January 17, 2014 - Thurles Information

Tipperary’s Shane Long Signs For Hull

Tipperary native Shane Long has now put pen to paper, to sign a three-and-a-half-year deal which could cost Hull a reported £7million. Long was in Humberside recently to undergo a medical and to further discuss the final terms of his transfer, that previously had collapsed in August 2013.

It is unlikely Long will figure in […]

Thurles & The Case Of The Smuggled GHD

Thurles Cathedral

The old monk Friar Francis, as he was affectionately known in his Franciscan Priory in New York, was returning to Thurles, Tipperary, flying Ryanair to Shannon airport. Unable to obtain his preferred window seat due to his late booking, he found himself seated beside the isle, on one side and a […]