March, 2011 - Thurles Information

Kilcooley Church To Host Trad, Gospel & Blues Events

Sliabh-Ardagh Rural Development will host a series of events in Kilcooley Church, Gortnahoe, Thurles, Co Tipperary, over the coming months. These events which will include a number of concerts ranging from Folk, Trad, Gospel and Blues, a play which is a modern take on the life of St Joseph as well as some Choral Workshops.

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Thurles – Sure It’s All In A Days Work

Johnny Smith was an elderly, feeble man living alone in a run down house here in Thurles, Co. Tipperary. His family history was one of continued hardship and failure.

His only surviving relative, a son named Paddy, was serving a five year stretch in Portlaoise Prison. It seems that when Paddy was younger, he used […]

Tipperary Institute Record A 50% CAO Application Increase

Dr. Maria G. Hinfelaar, President LIT.

Tipperary Institute, with a campus here in Thurles, Co. Tipperary has recorded a further impressive increase in student applications in 2011, following a record intake of students in 2010. Figures, recently released from the Central Applications Office (CAO) demonstrate this remarkable 32% increase in the colleges applications […]

Dyslexia Seminar in Thurles

Rosaleen Durkin will be hosting a seminar titled “Practical strategies for dealing with dyslexia in children in educational environments” in the Tipperary Education Centre, Slievenamon Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

This seminar will take place on Thursday 31st of March at 19:00.

While this seminar is targeted at Primary School […]

X Factor Bosses Think Ireland Has No Talent

Bosses on the UK X Factor talent finding show have confirmed that no Irish auditions will take place this year.

The word on the street is that X Factor bosses won’t hold trials in Ireland this year, as British music executive, television producer and entrepreneur, Simon Philip Cowell thinks Ireland has no talent.

There’s outright […]