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Thurles Credit Union Launch Member’s Cash Draw 2013

Thurles Credit Union have today announced the 2013 launch of their hugely successful Member’s Cash Draw.

The draw has been running since 2001. Initially, cars were the major prizes but a survey of the members showed that cash prizes are the preferred option of the thousands taking part and the decision to change to cash […]

Update On Sarsfields International Hurling Festival

Photo courtesy J.O’Loughlin.

John Enright, Chairman of the Thurles Sarsfields Organising Committee reports:

The third Thurles Sarsfields International Hurling Festival, to be held on Munster hurling final week-end, July 12th and 13th, was officially launched by the Minister of State for Sport and Tourism, Alan Kelly TD at Sarsfields Social Centre, Thurles, on […]

Vendi, Vidi, Vote – I Came, I Saw, I Hoped

“You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.” (Quote attributed to President Abraham Lincoln, but possibly first quoted by American showman, businessman, scam artist and entertainer Phineas Taylor Barnum.)

The […]

Welcome News For Disabled Mobility & Transport Grants

The government has approved the continuation of Mobility Allowance and Transport Grants until at least October of this year, when a working group will devise a new scheme and report back to Cabinet.

Thousands of people with severe disabilities receiving this monthly allowance were told four months ago that this payment would be cut. The […]

Support Thurles Gaelscoil’s Gathering 2013

Caroline Egan Reports; Gaelscoil Bhríde, located at Bothar Na Naomh, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, are having a Gathering on the 14th of June (see poster above) of current and past pupils, family and friends, to raise much needed funds for the school.

Areas in need of funding are Information Technology (I.T.), Library Resources and Child […]