2008 December « Thurles Information

The World We live In – Some Interesting Facts

Did you Know?

The inhabitants of Uruguay are guaranteed free medical care because public hospitals are free of charge. The Kingdom of Bhutan is a smoke-free country. In 2004, Bhutan became the world’s first country to ban smoking in public places and the selling of tobacco. Andorra has no airport or rail network. The […]

Thurles Chamber’s Christmas Dinner – Not Just a Traditional Festive Treat

Traditional festive treats were not the only delights served up at this year’s Thurles Chamber of Commerce Annual Christmas Dinner.

Some 250 business men and women were in attendance and this year’s special guest speaker was business tycoon and former supermarket supremo, now turned gym boss, Mr. Ben Dunne.

Ben Dunne was born on the […]

Investment – Funding for Agriculture and Tipperary Cattle Marts

Significant funding has been announced to-day for the three cattle marts in North Tipperary.

Cattle Marts in Thurles, Nenagh and Roscrea will receive almost half a million euro to carry out works to make their facilities even more environmentally compliant. The three marts named, together with funding announced, are as follows:-

Mid Tipperary Co-Op Mart […]

National Development Plan – Report on Economic and Social Progress in Co. Tipp 2008

The figures given in the report released today under the National Development Plan 2007 -2013, while provisional, give us some indication of how Tipperary fared in the national share out. Actual expenditure and grant aid approved will be available early in 2009 from each of the relevant Government Departments.

FÁS – Skills & Training: In […]

Cllr. Grogan – Calls for Thurles Munster Final to Celebrate 125 years of the GAA

Thurles Town Councillor Michael Grogan has strongly backed a motion that the newly revamped ‘Field of Legends’ Semple Stadium should play host to the 2009 Senior Munster Hurling Final.

Monday’s Munster Council GAA meeting received a motion from outgoing Tipperary chair John Costigan that Thurles would be the venue for the final to celebrate the […]