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Contract Dispute At North Tipperary College

A number of windows and doors are understood to have been removed from Borrisokane Community College in North Tipperary last evening, by a sub contractor who carried out work on the college’s new €10 million extension.

The sub-contractor, who is understood to have taken the law into his own hands, maintains he has not been […]

Kathleen Blanchfield – The Paraffin Lamp

TIME By Kathleen Blanchfield No time to stop in this world, no time to stare awhile At the beauty of a budding rose, or the warmth of a smile. No time to watch the summer skies or rainbow’s pretty hue. No time to stop and listen to the pigeon’s husky coo. No time […]

Irish Girls – Stunted Figures, Thick Waists, Clumsy Ankles

Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Mr Jimmy Deenihan is to travel to Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney, Australia on Sunday to lead the ceremonies for the 2013 International Commemoration of the Great Irish Famine. Here he hopes to meet descendants of Irish orphan girls who travelled to Australia between 1848 and 1850, during the […]

Tipperary Teen Charged With Sexual Assaults

A Co. Tipperary teenager, who recently completed his Leaving Certificate examination, has appeared before Limerick District Court yesterday, charged with the rape and sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl.

The 18 year old was charged with two counts of raping the seven year old and 13 counts of sexual assault alleged to have taken place […]

Beware New ATM Scam In Operation

Thurles and Co Tipperary Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) users please be warned and take serious note; the Irish Payment Services Organisation (IPSO) have warned that criminals are using a new scam to obtain money from ATM’s and are particularly targeting older people and those appearing vulnerable.

The Scam involves thieves placing a device into the […]