January, 2011 - Thurles Information

Limerick Regional Hospital Impose Visiting Restrictions

The total count for patients forced to remain on trolleys at Limerick Regional Hospital yesterday was 51 according to the today’s Irish Times.

Mary Fogarty, industrial relations officer with the INMO in the mid-west region, stated that over Christmas patients had little access to diagnostic tests and procedures and this led to very few discharges. […]

Tipperary Hurler Jimmy ‘Butler’ Coffey Dies Aged 101

Jimmy 'Butler' Coffey. (26th Oct 1909 – 29th Dec 2010)

The death occurred, on December 29th last, of the former Tipperary hurler Jimmy ‘Butler’ Coffey, at the grand old age of 101.

Mr Coffey was born in Chapel Lane, Newport, County Tipperary in 1909. He played hurling with his local Newport club and […]

Oliver Cromwell Expresses Feelings Of Many Irish Men

Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658)

Oliver Cromwell is still a figure of hatred in Ireland, considered a regicide dictator with his name being associated with massacre, religious persecution, and mass dispossession of the Catholic community. A traditional Irish curse still used is ‘mallacht Chromail ort ‘ or translated into English ‘the curse of Cromwell upon […]

Tipperary Senators Expenses

Seanad Éireann

New senators are now paid €65,621 per year and no longer benefit from long-service increments, which have been abolished by Finance Minister Brian Lenihan.

However, long-serving senators who were already on increments, prior to Mr Lenihan’s changes, have retained same, meaning they earn €67,634 if they have served between seven and […]

Anniversary Mass for Old IRA leader Dan Breen

The 41st anniversary of the death of the Old IRA leader Dan Breen, a member of the Third Tipperary Brigade of the Old IRA, was marked with a Mass in the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Donohill, Co Tipperary, today.

Dan Breen, born 11th August 1894 (Mícheál Dónall Ó Briaoin ) was also a Dáil […]