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Irish jockey dies aged 24 following Thurles fall

Irish jockey dies aged 24 following Thurles fall

The Cork native was involved in a five-horse pile-up last week. Jockey Michael O’Sullivan has tragically died from injuries sustained in an accident at Thurles Racecourse earlier this month. The 24-year-old was riding Wee Charlie for trainer Gerard O’Leary and was one of three fallers at the final fence in the two-mile Racing Again Handicap […]

1 year ago

Eight men charged with serious assault on a man in Tipperary

Eight men charged with serious assault on a man in Tipperary

The men are aged between 18 and 20 years old. Eight men have been charged with the serious assault of a man in Tipperary arising from an incident that occurred last year. The man, aged in his late teens, was assaulted at Upperchurch Village in Thurles on Sunday, 27 June 2021. He was then taken […]

4 years ago

Woman in her 60s dies following collision with truck in Tipperary

Woman in her 60s dies following collision with truck in Tipperary

The driver of the truck, a man aged in his 20s, was treated for shock at the scene by paramedics. A woman aged in her 60s has died following a fatal road traffic incident that occurred in the townland of Longford Pass in Tipperary. Gardaí in Thurles are investigating the incident, which occurred on the […]

4 years ago

Gardaí renew appeal for missing head of statue at church in Tipperary

Gardaí renew appeal for missing head of statue at church in Tipperary

It is believed that the statue’s head was taken during the summer of this year. Gardaí in Thurles are renewing their appeal for any information in relation to the criminal damage of a 100-year-old statue at the Cathedral of Assumption in the town. It is believed that the incident occurred sometime between 6.30pm on Wednesday […]

6 years ago