Category Archives: County News

County Tipperary’s Haunting Landscapes

Posted on June 17, 2016 by George

“On a clear day rise and look around you and you’ll see who you are. On a clear day how it will astound you that the glow of your being, outshines every star.” (Words by lyricist Alan Jay Lerner, from … Continue reading →

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ᗅᗺᗷᗅ Tribute Night – Premier Hall, Thurles

Posted on June 9, 2016 by George

ᗅᗺᗷᗅ Tribute Night in aid of Suir Haven – Mr Tommy Barrett Reports “Moyne Road Residents Committee are delighted to announce details of their upcoming fund-raising event in aid of that wonderful Cancer Support Centre, better known as the Suir … Continue reading →

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Tipperary – The Sheehy Skeffington Connection

Posted on May 12, 2016 by George

Hannah Sheehy Skeffington – Loughmore Mill, Loughmore, Templemore, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. A State commemoration ceremony for Francis Sheehy Skeffington and journalists Thomas Dickson and Patrick McIntyre, all who were executed together in Portobello Barracks (today known as Cathal Brugha Barracks), … Continue reading →

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Thurles Lions Club’s Annual Vintage/Classic Car Show 2016

Posted on April 26, 2016 by George

Pictures: (1) Lions Club Poster, (2) Car actually used by Kitty Kiernan & Michael Collins, (3) Lions Club Vintage Car Emblem to be presented to all vintage cars on display. A 1916 Ford Model T, once belonging to Larry Kiernan, … Continue reading →

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It’s National Pilgrim Paths Week In Co. Tipperary

Posted on March 22, 2016 by George

National Pilgrim Paths Week – March 22nd to March 29th, 2016. Over the coming Easter 2016 period, thousands of Irish residents and foreign visitors are expected to retrace ancestral heritage as they take to Ireland’s ancient pilgrim paths to celebrate … Continue reading →

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