March, 2012 - Thurles Information

National Tree Week Begins In Tipperary

“I think that I shall never see a poem lovely as a tree.” Joyce Kilmer (1886 – 1918.)

Irish National Tree Week, organised by the Tree Council of Ireland, takes place from the 4th-10th of March 2012.

The theme for 2012 is ‘Trees – Our Past, Our Present, Our Future, ‘ and will be officially […]

Fianna Fail Ardfheis Speech By Micheál Martin

“Thank you for your warm welcome and for the spirit that has made this such a successful ardfheis. As we meet tonight, there are people throughout our country who are experiencing very hard times. They are struggling with finding a job, paying their mortgage or losing a loved one to emigration.

The problems facing people […]

Thurles.Info Visited By Over Half A Million Viewers

The local community website Thurles.Info, since its conception just forty months ago, has now been visited by over half a million viewers. To be more accurate the site, as I write this blog, has been host to a total of 511,567 viewers to date.

A big thank you to all who Visited, Contributed and […]

People Politicians The Fundamental Difference

A well known hotelier went to an Office Supplies store here in Co Tipperary. He was in search of an Ink Cartridge for a Computer Printer. Having located the item he then asked the cost. The proprietor replied, “I cannot accept money from you; I’m doing community service all this week.” The hotelier was pleased […]