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 ST. KILLIANS CANDLE COMPANY New York’s venerable St Patrick’s Cathedral has placed orders with a Tipperary manufacturer for religious candles.
St Killian’s Candle Company has won a lucrative deal with the assistance of Enterprise Ireland. The order is for the company’s new smokeless candles which are seen as a cleaner, safer and a more cost-effective alternative to the traditional candles used in churches.
Owner and Director Michael Murphy (trading as Murphy Candles Ltd), has distributed conventional candle systems and candles from his warehouse in Cahir, Co. Tipperary for nearly 20 years. He has a close business relationship and friendship with his co-owner and joint Managing Director Michael Barrett, latter owner of The Candle Store in Connemara, Co. Galway for over 10 years.
The partnership have developed the unique St Killian’s candle system to provide a safer, cleaner, environmentally friendly system for Cathedrals, Churches and Holy Shrines.
Traditionally, candles are placed in holders before and during use, whilst the candle is burning. These conventional systems are prone to a lack of safety, waste and environmental issues and are one of the biggest causes of fires in churches.
Through their global industry network and wide range of contacts, the inventors identified the absence of a safe, clean, environmentally friendly way to use candles and set out to develop a system to fill this need.
The Company presently supply to many Cathedrals and Churches around the world including Galway Cathedral here in Ireland, and Pisa Cathedral in Italy.
While many people attended St Patrick Day festivities and various planned parades around the country, few realise that the Irish 2011 festival day was also celebrated in space during Expedition 27 aboard the International Space Station, as this video demonstrates.
A very Happy St Patrick’s Day to you the very beautiful NASA Austronaut and Flight Engineer, Catherine “Cady” Coleman,Ph.D. (Colonel, USAF, RET.) from all here in Co Tipperary.
To You Catherine, may you have always:-
A world of wishes at your command, God and his angels close at hand. Friends and family their love impart, and Irish blessings in you heart.
A reminder of course that the Thurles festival parade will take place on Sunday next In Liberty Square here in the town.
Music will be provided, on the band-stand in Liberty Square, by ‘The Moynihan Brothers,’ from 2.00pm to 3.00pm, and immediately after the Parade. This group is being sponsored by ‘The Club for Dancing ‘. There will be a dance in The Premier Ballroom from 9.00pm to 12.00 midnight to the music of ‘Patrick O’Sullivan‘. Additional entertainment in Liberty Square, from 2.00pm, include stilt walkers, jugglers, face painters, balloon modellers, comedy etc.
The Parade And Fancy Dress.
This year there is a prize fund of up to €3,000 and a grant of up to €300 is available for any group entering a large float in the parade. Prizes include Cash, Cups, Trophies, Plaques, Shields, Crystal trophies, Ladies watch, Sony Walkman,750 Medals and lots of other prizes. Everyone is invited to take part.
 US President Barack Obama accepts invitation from An Taoiseach Enda Kenny Its official, US President Barack Obama has accepted an invitation from An Taoiseach Enda Kenny, to visit Moneygall, latter situated on the borders of Offaly and Tipperary, here in Ireland, this coming May.
Speaking at the end of a meeting in the Oval Office with Taoiseach Enda Kenny, President Obama said he is looking forward to visiting Ireland. The President stated ‘I want to say today, that I intend to come to Ireland in May, but the date of the visit has yet to be finalised.’
He said he is ‘excited ‘ about visiting all the famous sites, but also to visit the place his great, great, great, great, great, grandfather hails from, in Moneygall. Taoiseach Enda Kenny stated the visit was a vote of confidence in the Irish people, at a time of great fiscal difficulty.
The Taoiseach assured the US President of a rapturous welcome, and said jokingly that if he wanted a round of golf he would be happy to join him.
President Obama joked back, that he had heard Mr Kenny was a good golfer, so he himself would have to practice.
On a more serious front, the US president and the Taoiseach also discussed how Ireland will bounce back from economic turmoil. Mr Obama confirmed the willingness of the United States to continue to co-operate with and give practical assistance wherever and whenever possible. “There is just an incredible bond between our two countries,” the president said from the Oval Office.” And that’s one that we want to reaffirm here today.”
Taoiseach Enda Kenny was in the White House meeting Mr Obama today for the traditional St Patrick’s Day presentation of shamrock.
Last night, Mr Kenny addressed around 1,000 guests at the annual gala dinner of the American Ireland Fund. The American Ireland Fund is aiming to raise $100m for Irish charities by the end of 2013.
Enda Kenny’s also had meetings with Vice President Joe Biden and US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner.
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Acorn Recycling, located close to the village of Littleton, near Thurles, in Co Tipperary, is presently considered one of the most advanced composting facilities of its kind in both Ireland or Britain, with regard to the treatment and recycling of Biological Waste.
The company is now expected to expand its operations considerably further in the coming years, following the granting of a licence from the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Environmental Protection Agency, to produce a nutrient-rich compost.
The company just opened their €7 million, state-of-the-art plant last June 2010 and currently employ eight full time staff, in their present operation.
The Companies raw material, for the manufacture of this compost product, is derived from domestic organic waste bin collection and food waste residue. This raw material is treated at 70° Celsius, prior to curing and the scientific process effectively replaces the unwelcome use of landfill as a means of managing and disposing of such organic material, as in the past.
The company presently produces 13,000 tonnes of compost per year and sells this now odourless compost in bulk to customers who can collect directly from the plant, or in some cases the company will also deliver its product within a specified radius of the production plant itself.
This now easily affordable, high-end organic product is particularly suitable for use in horticulture, agriculture, domestic gardens and sports fields.
This news will be seen by environmentalists, nationally, as a welcome step forward in how we manage our Biodegradable Waste, currently coming daily from schools, hotels, canteens, restaurants and other food service outlets for disposal.
 Capt Eoin Kelly Tipperary GAA hurling captain Eoin Kelly has been ruled out of action for the next four weeks after suffering a compound fracture to his finger during the Allianz League Division 1 win over Offaly on Sunday Last.
Kelly also lost a finger nail during the match after he was accidentally trodden on, during the 13-point win in Nenagh.
However this injury won’t prevent him from flying out to Washington to meet President Obama on St Patrick’s Day.
Recently married All-Ireland SHC winning captain Kelly, have deservedly been invited to take part in the White House’s official celebrations as a guest of President Obama, on Thursday next.
NB: Speaking of games/sport, our competition to win the free PS3 computer game ‘Family Game Night Vol 3,‘ finishes to night, so if you haven’t taken part, do take a look at the right hand side of our home page and ‘chance your luck.’
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