April, 2011 - Thurles Information

Vandals Target Train Signalling Equipment

Irish Rail services between Heuston Dublin, Cork, Kerry and Limerick train stations are now operating almost as normal, following only minor delays, after signalling equipment was targeted by mindless vandalism overnight.

Irish Rail

There were delays of up to 45 minutes on these routes earlier, after vandals had caused a signaling fault at […]

Mother’s Day-Mum You’d Be Better Off In Prison

Happy Mother's Day

Mum, in prison you would get three square meals a day cooked for you. At home, you cook three square meals a day and try to persuade your kids to eat it. In prison, you get an hour each day in the yard to exercise and mingle. At home you […]

ICE In Case of Emergency

My thanks to Carol Ryan, who passed on this excellent idea to us from the Ambulance Service.

We all carry our mobile phones with names and numbers stored in its memory. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending to our needs, while having access to our […]

Thurles The Princess Diana Invitation

I never really believed that the late Princess Diana would ever accept an invitation to visit Thurles, but ‘nothing ventured ‘ for Thurles, can often result in ‘nothing gained.‘

Over 4 million British tourists had visited the Republic of Ireland in 2006. Tourism in Thurles was then practically non existent, with those responsible for marketing […]

Thurles WEEE Collection Saturday May 28th 2011

WEEE is anything with a plug normally attached and WEEE Ireland will be making collections from 10.00a.m until 4.00pm, on Saturday 28th of May 2011 from the following Venues:- Town Car Park, Main Square, Templemore and the Mid-Tipperary Mart Yard, Stradavoher, herein Thurles Town.

So here is your chance to bring along your old appliances […]