September, 2012 - Thurles Information

Revitalising Thurles Town Centre

Pézenas, France – Photo Gerard Connaughton

Pézenas, a town in the south of France, was once the seat of local Government for the Languedoc region of France, during the 16th-17th Centuries, and remains to this day, one of the prettiest towns to visit in this French region.

Nestling between the Mediterranean sea and […]

Trading Out Of The Recession

Mark Fielding, Chief Executive, ISME

“Trading out of the Recession” is the theme for the ISME Skillnet Autumn Briefing & Networking Sessions.

These sessions are designed to give Owner /Managers the skills and expertise to trade out of this recession. They will examine today’s operating environment for SMEs and ask what does the […]

Dept Of Social Protection Reassure Claimants

The Department of Social Protection has today reassure it customers that payment of the Household Charge is no longer a requirement for payment of a Social Welfare entitlement or registration for their new Public Services Card.

Concerns had been expressed that the Department of Social Protection were linking compliance of the Household Charge with the […]

Councils Inflame Household Charge Resistance

Reaction yesterday to the linking by some County Councils, of third-level student grants, sought by low income families, to the non payment of household charges has further inflamed resistance and opposition in Tipperary.

In the Dáil yesterday, Taoiseach Enda Kenny confirmed that local authorities had no legal right to withhold grants to third level students […]

Downton Abbey A Tipperary Perspective

A major new & rare exhibition entitled “Downton Abbey, A Tipperary Perspective.” comes to Thurles. The TV series Downton Abbey is set on the fictional estate of Downton Abbey in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England, home to the Earl and Countess of Grantham which follows the lives of the aristocratic Crawley family and their […]