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Nursing Homes Versus Prisons

Between you and me (and this is not widely known so keep it to yourself), the outgoing Fianna Fáil /Greens outfit often consulted me here at Thurles.Info for advice on solving some, shall we just say difficult economic issues. Fact is, and if the truth was fully told, I should be running this country, and […]

Nationwide Visits Ryan’s Daughter

The “Ryan’s Daughter” restaurant, managed by Garry and Geraldine Roche, is a well known and popular haunt of Cashel and Tipperary locals. The restaurant is also particularly well known to long distance travellers, who take a well deserved break, away from the busy, fast M8 motorway, on their journeys between Dublin and Cork.

Situated under […]

Irish Society A History Of Class Struggle

We welcome contributor Proinsias Barrett, who writes objectively here, in reference to a previous post on thurles.info entitled “How To Cast Your Vote In A Dysfunctional Ireland.”

To introduce Proinsias to our readers, he is a Thurles town native, who now lives in Galway City. He has worked in Sound Engineering and Event Production for […]

Free Breakfast To Celebrate World Fairtrade Day

Free Breakfast To Celebrate World Fairtrade Day

Thurles Fairtrade Town Committee is hosting a free Global Fairtrade Breakfast at the Farmers Market on Saturday, 14th May from 9.30-11.30am. The breakfast will be one of thousands of events hosted by the global network of Fairtrade Organisations in seventy three countries to celebrate World Fairtrade […]

International Hurling Festival – Thurles Sarsfields

Thurles Sarsfields 1908 with Capt Tom Semple.

A competition, whose aim is to promote hurling on an international basis and also promote Thurles Town and its environs as a tourist attraction, is being organised by Thurles Sarsfields, latter one of the oldest, most traditional and most successful clubs in Tipperary.

The hope is […]