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Must Thurles Now Accept Dirty Industry?

Over the past 25 years, due to the failure of all ‘Elected Representatives ‘ and indeed others, taking on the mantle of responsibility for promoting Thurles, little has been achieved in the way of job creation. Town residents have had to listen to tortuous, self promoting and political vote catching pontification from representatives, while little […]

Tidy Towns Competition 2011 Launched

Tidy Towns 2011

The 2011 Tidy Towns Competition was officially launched today by Mr. Phil Hogan, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government. Minister Hogan was joined in Farmleigh House by Mr. Martin Kelleher, Managing Director of SuperValu, latter once again, proud sponsors of this years competition.

Speaking at the launch, […]

Auction Of Dr Tony Ryan’s Personal Art & Antiques.

Love Awakened by Giovanni Battista Lombardi.

One of Ireland’s finest and most valuable private collection of art and antiques, from the estate of the late Dr Anthony Ryan is to be broken up and partially sold at auction, by Christie’s of London. Objects to be sold will go on view in a special […]

Nenagh Jewellery Shop Raid

Three armed robbers, suspected of being involved in a raid on a jewellers shop in central Nenagh, are being detained by Gardai.

A shot was fired during this attempted robbery at the shop of Tadgh O’Flynn Jeweller’s on Mitchell Street, Nenagh, Co Tipperary, but no one was hurt in the incident.

Two men who entered […]

Moneygall Explosives Truck Crashes In Obama’s Roots

Photography Courtesy Canon Stephen Neill

A truck, carrying potentially dangerous explosive materials, has crashed into a shopfront in the village of Moneygall,Co Offaly, latter to which US President Barack Obama is expected to visit at the end of next month, just a few hundred metres from the Tipperary County Border.

Shop owners, the […]