2013 November « Thurles Information

Signature Of US President Ronald Reagan’s Tipperary Ancestry Uncovered

Historians have revealed that US President Ronald Reagan’s great-great grandfather Thomas was among 250,000 signatories, on the Morpeth Roll of 1841. Thomas Reagan put pen to paper in honour of George Howard, known as Lord Morpeth, latter a supporter of the then repeal laws and who fought against religious discrimination and unfair taxes, while chief […]

Friday Night – Moonlight Walk – Upperchurch Thurles

“Slowly, silently, now the moon walks the night in her silver shoon, This way, and that, she peers, and sees, silver fruit upon silver trees.” (Poem by Walter de la Mare )

Photo G.Willoughby

The 15th annual Autumn Challenge organised, last October and organised by John G O’Dwyer and Michael Sutton, […]

ESB Unions Warn Of Possible Lights Out

Staff at the ESB have overwhelmingly voted in favour of industrial action, in their row over a €1.6 billion deficit in the company pension scheme.

Workers are opposing the company’s decision to pay a dividend of €78m to the State during the summer and a special dividend of €400m to the Exchequer, following the sale […]

Thurles Neighbourhood Watch & Rural Cattle Rustling

Cattle rustling has started again, striking at Irish midland rural areas. The Gardaí and the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) are advising farmers to be extra watchful, especially in relation to any outlying owned or rented farmland, following a spate of recent Wild West style cattle rustling incidents. These incidents have happened here in Tipperary, Galway, […]

Thurles Burglary – Can You Assist Gardaí?

Did you pass along the roadway known locally as “Borroway,” (Boheravoroon), latter situated between the junctions of Kickham Street on the Dublin Road and Mitchel Street on the Moyne Road on November 14th (last Thursday)? If you did, can you recall noticing any unusual or suspicious activity in this area?

Thieves broke into a […]