May, 2015 - Thurles Information

Death of Catherine Dunne Ard Mhuire, Thurles

It is with sadness we learned today of the death of Catherine Dunne (née O’Dwyer) No 47 Ard Mhuire, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Late of Cloughmartin and in her 103rd year, M/s Dunne passed away peacefully, at No. 5 Sue Ryder House, Holycross, deeply regretted by her loving family, neighbours and friends.

Funeral Arrangements M/s Dunne […]

Jackie Cahill Wins Tipperary Fianna Fáil Convention

Mr Jackie Cahill

The former Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association President, Mr Jackie Cahill (Thurles), has been selected to represent the Fianna Fáil party in the recently formed new constituency of Tipperary, in the next general election.

Currently an elected County Tipperary Councillor, Mr Cahill won 260 of the first preference votes in […]

Name The New Thurles Town Park!

Picture shows the foundations for the well advanced pedestrian bridge, over the river Suir, joining the new and as yet unnamed Thurles town park, latter to be seen in the background.

Major decisions came before both our national parliament and our local Templemore – Thurles Municipal District legislature this week.

Nationally our […]

Thurles CBS Annual Awards Night Ceremony

Thurles Christian Brothers School (CBS) held their ‘Annual Awards Night Ceremony’ on Thursday night last, in the school’s splendid James O’Donoghue Sports Hall: and indeed what a year of Academic and Sporting excellence this year (2015) turned out to be.

With Master of Ceremonies for the evening Mr Theo Lloyd and with standing room only […]

Importance Of Employment To A Rural Tipperary Town

A ‘Census’ is a procedure for systematically recording information about any given population; while providing all governing bodies with a comprehensive pictures of the social and living conditions of its people. This in turn provides vital information necessary for all future planning. Here in Ireland, in more recent years, our Census is usually taken in […]