December, 2012 - Thurles Information

Hospital Of The Assumption No Extra Beds

Hospital Action Group Protest

The HSE Director-General designate, Mr Tony O’Brien, has stated that there are no plans to open further beds in the Hospital of the Assumption here in Thurles, Co Tipperary.

Earlier this year the number of beds open in the Hospital was reduced to 50 “within existing resources,” Mr O’Brien […]

Thurles Tipperary – An Open Letter To Minister Leo Varadkar

This open letter hereunder, forwarded to Minister Leo Varadkar should be of particular interest to those presently unemployed & actively seeking work, those offering tourism services, retail & wholesale outlets, in fact everyone currently living in this wonderful county of Tipperary.

Having read the content of the text hereunder, I respectfully ask, regardless of your […]

Malala Yousafzai Nominee For Tipperary Peace Award

Wounded Pakistani school girl Malala Yousafzai, shot in the head by a Taliban gunman for trying to promote female education is just one of this year’s nominations for the Tipperary International Peace Award. Miss Yousafzai is presently recovering from her injuries in a hospital in England & recognised as a symbol of resilience, representing the […]

Property Tax – Revenue To Have Powers To Enter Homes

Revenue Commissioners

According to yesterdays Irish Independent newspaper, the Revenue Commissioners will soon have the power to enter and inspect your home, to assess its value for the property tax, under proposed new legislation.

Property tax dodgers also face fines of €3,000 (Section 146/147) for deliberately failing to fill in forms or who […]

Thurles Footpath Repairs Hindered By Minister Phil Hogan

Temporary employed council workers in Thurles are back in the ‘Dole Queue,’ prior to their completion of a long overdue major footpath refurbishment programme here in the town.

While necessary funding is understood to be now in place to complete this work in Thurles, a decision has been made to suspend the present workforce […]