2023 February « Thurles Information

Unrequited True Love Story For St. Valentine’s Day.

Dare any of you lovers out there, forget that St. Valentine’s Day, is on Tuesday next, February 14th.

Talking of people in recent history, who fell in love, let’s not forget the sadly unrequited* love story of that great Irish poet, Patrick Kavanagh (1904-1967), and Ms Hilda Moriarty in 1944.

* Unrequited love […]

Death Of Frank Mockler, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death yesterday, Friday 10th February 2023, of Mr Francis (Frank) Mockler, Abbot Mews, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Rossa Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and Ilford, Essex, England.

Pre-deceased by his parents Jack and Margaret (née Russell, Loughmore, Templemore), brothers John, Mick, Tom, […]

Love Lines For St Valentine’s Day.

Poem Courtesy of Thurles Author & Poet, Tom Ryan ©

No more I seek sweet paradise,Or absolute truth and beauty rare;I see my heaven in your eyes,And in the shining of your hair.No more I seek in sonnet, song,Or music’s sweetest, deepest sound, That part […]

Diamorphine, Street Value €14,000, Seized At Thurles Railway Station.

Gardaí attached to Unit D Thurles, whilst carrying out patrols at Thurles Railway Station this evening, encountered a male acting suspiciously in the area.

Picture courtesy of An Garda Síochána.

The male was subsequently searched under the Misuse of Drugs Act and a large quantity of suspected Diamorphine, with an estimated street value […]

Death Of Teresa Gubbins, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death yesterday, Thursday 9th February 2023, of Mrs Teresa Gubbins (née Hurley), Kickham Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Hollyford, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her brothers Paddy, Jimmy and Tony and her sisters Maureen and Nellie; Mrs Gubbins passed away peacefully while in […]