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Tipp Cheese Highly Commended At Irish Food & Drink Awards

Yet another success story for the Tipperary Food industry, with the news that Aldi Stores Ireland, latter which have one retail outlet here at Kickham Street, Thurles, Co Tipperary, swept the boards at the recent Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards, beating off strong competition from their other competitors.

Aldi who spend 50% of their […]

Gold Coins Return Briefly To Tipperary

Charles II Gold Coin

The 17th Century gold coin hoard found by workers during renovations to a building in Carrick-on-Suir Co Tipperary earlier this year, are back on South Tipperary soil for a one month-long exhibition.

The 81 coins (some 77 guineas and four half-guineas,) were found last January at Cooney’s Bar in […]

Tipperary Native Killed In Hit & Run

It is with sincere regret we learn of the untimely death of Mr Tommy Kelly, uncle to two of Tipperary’s hurling stars, and the former who lost his life in a suspected ‘hit and run’ incident in Australia on Sunday last.

Mr Kelly was a father of four and worked as a successful Physical Education […]

North Tipperary Garda Seriously Assaulted

A female garda from North Tipperary has been seriously injured following an assault in Co Offaly.

Based at Tullamore station, the 30-year-old Garda had been called out in response to a call regarding a public order incident at William Street in the town, shortly after midnight on Sunday night last.

It is understood that as […]

Thurles Meat Producer Wins Multimillion Euro Contract

A Thurles Cooked Meat Producer has been awarded a contract to supply up to nine million pieces of cooked bacon to the McDonald’s Fast Food Chain, right across Ireland. The multimillion Euro deal will see all 84 McDonald’s restaurants in Ireland supplied with bacon, fully sourced from Dew Valley Meats, Thurles, Co Tipperary.

This […]