2022 May « Thurles Information

Major Objection To €30m Tipperary Solar Farm – Planning Granted By Tipp. Co.Co.

In all over 70 objections have now been lodged against a €30m Tipperary Solar Farm scheme granted permission by Tipperary County Council.The solar farm was expected to produce in the region of 25 Megawatts of renewable energy, same sufficient, if fully achieved, to power 6,406 homes per year.

Some 26 parties are now appealing […]

Death Of Liam Barnaville, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death yesterday, Friday, 6th May, 2022, of Mr Liam Barnaville, Urard, Gortnahoe, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his parents Paddy and Mai: Mr Barnaville passed away peacefully, while in the care of staff at Aut Even, Hospital, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny, surrounded by […]

Intervention By Gardaí & ISPCA – Plus Sheep Killed By Dogs In Co. Tipperary.

Three dogs have been rescued from a property in Co. Tipperary. Two of the dogs were being accommodated in a space with limited daylight through a skylight, due to the provided window space area being barricaded with wooden pallets.

Pictures courtesy ISPCA.

Yesterday, ISPCA staff with the assistance of Gardaí from the Community Policing […]

Official Opening Of Dublin Airport Garda Station.

The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee TD, today attended the official opening of the new Garda station at Dublin Airport.

The station has 48 Garda members and will also provides a new base for the Garda Armed Support Unit, to ensure a high visibility presence at Dublin Airport.

The Minister welcomed the new station […]

Jane Austen & Thomas Lefroy – An Affair That Never Blossomed.

In 1795, Mr Thomas Lefroy, a Judge in the North Riding of Co. Tipperary, enjoyed a whirlwind romance with none other than the famous English novelist Jane Austen.

Jane Austen is best remembered primarily for her famous novels, e.g. “Pride and Prejudice” and “Sense and Sensibility”, latter which commented on the British middle […]