The following is a list of essential contact phone numbers for Borrisoleigh & Templemore, Co. Tipperary areas. This info has been added to our existing Essential Phone Numbers page.
NOTE * Letter “D” after each phone number refers to availability of Home Delivery Service
Note: All Pharmacies are operating normal service. During the Covid 19 crisis, individual pharmacies have put in place local delivery arrangements. Please check with your Pharmacy as to what specific arrangements they have by phoning in advance. Social distancing measures are in place in all pharmacies.
Borrisoleigh Village
Pharmacy
David O’Connell (0504) 51132
Supermarkets & Shops
Meagher’s Shop (0504) 51825 Shanahan’s Centra (0504) 51068 (D) Hurley’s Gala (0504) 51755
Takeaways
Ling Garden, Borrisoleigh (0504) 51888 Take 5, Borrisoleigh (0504) 50934
Templemore Town
Pharmacies
Hylands Care Plus (0504) 35781 Mocklers Pharmacy (0504) 31535 Murphys Pharmacy (0504) 31810
Supermarkets & Shops
Eurospar (0504) 31449 (D) Fitzpatricks Newsagents (0504) 31555 (D) Lidl (0504) 56586 Londis Cambies (0504) 31222 Mulrooneys Gala (0504) 56634 O’Connells Centra (0504) 31612 (D) Peter’s Fruit & Veg (0504) 31791 (D) Ryans Gala Express (0504) 31247 (D)
Takeaways
Foley’s Indian Templemore (0504) 32796 Tasty Bites T’more (0504) 32979 The Wishing Well T’more (0504) 32716
Semple Stadium (Semple’s Field) here in Thurles, Co Tipperary, has been granted permission to undertake a €8-9million euro face lift on its Kinane Stand, known as the “Old Stand”.
Last resting place of Tom Semple, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
The Kinane Stand, which affords space for 14,500 spectators currently, is expected to retain the same capacity, on its full project completion. Planning permission granted is for five years, with the project expected to be long-term.
This 45,000 capacity Semple Stadium project, foresees the inclusion of improved player and match-day facilities, with a new gym, physio, dressing rooms and media facilities.
Planning permission has already been granted for the re-development of an extra tier, which will provide an area for corporate hospitality and function facilities.
These planned new improvements are designed to take Semple Stadium up to the standard of other state of the art GAA venues, e.g.Dublin’s Croke Park and the recently re-developed Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Ballytemple, Cork.
However, commencement of this, to be welcomed, project is unlikely to take place until the end of 2020 at the earliest, due to the present Coronavirus crisis and pandemic.
Thurles GAA museum, “Lár na Páirce”
Will this new promising venture see the Thurles GAA museum, Lár na Páirce, now move from its current restricted space on Slievenamon Road, to this more open and spacious area, offering free accessible parking?
One would hope so, thus offering sports loving tourists and those attending games, an equal opportunity to view our rare GAA history, while also walking on that hallowed turf which is after all “Semple’s Field”.
As stated in our previous blog; caretaker Taoiseach Mr Leo Varadkar has announced that the country’s schools, colleges and childcare facilities are to close in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, with effect from this evening.
From 6:00pm today, schools, colleges and childcare facilities will immediately close.
Rules regarding public gatherings In relation to cultural institutions, indoor gatherings of more than 100 people and a maximum outdoor gathering of more than 500 people will be permitted. The restrictions will stay in place until March 29th 2020.
To this end Thurles.Info have been contacted by Inch Players, to confirm that they have postponed their play scheduled for this coming weekend, due to the escalation of this pandemic .
Workforce requested to work remotely, where possible: Where it is possible to work remotely, people are requested to do so, thus requiring employers, the public and business interests to take a sensible approach to coronavirus.
Mr Varadkar made the announcement in Washington DC, where he is visiting as part of the annual St.Patrick’s Day celebrations, latter which has been sensibly cancelled in light of the spreading virus.
Mrs Egan passed away peacefully at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Beloved wife and best friend, for 50 years, of husband Joe; her passing is most deely regretted by her sons Laurenz (Ard Leigh, Two Mile Borris, Thurles, Co. Tipperary), and Patrick: daughters Shirley, and Marion; sons-in-law Gavin and Derek; daughters-in-law Caroline and Jacqui; grandchildren Joe, Lauren, Stan, Freya, Clara, Isabelle, Emma, Quinn, Sadhbh and Pearse; brothers John, Tony, Jimmy and Martin Gerard; sisters Ann, Christine and Pauline; brothers-in-law; sisters-in-law; nephews; nieces; extended relatives; neighbours and a wide circle of friends.
What could be worse than Storm Jorge or catching the Coronavirus, tomorrow. In years gone by, tomorrow, February 29th was one day when men could find themselves in very great danger, spending their remaining days on this earth in that realm where slavery truly exists.
Here in Ireland, we have a long held tradition on February 29th, better known as Leap Day; for it is on this one and only day; that women become elevated and hold the right to propose marriage to a man.
Here in Ireland, legend has it that St. Brigid bitterly complained to St. Patrick that Irish women had to hang around far too long for their male partners to propose marriage. Following long and careful consideration St. Patrick finally agreed, thus yielding to her complaint and agreeing that women could have one day every four years to ’pop the question’.
However, as we know when you allow women, particularly the high maintenance variety, such high level normally male authority, nothing can be regarded as ‘simple plain sailing’, especially for any man who would dare to politely refuse the request of their lady friend.
Tradition has it that if a man refused the proposal of his female lover on a Leap Day then he has to buy her either a silk dress or a pair of silk gloves. [Now you know why Thurles retailers of female clothing remove “Sale on Here” signs from their shop windows, during the first fortnight in March. And, with the prices charged for a dress, sure maybe agreeing to marriage could end up cheaper than any refusal].
Of course there may be a more practical explanation on the origins of female Leap Day proposals. Marriages were not allowed to take place during the solemn religious observance of Lent, (Latter beginning Wednesday, 26th February – ending on Thursday, 9th April this year, 2020) and since the start of Lent comes around on the end of February, it was one way to guarantee that woman would not be ‘left completely on the shelf’ for a further 40 days and nights. [I am aware that Lent is a time for doing penance, and what greater act of self-abasement, mortification or devotion, I ask you, is than for a man to accept a proposal from a woman on Leap Day!]
You single men need to be careful out there tomorrow; don’t say you were not warned in advance.
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