CIA Link To Shot Tipperary Native

Tipperary native Michael Dwyer pictured with Eduardo Rozsa

A Wikileaks cable reveals that a Bolivian prosecutor believed that one of the men travelling with Tipperary native Michael Dwyer, when he travelled to Bolivia in 2009 was in regular contact with a former CIA agent.

Mr Dwyer, 24, from Ballinderry in Tipperary, a construction […]

30% Drop In Funding For North Tipperary National Roads

Severe weather affects North Tipperary road surfaces

In respect of funding for the North Tipperary National Roads Programme the Government has allocated €2,952,197 for the constituency in 2011 in comparison to €4,216,200 last year. This represents a 30% drop in funding over last years allocation.

Local Fine Gael Deputy Noel Coonan has expressed […]

Tipperary Institute Students Register To Vote

Sometimes I wonder if all of the money spent on education is wasted, but actions taken by students yesterday and hopefully today, have allayed those fears.

The Union of Students in Ireland (USI) will take a visit to Leinster House today to officially launch their ‘Your Future, Your Vote‘ campaign.

The USI “Your Future, Your […]

How To Cast Your Vote In A Dysfunctional Ireland

Chartist Demonstration Poster of 1848

We here in Ireland need to behave like the Charterist Movement of the early 1840’s, and we, unlike them, have one advantage, we have the right to vote.

With the present General Election looming, most of those who have been part of our outgoing government are fully aware […]