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“Portraits” – Debut Exhibition By Cashel Artist Mary Walsh.

Cashel Library Cordially Invites.

Ms Maura Barrett, (Cashel Library) Reports.

“Cashel Library cordially invites you, the public, to the launch of “Portraits”, latter the debut exhibition of much loved local artist Mary Walsh, on Tuesday next, August 16th, at 7:00pm.

Another exquisite talent from the Rossa Pottery stable, Mary is perhaps better known as a Tourism Guide at the Rock of Cashel.

This exhibition doesn’t disappoint. Refreshments will be served. Would love to see you there”.

Note Please: Répondez s’il vous plaît (RSVP) your intention to be present at this worthwhile event by simply contacting Tel. No: 062-63825.

Winner Of Thurles Shopping Centre Art Competition Announced.

The winner of the Thurles Shopping Centre Eco Art Competition has been announced this morning. The competition had been to design a scene for a wall mural, to fit in with a theme for Thurles Shopping Centre, based on “Wildlife”.

Huge congratulations now go to Ms Aoibhe Kojiol, aged 11 years; the outright winner of this Thurles Shopping Centre’s recent competition, first announced in mid-April of this year.

Ms Kojiol will now have her work enlarged and displayed on the entrance wall in this busy shopping complex and has already received her first prize of a €250 shopping voucher.

Thurles Shopping Centre would like to thank all of you young artists out there, for your magnificent response to the competition and are now looking forward to displaying Ms Kojiol’s art work, to further brighten up this busy, popular, market place.

Thurles Ursuline Student Wins Special Merit Award In 68th Texaco Children’s Art Competition.

A Thurles student, studying at the Ursuline Secondary School, Thurles, Co. Tipperary has been included in the top prizes in this year’s 68th Texaco Children’s Art Competition.

Ms Holly Keane, aged 14 years, is the winner of a ‘Special Merit Award’, while being acknowledged for displaying a high level of skill and creativity for her work; latter a coloured pencil portrait entitled ‘Jack!’.

Close to some 20,000 artworks were received for this year’s competition, with Final Adjudicator, Professor Gary Graville supported in the judging process by a group of preliminary judges; same including Dr. Denise Ferran (artist, art historian and former president of the Royal Ulster Academy); Mr Eoin Butler (Artist and lecturer); Seán Kissane (Curator) and Ms Marie Connole (A previous Texaco Children’s Art Competition winner).

The top 126 artworks of this year’s competition are currently being showcased at Belfast’s Royal Ulster Academy of Arts until June 30th next, with the display open from Tuesday to Thursday each week, from 9:00am-5:00pm each day.

For those visiting the exhibition, admission is free.

Thurles Shopping Centre’s €250 Eco Art Competition.

Ecological – the set of relationships existing between individual animal, plants, or single-celled life forms and their environment.

Thurles Shopping Centre are rightly proud of their new Eco-Friendly renovations surrounding their shopping centre complex.
They strive to be even more eco friendly for 2022 and are looking for your help.

To celebrate, Thurles Shopping Centre are running an Art Competition for children aged 12 years and under.

Competition: What To Do.

First pick up an entry form leaflet from Thurles Shopping Centre.
The competition itself is to design a wall mural to fit in with a theme for Thurles Shopping Centre, based on “Wildlife”.
Do remember on completion of your chosen design; fill out your Name, Age, Address and Parent Contact Phone Number.
Next, place your entry form into the Box provided in the central Mall area within the Shopping centre; easily located in the area between the Eason bookshop & An Post offices.

Prizes

Winner will receive a €250 voucher for Thurles Shopping Centre.
Plus, the winning Artwork will be enlarged and painted on the wall at the River Walk entrance at Thurles Shopping centre.

Holycross Village Market, Begins A New Trading Year.

Dust off that Easter Bonnet, it’s market time again at Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Holycross market Thurles, Co. Tipperary look forward to meeting all their many old customers and hopefully indeed some new consumers, once again next Saturday April 16th, in the village from 1:00pm to 3:00pm for the beginning of yet another trading year.

The market will run, bi weekly, from April 16th until December 10th, with lots of interesting events along the way.
The market welcomes new traders throughout the year, while anchoring it’s personality and stability with a core group of valued old friends.

Come visit a very special Easter market this week, with an Easter raffle and Egg Hunt; come and join us, grab a coffee and a tasty bake, listen to the music, take a seat and chat with friends.

Note: As part of our new initiative to network with local businesses, Holycross Village Market are delighted to have Park 63 @Parkers Restaurant on board this week. Parker’s have put forward a voucher, which will be raffled at the market on next Saturday, April 16th, between 1:00 & 3:00pm.