July 3, 2011 - Thurles Information

Single Farm Payment Brought Forward

Fine Gael Tipperary North / South Offaly TD Noel Coonan has strongly welcomed the decision by the EU Commission to bring forward the awarding of the Single Farm Payment (SFP), following representations made to the EU Commission by the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney. Farmers will now be able to draw down 50% of their […]

Ballina House Fire Claims One Life

The body of a 53-year-old man has been recovered from a house fire in Co Tipperary early this morning. Two women, also occupants of the house, escaped from the blaze.

An alarm was raised shortly before 2.00 this morning, when flames were spotted emanating from a private residence at Grange Road in Ballina. Fire fighters […]