October, 2011 - Thurles Information

Thurles Christmas Market 2011 Confirmed

Christmas Lights – Thurles Town Centre

It is now confirmed, Christmas fun and cheer is coming to Liberty Square, Thurles this year, with the first major Thurles Christmas Market, which is being organised by the Thurles Chamber in association with Tipperary animal charity “Cottage Rescue.”

Following the successful Cottage Rescue Christmas Market last […]

Thomas Cooke Appointed To Teagasc Board

Mr Thomas Cooke

Mr Thomas Cooke, a Tipperary Dairy and Beef farmer has been appointed to the board of Teagasc by the Minister for Agriculture, Mr Simon Coveney TD.

Mr Cooke is based in Renaghmore, Grange Barna, Thurles, Co Tipperary, and is also a member of the National Council of ICMSA and a […]

Teagasc Pig Farmers Conference in Thurles

Clonakilty, Agri Student, Miss Nadia Ross

The 2011 Teagasc National Pig Conferences took place on Wednesday, 19th October at the Horse & Jockey Hotel, Thurles, County Tipperary.

The conference, locally directed by Thurles born Ciaran Carroll, (Teagasc Moorpark) provided a great opportunity for all pig farmers to meet fellow producers and to get […]

Convicted Nenagh Rapist On Trial For Murder

Convicted rapist James Citro, with an address at Abbots Close, Worle,Weston-Super-Mare, North Somerset, England went on trial last week at the Old Bailey in London, accused of the murder of a Lithuanian woman in London some 13 years ago.

Nijole Siskeviciene

The now accused, 54-year-old James Citro, was originally born James Kennedy and […]

Thurles Families Investigated Following Gunshots & Arson

Gardaí are refusing to rule out the possibility that members of both Thurles and Limerick families are involved in incidents which have elderly residents in Rathdowney, (situated close to the Tipperary border) living in justifiable fear.

Recent unprecedented incidents of crime which include arson, guns being discharged, street altercations and numerous burglaries in the area […]