September, 2012 - Thurles Information

Sean Kelly Wins MEP Of The Year Award

MEP Sean Kelly – (Photo G.Willoughby)

Munster MEP Sean Kelly (South Constituency) has been named ‘MEP of the Year‘ for Research and Innovation, at a prestigious awards ceremony in Brussels last night. The Ceremony was organised by the Parliament Magazine & winners are chosen exclusively by fellow MEPs who vote on a shortlist […]

Tipperary County Board Ratify Eamon O’Shea

As we earlier forecast, former Tipperary coach, under All-Ireland-winning manager Liam Sheedy, NUIG professor Eamon O’Shea has been ratified as the new Tipperary senior hurling manager for 2013, succeeding former manager Declan Ryan.

This ratification will be seen as welcome news by the Premier County, latter who were humiliated by their arch rivals Kilkenny, in […]

Agri-Environmental Options Scheme Re-opened

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney, TD., announced today that he is re-opening the Agri-Environmental Options Scheme, AEOS, to new entrants.

Minister Coveney stated that “Despite the challenging budgetary constraints within the Department, I am delighted to be in a position to announce that I am providing €20m for the AEOS […]

Protest At Tipperary Water Distribution Plant

Ten former workers at Tipperary Natural Mineral Water have decided to protest outside the latter Companies Dublin distribution plant, beginning this morning. The workers claim they were forcibly made redundant because they attempted to join a trade-union.

Mr David Whelan, SIPTU former shop-steward at the plant, has stated that he had worked at the Tipperary […]

Tipperary Down Syndrome Coffee Morning

Down syndrome Ireland (Tipperary Branch,) are hosting a coffee morning in Hayes Hotel, Thurles, next Saturday September 29th, from 9.30am until 11.00am.

All funds will go direct to the Tipperary Branch of Down Syndrome Ireland.

Down syndrome Ireland Tipperary branch is run on a voluntary basis by parents and families of children/adults with Down […]