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Clostridium Difficile Outbreak At Nenagh Hospital

C. difficile colonies grown on an agar plate

All admissions to Nenagh Hospital’s female medical ward here in Co. Tipperary have been suspended following a confirmed outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile).

It is understood that three cases of C.difficile have been detected and isolated, while infection control procedures have been thoroughly intensified […]

Is New Thurles Dump Detached Governance?

Cronyism is best described as “demonstrating partiality to long-standing friends and familiar wealthy acquaintances.” ( Ah, you know the sort of situation I mean – land and property, purchased from political party financial supporters, to build hospitals / clinics in a politicians own constituency, thus ensuring electoral area votes ahead of the next general election […]

Esat Licence Award Challenged In Supreme Court

Mr Justice Adrian Hardiman, together with fellow Supreme Court justices have given reasons for granting, businessman Declan Ganley’s Comcast International Holdings Inc and Persona Digital Telephony Ltd, leave to proceed with actions challenging the manner in which the State’s second mobile phone licence was allocated in 1995, to Esat Digifone.

Mr Hardiman stated it would […]

Best Coal Prices Centenary Co-Op Thurles

A Warm Coal Fire

With November and Winter fast approaching, most families are viewing the cost of fuel prices.

Centenary Co-Op have once again dropped their Coal prices, only while stocks last, in their depots at Ballyduff, Thurles, Templemore, Cashel, Littleton, Loran, Montore and Roscrea.

This also offers the ideal opportunity for all […]

Orionid Meteors To Be Seen In Thurles Tonight

Sky watchers could be in for a very special treat tonight, when debris from Halley’s Comet attempts to bombard our atmosphere.

This debris from the comet enters earth’s atmosphere & will lights up the sky as shooting stars and the ‘Orionid Meteor Shower,’ is indeed one of the most beautiful meteor showers of the year.

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