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Creating street art for Carrick festival

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:52:36 GMT

Local artists are already painting the town red and a host of other vibrant colours in preparation for the Clancy Brothers Music & Arts Festival.

The late Joe Keane

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:51:29 GMT

The death has occurred on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, of Joe Keane, aged 55, of Lackaghbeg, Monasterevin, Kildare, and formerly of The Green, Fethard.  Funeral Mass took place on Friday, May 17, followed by burial in St. Evan’s Cemetery, Monasterevin. Our sincere sympathy to his wife, Margaret, brother John, sisters Kathleen and Josie, their families, relatives and friends. May he rest in peace.

Fethard clubs saddened at death of Joe Keane

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:50:10 GMT

Fethard GAA Club

Cashel Community School choir and camogie team are ‘on song’

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:48:30 GMT

Cashel Community School has recorded two major victories in the past two weeks.

Larkspur Park reopens with upgraded facilites

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:12:04 GMT

The upgrading of the facilities at Larkspur Park Tennis Club is now complete and the improvements in the complex have been described by the club members as both dramatic and very satisfying for all members and each of the four sporting sections of the club.

Rugby star launches gem of Cashel Rugby Club history

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:11:17 GMT

Cashel’s own international rugby star was in town last Friday night to launch a wonderful book detailing the history of Cashel RFC.

Valerie re-elected as Clonmel Chamber of Commerce president

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:29:03 GMT

Valerie O’Reilly (Unicorn PR) was re-elected as president of Clonmel Chamber of Commerce at the organisation’s 87th annual general meeting, which was held at The Main Guard.

Clancy family to star in Festival’s opening night concert

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:23:01 GMT

The Clancy Brothers Music & Arts Festival will open with a concert featuring the talented sons, daughters and other relatives of the world famous Clancy ballad group.

Carrick-on-Suir News in Brief....

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:21:06 GMT

St Nicholas Parish accounts

Church choir has been part of town’s fabric for more than 70 years

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:10:51 GMT

For the past 73 years St Mary’s Church Choir has played a very special part in the lives of the people of Irishtown and Clonmel, the Mayor, Cllr. Billy Shoer, stated when he hosted a reception for the choir at the Town Hall.

Artefacts found at Carnahalla donated to South Tipp Museum

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:04:53 GMT

Several pieces of flint and other artefacts found at the ancient heritage site of Carnahalla near Cappawhite have been donated to the South Tipperary County Museum.

Cashel ‘Brawl in the Hall’ will be a knockout

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:41:07 GMT

Cashel RFC will take on Cashel GAA in a white collar boxing event to be held in Halla Na Féile Cashel on June 2, at 7.30pm.

Positive Living tree at Spafield, Cashel

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:39:49 GMT

The Spafield Family Resource Centre Positive Living Group presented a tree to the centre on Monday last, May 20, to raise awareness of the National Green Ribbon Campaign which runs during the month of May to promote mental health awareness.

Community Games success for Cashel KC U11s

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:38:39 GMT

In the community games for U11s, Cashel enjoyed a good win over Clonmel’s St. Mary’s on Friday.

The Gooch offers advice to young Clonmel savers

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:56:27 GMT

In his role as youth ambassador for AIB, Kerry’s All Star footballer Colm ‘Gooch’ Cooper visited both Clonmel High School and Ss Peter and Pauls Primary School. Colm held a coaching session with the students at the High School, while in Ss Peter and Pauls he acted as referee in a football match. Afterwards he offered his support and advice for students involved in AIB’s Build a Bank Challenge and in savings overall.

Lester star attraction at the opening of Tipperary races

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:53:45 GMT

Lester Piggott was the guest of honour at the official launch of the newly redeveloped Tipperary Racecourse last Thursday evening.

Clonmel dinner theatre will double as charity fundraiser

Wed, 22 May 2013 09:14:28 GMT

Clonmel Theatre Guild, following their hugely successful production of Cash on Delivery, and in conjunction with Acquired Brain Injury are now preparing for their forthcoming dinner theatre production Trouble in Paradise, which will be staged at Raheen House Hotel next month.

Davin Park to host third inter-county match in a week

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:55:46 GMT

Carrick-on-Suir’s Davin Park will be hosting another Tipperary inter-county hurling game this Friday following on from the success of last week’s two matches between the Premier County’s and Deise’s Senior and U-21 squads.

Coroner warns financial institutions not to harasss people in debt

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:51:55 GMT

South Tipperary’s coroner has warned financial institutions and debt collectors they are breaking the law if they harass a person for debt repayments and has called on them to ensure they have policies in place to prevent their staff harassing under pressure debtors.

Swan Club unveils new five- year action plan

Tue, 21 May 2013 15:45:12 GMT

Carrick Swan GAA Club will launch its 2013-2018 Strategic Vision and Action Plan in the Swan Juvenile Hall this Friday, May 24 at 8.30pm