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 The Office of Public Works (OPW) is offering free admission to all heritage sites around Tipperary and Ireland this Wednesday, 3rd August 2011. This offer will be also be available on the first Wednesday of every month during 2011. A full list of all participating sites can be found on heritageireland.ie.
Here is a list of the heritage sites that are free in Tipperary this wednesday;
- Cahir Castle
- Rock of Cashel – There will be free parking in Cashel this Wednesday and on the first Wednesday of every month from the Cashel Town Council.
- Roscrea Heritage (Castle and Damer House) and the Blackmills
- Swiss Cottage
Other nearby attractions outside of Tipperary include Dunmore Cave, Jerpoint Abbey & Kilkenny Castle (Kilkenny), Adare Castle (Limerick), Clonmacnoise (Offaly), Emo Court (Laois) and Reginald’s Tower (Waterford).
According to the HeritageIreland.ie website visitors may experience delays at some of the busier sites. Access to some sites may be by guided tour only and therefore tickets will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.
This will hopefully provide a good boost to our local economy and increase awareness of some of our historic heritage sites.
 Nenagh Agri-Show A large turnout is expected to turn out for the 2011 North Tipperary Agricultural Show taking place in Nenagh this August Bank Holiday Monday. (August 1st 2011)
Nenagh Co Tipperary grew and continues to flourished as an agricultural market town, and its Irish name means “The Fair of Ormond,” a reference to the old East Munster Ormond Agricultural Fairs, of which it was historically the site.
In its 134th year this popular annual show, promises be one of the biggest yet, with side shows which include paint-balling target competitions and a bucking bronco, aside from the many normally expected core animal attractions held at the Borrisokane Road, Showgrounds.
This annual event in North Tipperary, is renowned for being the counties showcase to a large variety of sheep, cattle, and poultry classes.
Comb the hair and wear your best frock, as UTV camera’s will also be present this year making a documentary on the art of cattle judging, focusing on local expert livestock judge David Wilson.
The show will also include craft work, expect to find exotic floral displays, quality baking and cooking demonstrations, needlework, art, photography and of course the much prized fruit and vegetable produce on display.
Overall family entertainment will be at a premium, with a pet farm on site inhabited by hares, rabbits, snakes, owls, hedgehogs, and even a vulture or two thrown in for good measure.
Other displays at this event will include trade stands selling and displaying their local crafts, a farmer’s market, and an equine store. Keep an eye out also for dog shows, Cossack horse riding, boxing displays, martial arts, horse and pony classes and show-jumping.
To be honest you do not have to come from a farming background be enjoy this event, but good cheap family fun for all, is truly guaranteed.
With St Patrick’s Day is just around the corner, so why not take a night out and enjoy some traditional festive fun by attending the Tipperary Drama Festival, in Holycross, Thurles, Co Tipperary.
This major annual event takes to the stage for the week beginning the 18th March next to 26th March inclusive.
The hosts of this hugely attended Tipperary Festival, namely Holycross/Ballycahill Drama Group, have been successfully running this event since 1983.
This year the festival will present some great nights of theatre, performed by passionate theatre groups from all over Ireland, in their newly restored St. Michael’s Community Centre, beside the 13th century Abbey of Holy Cross, former which now boasts comfortable seating, including a balcony area, for some 500 of its patrons.
Curtain rises at 8.30pm nightly during the festival, except for the final night, which will be 8.00pm.
Admission: Each night €12, with Student’s and O.A.P’s enjoying an entrance concession of €6. Of course best value is their Season Ticket costing, I understand according to their Facebook, a mere €60 for all 9 performances.
 Tipperary Drama Festival, Holycross, Thurles, Co Tipperary. Tipperary Drama Festival Programme 2011
Fri 18th March: Holycross/Ballycahill DG ‘Lovers At Versaille ‘ by Bernard Farrell.
Sat 19th March: Skibbereen Theatre Society ‘A Kiss On The Bottom ‘ by Frank Vickery.
Sun 20th March: Conna Drama Group ‘Stolen Child ‘ by Yvonne Quinn & Bairbre Ni Chaoimh.
Mon 21st March: Schull Drama Group ‘Kindly Leave The Stage ‘ by John Chapman.
Tues 22nd March: Silken Thomas Players ‘Angels In America ‘ by Tony Kushner.
Wed 23rd March: Bunclody/Kilmyshall DG ‘The Mai ‘ by Marina Carr.
Thurs 24th March: Brideview Drama Group ‘The Clearing ‘ by Helen Edmundson.
Fri 25th March: Palace Players ‘Doubt – A Parable ‘ by John Patrick Shanley.
Sat 26th March: Nenagh Players ‘Out Of Order ‘ by Ray Cooney.
Promises to be a week we can all look forward too, so to use the well-known idiom in theatre which means ‘good luck’ – “Break A Leg Everyone”
 Free Tipperary Business Directory Businesses operating in Co Tipperary are now invited to join our ‘Local Directory‘, free of charge.
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 A Warm Coal Fire With all the bad news and power wrestling we had to digest today, its nice to discover at least one ray of sunshine in our midst.
Centenary Thurles Co-Op are running, only until the end of this month or while stocks last a Fuel Extra Special Offer from their yard on the Templemore Road, out of Thurles Town.
Details of this very special offer are as follows:
Five 40kg size Bags of premium Polish coal for just €68.00 – equal to €13.60 per bag. (If my calculator is correct.)
Five bales of Briquettes for just €17.00 – equal to €3.40 per bale.
From our research this is the cheapest quality premium coal price currently available in County Tipperary.
Do be aware that 40kg size Bags of coal trading under the name of “Black Gold ” are out and about for sale at €13.00 a bag, but take my word for it, we have tested same and regard it as inferior and very poor value for money.
Sale is subject to cash and must be collected, so borrow that car trailer or grab the wheel barrow and make the trip while these stocks last.
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