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 RTE I will broadcast Sunday Mass live from St Patrick’s College, Thurles, on Sunday, February 5th next, to mark the 175 years of this historical College’s existence.
St. Patrick’s College, Thurles was originally founded in 1837. The College was built on church land, part of which was bought from the estate of a Wexford Protestant Minister. Building began in 1829 under the deceased patronage of the Dr. Patrick Everard, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, who after his death in 1821 had left £10,000 for the “purpose of founding a college to provide a liberal education for catholic youth destined for the priesthood.”
In 1850 the first Synod of bishops, since the Middle Ages, met here at this college in Thurles, commencing on Thursday, 22nd August of that year. This Synod was used to standardise many practices in the Irish Church which had evolved differently to then practices on the continent.
Over more recent years major refurbishments have taken place supporting lecture theatres, tutorial rooms, the original old library, modern computing facilities, playing pitches in the grounds, as well as to the colleges retreat and conference facilities. As well as the academic course the college runs a number of courses in pastoral care, youth work and also Irish language training courses for adults.
Starting from September last, a teaching degree programme, accredited by the University of Limerick, can be conferred on successful graduates. The degrees to be awarded are; BEd with Irish and Religious Studies and BEd with Business Studies and Religious Studies. Graduates are registered with the Teaching Council of Ireland and will be qualified to teach up to and including Leaving Certificate standard.
Note: This televised programme will be broadcast on RTE I beginning at 11.15 am, on Sunday morning next, so here is one TV programme certainly not to be missed.
The Mass will be lead by the College President, Rev. Fr.Tomas Fogarty, from the College’s magnificent modern Chapel, with students and staff taking part.
 Students from across Tipperary are well represented in Dublin’s RDS, for this years 48th BT Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition.
In recent years the number of entries to this competition has increased dramatically, reaching an all time high last year when 1735 projects were submitted. Following submissions all entries are screened to select just over 520 projects which then go through to compete. The event each year attracts some 40,000 people, thus making it one of the largest events of its kind in Europe, and the world.
In all 21 projects from Co Tipperary are participating in this years event, which displays in total some 520 projects from all the 32 counties of Ireland.
One projects representing Tipperary comes from the Presentation Secondary School here in Thurles, whose participating students have studied ” Food Packaging Versus Taste.”
The event, which began yesterday, will run until 5.30pm on Saturday next, so do drop in and take a peep.
The winner of this years event will be announced at a ceremony, sponsored by BT, on Friday 13th next.
 LIT Thurles Campus Chris Richards contacted us from 1st year Sports Strength and Conditioning at the LIT/Thurles Campus.
They are organising a fundraising soccer match, which will takes place on Thursday 8th December beginning sharp at 3.00pm in the Thurles Towns Pitch, latter situated, as you are all aware, in the Thurles Greyhound Stadium.
LIT/Thurles Campus will be competing against the Thurles and District Garda team and both are attempting to raise much needed funding for North Tipperary Hospice and also to raise money for some necessary equipment.
Entry price to this match is just €5, but will also includes you in an opportunity to win some really marvelous prizes on the day.
Prizes To Be Won: These will include a €300 “One for All Voucher,” a round of golf for 4 plus overnight B & B accommodation at the fabulous Dundrum House Hotel and Leisure Centre, plus much much more.
Students will be selling tickets over the coming week around the Thurles area, so please do support their efforts generously.
 Education The Roman Catholic Church has identified 47 towns and suburbs in Ireland where it is considering handing over control of it’s schools to the State.
Parents of children in these 258 schools will be asked what type of school they want into the future. The areas chosen are regarded as those with the greatest need for more choice, in relation to religious and cultural changes in their society.
The move is part of a much wider shake-up in the control of primary education, latter being recommended by an expert group, set up by Education Minister Mr Ruairi Quinn, TD.
The advisory group tasked with supplying recommendations to the Forum on Patronage and Pluralism in the Primary Sector, published their findings yesterday.
The towns where Roman Catholic schools may be handed over here in County Tipperary are Thurles, Carrick-on-Suir, Clonmel and Tipperary town.
 Dr. Maria G. Hinfelaar, President LIT. Confirming Limerick Institute of Technology’s (LIT) new national strategy, which is to develop into a technological university, Dr Maria Hinfelaar president of the Institute, has hinted that a change of name may be one of the Universities considerations in the near future.
Due to rapid expansion, LIT now commands three campuses in Limerick city, two in County Tipperary, with outreach centres also in both county Limerick and county Clare, employing some 550 people. Following the launch of its fifth and newest school, LIT Tipperary, in September last, LIT increased its total student population to over 7,000 full time and part time learners.
Speaking at the graduations of over 1,800 students recently, Dr Hinfelaar explained “We cannot rest on our laurels after the integration of the Tipperary Institute – we will not achieve Technological University status on our own and will have to work with our partners. So if I am to stand here again in a few years time, we may be called something else and be part of something much bigger. That is how the present landscape is being redrawn and LIT will be at the forefront of this evolution.”
Speaking to graduates, Dr Hinfelaar encouraged all present not to simply judge their future success solely on their own personal professional accomplishments, but rather on how they have contributed to society as a whole, through positive active citizenship.
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