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Fine Gael Party Leader Enda Kenny TD – Visits Thurles

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Fine Gael Party Leader Enda Kenny TD visited Thurles last Thursday afternoon on the invitation of North Tipperary Deputy Noel Coonan.

Deputy Kenny and Deputy Coonan met with the Chief Executive officer of Tipperary Institute Mr Paidraig Culbert, who confirmed that the college would actively partake in establishing a Centre for Energy Innovation in the Mid West Region.

At the historic Hayes Hotel, both Deputies met with representatives from Thurles Chamber, together with Fine Gael local election candidates, local supporters and deputations from surrounding towns and villages, who had travelled especially for the visit by both Deputies.

Assembled deputations together with Thurles Chamber members, latter led by their President Thomas V. Ryan, voiced numerous concerns to Deputy Kenny over issues such as:

The spiralling banking crisis.
Rising unemployment in the county.
The property tax on second homes.
The security of small businesses in the locality.
Tourism and the alarming destruction of Thurles Heritage.
The serious lack of confidence in the Governments handling of economic issues.

Deputy Coonan confirmed that he is continuously pushing for Thurles industries and is presently seeking state investment to deliver natural gas to Thurles and to this end, is in discussions with the CEO of Bord Gais on this same issue. Deputy Coonan stated:

“Ireland as a whole, has an unusually high dependence on oil. Approximately 56% of all energy comes from oil, compared to 36% worldwide and 41% in Europe. New sources of supply are expected to come on stream after 2009/10, including the Corrib gas field and potentially the Shannon Liquefied Natrual Gas (LNG) terminal. There is also further indigenous production and storage opportunites in the Celtic Sea.”

Following their visit to Hayes Hotel, the deputation went to Tipperary Institute where they met with Chief Executive Padraig Culbert. The CEO highlighted the broad range of strengths the establishment has in the energy sector and how it could progressively contribute towards the Fine Gael Proposal for a Centre for Energy Innovation in the Mid West Region.

Kevin Healion of the Rural Development Department of Tipperary Institute said:

“This college has been instrumental in generating interest in farm based renewable energy and currently is heavily involved in establishing a bio-energy industry and in generating information on home energy saving schemes. This college also offers courses in Building Energy Rating, Renewable Energy and Domestic Sustainable Energy courses.”

A presentation by Ciarán Lynch, Director of Sustainable Rural Development at Tipperary Institute, outlined ongoing problems with planning applications, development in rural Ireland and the importance of social inclusion.

Fine Gael recently issued 13 proposals to support the people of the Mid West as they deal with changing economic situations in the region. One such proposal is the goal of Ireland being a net exporter of green energy within a decade, aided by an energy centre fund which could be financed by both the public and private sectors.

Tipperary Institute confirmed their commitment to working to become an originator of energy research and a driver for energy change in Ireland. This confirmation was warmly welcomed by all present who expressed their eagerness to work with Fine Gael and to continue to move current projects forward.

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Thurles Irish Multiplex Cinema Announce RealD 3D installation

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UPDATE! The IMC Cinema is now open! To see cinema times, pricing and facilities offered by the IMC Cinema in Thurles, please visit our latest article here.

April 9th next, will see the opening of the new five screen IMC Cinema in Thurles, situated at the newly revamped Thurles Shopping Centre

Irish Multiplex Cinemas (IMC), one of Ireland’s leading innovators in the film entertainment business, and RealD, the world’s leading outfitter of 3D-enabled theatres, announced today that IMC will add RealD 3D capabilities to this multiplex location in Thurles. The rollout will begin immediately with completion of all RealD 3D installations expected in April in time for the release of Monsters vs. Aliens (Dreamworks Animation).

Paul Ward, director of IMC said,

“The RealD 3D technology being installed in all IMC Cinemas shows IMC’s commitment to providing not only the best in customer service, but also the best customer enjoyment of the cinema going experience by the early introduction of the newest technological advances available.”

Bob Mayson, managing director of RealD Europe Ltd. said,

“Ireland is an important market for us in Europe and we’re extremely pleased to be working with IMC to outfit all of their multiplex locations. Paul Ward and his team understand the potential of RealD 3D and are grasping the opportunity with both hands.”

RealD uses a single projector that alternately projects the right-eye frame and left-eye frame, and circularly polarizes these frames, clockwise for the right eye and counter clockwise for the left eye, using a liquid crystal screen placed in front of the projector lens. Circularly polarized glasses make sure each eye sees only “its own” picture, even if the head is tilted. The very high frame rate, which is 72 frames per second per eye, makes sure the image looks continuous. In RealD Cinema, each frame is projected three times to reduce flicker.

RealD’s next-generation technology is deployed across the world’s largest 3D platform in more than 34 countries with over 8,000 screens under contract and nearly 2,600 RealD 3D screens today. RealD is the global leader in 3D, bringing the most advanced and realistic digital 3D experience to cinemas worldwide.

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Can We Get The Saturdays And Some Oxegen To The Stage Please….

oxegen Take a deep breath folks. Thurles born Una Healy and her band of pop starlets ‘The Saturdays’ have struck again. As if next week’s guaranteed UK no.1 with Comic Relief cover ‘Just can’t get enough‘ wasn’t ‘enough’, the girls have been confirmed to play Ireland’s premier three day music festival ‘Oxegen‘ at Punchestown Racecourse this July. The girls join a terrific bill which so far includes some of pop and rocks biggest contemporary acts. Joining the Saturdays are the Kings of Leon, Snow Patrol, The Killers, Blur, Lady GaGa, Katy Perry and Nail Inch Nails to mention but a few.

I’m sure the girls are pinching themselves at the prospect of performing alongside these multi -award winning acts. The girls are set to perform on July 11th which is the Saturday of the festival (no prizes for guessing that). Tickets for Oxegen are on sale now and are available from Ticketmaster online or at any of the hundreds of Ticketmaster outlets nationwide. Una see you in July .

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Fairtrade Visit To Ursuline Primary School.

fair-trade-ursuline All across Ireland, students and teachers are raising awareness and availability of products with the FAIRTRADE Mark.

A Fairtrade School is one that has made a commitment to supporting and using Fairtrade. They ensure that Fairtrade products are available in their canteen, tuck shop, staff room and vending machine. They raise awareness of Fairtrade and the benefits that it brings to producers in developing countries.
The recent visit to the Ursuline primary school by the Fairtrade team with guest of honour John Nuwagaba was organised to promote Fairtrade Fortnight and the positive benefits of changing purchasing behaviour to guarantee a better deal for third world producers.

Pictured are; (back row) Catherine Reynolds (Acting Principal, Ursuline Primary School) and Laurenz Egan (Thurles Fairtrade Town Committee). Seated; (Left to right) John Nuwagaba (Ankole Coffee Co-op, Uganda) Sister Mercedes (Ursuline Community Thurles), Dunstan Burke (Fairtrade Mark Ireland), Rita Kenny (Visiting teacher) and Catherine Corcoran (Thurles Fairtrade Town Committee).

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The Life You Save Could Be One Of Your Own Loved Ones

Blood Donations Clinics come to the the Anner Hotel, Thurles, Co.Tipperary next on the following dates:

Monday 9th March – 2:30pm - 5:30pm

Tues 10th March – Thurs 12th March - 6:00pm – 9:00pm.

When you volunteer to give blood you will be asked to register with the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS). We ask for your name, address, date of birth and telephone numbers.

You will be asked about specific aspects your life and medical history and also asked to fill in a health and lifestyle questionnaire. We ask that you read the questionnaire and leaflets provided thoroughly. All information you give will be treated in the strictest confidence.

Haemoglobin Testing:

We test a small drop of blood from your finger to make sure that you are not anaemic (short of iron). If your blood passes this test, we may be able to accept your donation straight away.

Giving Blood:

Immediately prior to your donation, a medic will check your blood pressure. Giving blood then takes approximately 8 to15 minutes. The total volume of blood taken is 470ml, which is less than a pint.

Resting:

You will then be advised to rest for a short period before going to the canteen where you will be offered a drink and light refreshments.

Congratulations, you’ve just saved someones life.

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