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Sunderland AFC Prepare Offer For Shane Long

Tipperary Born Shane Long

It is widely rumoured this morning that Sunderland AFC are preparing a £7m bid for 24 year old Tipperary born striker Shane Long.

But can the Irish striker be attracted to the 49,000 capacity all-seater Stadium of Light?

Sunderland officially nicknamed, The Black Cats, sponsored by Tombola, are expected […]

International Space Station Over Thurles Tonight

ISS Front View

The International Space Station (ISS) is making yet another pass over Thurles tonight. The last passes over Ireland mentioned on thurles.info have been quite spectacular and tonight should be no different, showing a magnitude of -3.0 (Very Bright).

With our sky presently showing broken cloud, it looks like the ISS […]

Nenagh Native Dr Derry Gleeson Dies

Dr Derry Gleeson. R.I.P.

The death has occurred, aged 88, of Tipperary born Dr Derry Gleeson, at Bishopscourt Residential Care Home, Liskillea Waterfall, Co. Cork.

Born in 1922 in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, Dr Gleeson was the son of Local Government Inspector Jeremiah Gleeson and his wife Mary. At the age of nine he […]

Clancy Construction Win Moyross Regeneration Contract

Clancy Construction Thurles Co Tipperary.

The Minister of State, for the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government, (With responsibility for Housing and Planning,) Mr Willie Penrose, yesterday announced that building will start next month on 33 apartments and houses in the Moyross area of County Limerick, as part of the city’s […]

16th Annual Trip To Tipp Cycling Event

The August 16th Annual Trip To Tipp

The 16th annual Trip to Tipp weekend of cycling in aid of the National Council for the Blind of Ireland takes place on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of August 2011. Cyclist Sean Kelly will be joining participating cyclists on this fun weekend.

Cost of entry […]