2022 May « Thurles Information

Anner Hotel Is Venue For Launch Of “Cuppa Sugar Days” By Author Tom Ryan.

To mark the launch of his fourth book “The Cuppa Sugar Days – Warm-hearted tales of a Newspaperman”, well-known Thurles journalist, Tom Ryan, will hold a celebration night in the Anner Hotel, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, on May 14th next, at 8:00pm.

Dr Labhrás Ó Murchú, (Director General of Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann)

Dr Labhrás Ó […]

St. Patrick’s Borstal Institution Tipperary.

Jail (Gaol) Gate, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

Recently (April 20th 2022) we here at Thurles.Info featured an article entitled “Official Opening Of New “Horses of Hope” Equine Centre At Castlerea Prison”, which is expected to play an important part in the rehabilitation of prisoners, thus preventing same from reoffending on their eventual release. Read article […]

Death Of Kathleen Quirke, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death today, Sunday 1st May 2022, of Mrs Kathleen Quirke (née Kennedy), Ballymoreen, Littleton, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Toomevara, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her daughter Mary; Mrs Quirke passed away peacefully, while in the care of staff at Tipperary University Hospital, […]

Mother Of Grammy Winning Duo “The Judds” Dead Aged 76.

The Kentucky-born singer and mother of the Grammy-winning duo “The Judds”, Naomi Judd, has sadly died near Nashville, Tennessee, aged 76.

Naomi was the mother of daughters Wynonna and Ashley Judd, latter who announced her death yesterday, Saturday April 30th, 2022, in a statement provided to The Associated Press.

In the statement they confirm; […]

T.D’s Malcolm Noonan & Darragh O’Brien, Should Be Relieved Of Heritage Posts.

Having attended school some 15 minutes of driving time from Vinegar Hill, latter one of the scenes of the 1798 Rebellion in County Wexford; it should come as no surprise therefore that I still retain, with pride, a strong interest in all things ‘Wexford’, the county of my birth.

Suspected burial pit on the […]