April, 2011 - Thurles Information

Sitting Down On The Job Doubles Risk Of Bowel Cancer

Tipperary readers beware, new findings suggest no amount of leisure time spent in physical activity can offset the harm done by ‘sitting down on the job.’

According to new research, having a desk job, for more than 10 years, can double the risk of a major type of bowel cancer. Australian research Scientists have found […]

Original Sins Hits The Book Shelves

Original Sins

A new and exciting publication entitled ‘Original Sins,’ an anthology of short stories by some 22 Irish authors, has just hit our book shelves. This anthology, which includes contributions from Tipperary author’s, Majella O’Gorman,(Thurles), Stella Lannigan, (Gortnahoe), Mary Healy, (Freshford), Maura Barrett, (Killenaule), Martha Woodcock, (Cuffesgrange) and Jane de Montmorency, latter […]

Guide Dog Training Fund Presentation.

B. Shanahan & PJ. Hogan, Guide Dogs

Picture shows Guide Dog owner, Billy Shanahan, Willowmere Drive, Thurles, presenting a cheque for €20,500 to P.J. Hogan, Senior Trainer with Irish Guide Dog’s for the Blind, at a recent function held in the Anner Hotel, Thurles, Co.Tipperary.

The cheque, proceeds from Billy’s various fund raising […]

ISS Passes Over Ireland Again

The International Space Station (ISS) is making another few passes over Ireland over the next week. The last ISS flyovers over Ireland mentioned on thurles.info were pretty spectacular and well worth going out to see.

It looks like the weather is going to be great for the next week, so we should have clear skies […]

The State Of The Nation Financially

Approx 21%, or 735,000 Irish Adults have an average of €70 left each month after essential bills are paid. Significant numbers of Irish people no longer see a future for themselves or indeed their families here in Ireland according to the Irish League of Credit Unions.

The Irish League of Credit Unions has announced the […]