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Irish Water – Song “Five Feet High & Risin” Updated

I thought I would bring you a touch of pure nostalgia this lovely Sunday morning; a sentimentality glimpse, if you will, of the past, which will typify some period in your life, thus returning you to a place of hopefully happy personal associations, a time before Irish Water flooded your lives, if you’ll pardon the […]

2014 Upperchurch-Drombane Historical Journal

This year’s Upperchurch-Drombane Historical Journal will be officially launched in Upperchurch Hall this Sunday December 7th at 11.30 a.m. This is the fifth edition of the popular local publication and has the usual complement of historical records, articles, poems and photographs.

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Guest of honour this year will […]

New Garda Recruits Confirmed For Templemore Tipperary

Some 62 new recruits from the Garda Reserve; made up of  21 women and 41 men successfully graduated today from the Garda training centre at Templemore, Co Tipperary, all having completed their training.

The new graduates included three members, natives of Co. Tipperary and also members with French, Polish, Latvian and Lithuanian nationalities.

In addressing […]

Nature Reverses Amalgamation Of North & South Tipperary

The R498, a 37km (23m) stretch of regional roadway here in County Tipperary; linking Thurles, via Bouladuff and Borrisoleigh to Nenagh, which was recently severely damaged by extensive flooding, is to be shoring up temporary using large boulders and concrete.

This regional road is an important access route; joining together the North and South Riding’s […]

Thurles Native Gerard O’Brien Appointed Circuit Court Judge

New Circuit Court Judge Mr G. O’Brien

Thurles residents wish to join in congratulating the State Solicitor for North Tipperary, Mr Gerard O’Brien on his recent appointment as a Judge of the Circuit Court.

The Thurles native, who recently celebrated his 50th birthday, has also publicly confirmed his new appointment and it is […]