February 17, 2014 - Thurles Information

Man Jailed For Rape Of Brazilian Woman In Tipperary

A Co Clare developer who was found guilty of raping a Brazilian woman, he had solicited to clean his house in Tipperary, has been sentenced to 7.5 years in jail, with the final 3.5 years of the sentence suspended, after a judge stated that he could not “buy himself out” of a custodial sentence.

The […]

Water Continues To Rise In Littleton Graveyard Tipperary

Littleton Graveyard, Thurles, Co Tipperary Today(Picture courtesy Patricia Loughnane)

Feelings of sadness and utter despair are being strongly expressed in the community of Littleton, Thurles Co Tipperary tonight as locals try to determine to find ways to resolve the issue of their flooded graveyard.

Numerous meetings have taken place with Tipperary County […]

Sinkhole Appears Seven Miles From Tipperary Border

A major ‘sinkhole’ has appeared in the centre of a field near an underground mine at Galmoy, located in the Rathdowney Trend, Co Kilkenny, just seven miles from the Tipperary border. Galmoy Mine is a lead and zinc mine owned by Lundin Mining.

The Rathdowney Trend, stretches 40 kilometres, between the towns of Abbeyleix in […]

Dublin To Pump Water From Shannon

Tipperary’s Lough Derg shore line.

Irish Water has begun to work on a €500m project which will remove water from the River Shannon to Dublin.

This Dublin Water Supply project is, aside from the installation of current water metering, the first major infrastructure project to be undertaken by this latest water utility.

It […]