2021 February « Thurles Information

€30,000 In Cannabis & Cocaine Seized In Tipperary.

Cannabis Sativa February 13th unlucky for drug dealers.

Garda Officers from the Tipperary Divisional Drugs Unit together with officers from Roscrea, Nenagh and Templemore, carried out searches of two residential areas in Roscrea on Saturday last, February 13th.

During one search, two men aged in their 20’s were arrested and €20,000 worth of cannabis […]

Death Of Sr. Rita Ryan, Formerly Drom, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It is with great sadness and regret that we learned of the death today, Sunday 14th February 2021, of Sr. Rita Ryan, Mercy Convent, Templemore, o. Tipperary and formerly of Drom, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Sr. Rita passed away peacefully today, while in the loving care of the Sisters and staff at Catherine McAuley Nursing […]

Covid-19 Update: Sun. 14th Feb. 2021 – 17 Deaths – 788 New Cases

Only YOU can stop the current chain of transmission.

This evening the Department of Health have confirmed that, sadly, there have been 17 further deaths caused by the Covid-19 pandemic; leaving the overall death toll, here in the Republic of Ireland, remaining at 3,948.

We further learn that there have […]

Snowdrops – Galanthus (Milk Flower).

Snowdrops, of which there are some 20 varieties identified of this bulbous perennial herbaceous plant; begin flowering in January. Almost every year this little flower lifts our spirits, informing us that Spring is just around the corner.

January Snowdrops camouflaged against a gravel background.

However, what is not commonly known is that there […]

Remember – Feast Of Saint Valentine Is Tomorrow.

Tomorrow of course is the Feast of Saint Valentine, celebrated annually on February 14th each year, as a minor Western Christian feast day.

The Feast of St. Valentine was first established by Pope Gelasius I in AD 496, to be celebrated on February 14th in honour of Saint Valentine of Rome. St. Valentine […]