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Autonomy Founder Tipperary Native

Autonomy, the company which is to the forefront of Hewlett Packard’s (HP) recently announced $8.8 billion charge for accounting improprieties, was founded by Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary native Mr Mike Lynch.

Mr Lynch, whose hobbies have included breeding Koi carp and building model railways, and who studied engineering and mathematical computing at Cambridge University is presently […]

Let Santa Be The Only One In The Red This Xmas

Many of us get caught up in the unnecessary expense of the Christmas season. It is so easy to forget that Christmas is not about costly gifts and putting yourself under extra financial pressure – it is about enjoying time with family and friends. So wisely state THURLES CREDIT UNION, who today have launched their […]

Date For Thurles Computer Games Fleadh Announced

The weekend of November 9th – 11th last, kicked off WOWZAPP 2012, latter a Worldwide ‘Hackathon’ for Windows, the first simultaneous global ‘Hackathon’ for students, start-up companies and professional developers in Microsoft’s history.

This event saw over some 15,000 developers, including four from here in Ireland, take part from over 120 countries worldwide. Students from […]

Cock-A-Doodle-Doo

I had forgotten all about this tale until Eileen, a regular daily reader of Thurles.Info, reminded me today.

The story goes that John Ryan was a successful large scale Chicken Breeder in Co Tipperary, specialising in high grade guaranteed fertilized hen’s eggs. He had several hundred young hens (Better known in his trade as ‘Pullets,’) […]

HSE Community Health Warning

The Health Service Executive (HSE) has issued a health warning concerning a gastro virus that is currently in the community and affecting hospitals across the country. Norovirus, a stomach bug equivalent to the common cold, is highly infectious and normally affects at least 1% of the population in any given year.

Measures to control & […]