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Minister Announces New Instructions On Toilet Cleaning

It gets harder for town Councillors, like myself, to attract media attention these days, what with Leader Funding, Arts Council Grants, Lottery Funds and other preferential government slush funds now totally depleted for another year. Now with the long summer vacation coming to an end, I find myself heading for bed unable to sleep, so […]

Past Health & Weather Records Reviewed

Autumn months according to our National Meteorological Service, Met Éireann, are September, October and November, however according to our Irish Gaelic traditional Calendar, autumn constitutes the months August, September, and October. Harvest or ‘Fall,’ was the term usually used rurally to refer to autumn and came to refer only to the actual activity of reaping […]

Missing North Tipperary Teen Found

Some good news coming in today with Nenagh Gardaí confirming that the missing North Tipperary teenager Miss Catherine O’Connell has now been located.

The attractive 16-year-old from Carrig Rua, Nenagh, had been seen in the Castletroy area of Limerick on Tuesday, June 18th last and was described as being 5ft – 8ins in height, of […]

Ryan Gathering Gets Under Way In Thurles

The Ryan Gathering 2013 got under way here in The Source exhibition centre Thurles yesterday evening, officially opened by local councillor Mr Jim Ryan.

The annual event organised by Jane Ryan, is expected to attract large crowds over this coming weekend.

Yesterday’s opening began with a Genealogy Exhibition hosted by Genealogist Cecile Mulcahy.

Amongst those […]

Crash Reported Near Horse & Jockey

News of yet another serious vehicle crash has been reported occurring on the M8 Dublin – Cork motorway, this afternoon.

This is the second serious crash reported in this area within three days, with a two vehicle collision reported between Junction 5 at Two-Mile-Borris and Junction 6 at Horse and Jockey on August 21st […]