2022 July « Thurles Information

Thurles Musical Festival 2022 – More Pictures

Yet more pictures from the highly successful Thurles Musical Festival 2022, which was held in Liberty Square, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, just last weekend.

See anyone YOU know – then share?

You can view some 300 pictures uploaded earlier, all of which can be found HERE – HERE – HERE and HERE.

Hate Crime Legislation To Be Amended.

The Minister for Justice, Mrs Helen McEntee TD, has today announced that she is amending her approach to the forthcoming Incitement to Hatred and Hate Crime Bill – the Hate Speech and Hate Crime Bill – to make it easier to secure prosecutions and convictions for crimes motivated by hatred.

The new law will […]

Does Thurles Need Cycle Lanes In Liberty Square?

“Wouldn’t you think Thurles Municipal District Council would introduce cycle lanes here on Liberty Square?” said I to Mikey Ryan. “With ‘foot-fall’ almost non existent, might ‘cycle-fall’ be a good idea”.

We were above at the Thurles Music festival in Liberty Square, Thurles listening to that Tribute Band “AᗺBA“, but Mikey appeared to be […]

Death Of Johanna Purcell, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death yesterday, Monday 11th July 2022, of Mrs Johanna (Joan) Purcell (née Doyle), Robin Hill, Cormackstown, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her parents Jimmy and Dolores (Lolly); Mrs Purcell sadly passed away unexpectedly at her place of residence.

Her passing is most lovingly […]

Microbes That Can Eat Plastic.

Plastic here in Thurles, Co. Tipperary; as with every other town in the world, is ubiquitous. It fills our bins, shopping trolleys and households.

It’s hard to imagine life without plastic and yet it’s a relatively recent invention. It wasn’t until the 1960s that plastic began to be mass produced and many of […]