2018 April « Thurles Information

No Respect For How Taxpayers Money Is Spent

On 7th February 2018, Thurles.info wrote to the Minister for Transport Tourism and Sport, Mr Shane Ross, regarding the then state of Thurles Bridge (Barry’s Bridge), the towns main arterial thoroughfare to and from the east. Pertinent photographs were also attached.

On April 5th 2018 (almost 2 months later) his office replies.

Our Ref: SR/18/20917.

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Gardaí Seek Information On Cashel Burglary

Gardaí are appealing to any person who may have witnessed suspicious activity in the area of Dualla Road, Cashel, Co. Tipperary on the Monday night or early Tuesday morning, of the week beginning March 26th / 27th last.

Thieves stole assorted power tools, including drills and chain saws, with a value in access of €1,000, […]

Help Locate Missing Tipperary Man

Help to locate missing Tipperary male is being sought by Gardaí.

Gardaí at Nenagh, in North Co. Tipperary, are urgently seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Mr Malachy Brennan.

Aged 63 year’s old, Mr Brennan is missing from the Borrisokane area of Tipperary, since the 2nd April 2018.

He was last seen […]

Mikey Ryan Proves Existence Of Thurles Golf Club Leprechaun

No Optical Illusion

“Sure, maybe you can explain this!”, said Mikey Ryan.

We were above in The Arch Bar, in Liberty Square, here in Thurles, last Good Friday night, when Mikey proudly produced his new Smart Phone to show me a photograph he had taken earlier in the day.

“Begob Mikey, where was […]

Work To Begin Again On Barry’s Bridge – Whenever

The word on every person’s lips here in Thurles today is ‘JEEP’ – which as you know stands for ‘Jump Excitedly into Every Pothole’.

Around the year 1650, McRickard Butler’s workforce knew how to build a bridge. Using construction materials consisting of a combination of rubble and dressed limestone, and with their skilled hands they […]