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Tracing Britton relations

Dear Editor, I’m hoping that your readers can help. Myself and a colleague are looking to trace any living family members of the great Bill Britton, born on 23 May 1892 and originally of Ballydonnell, Mullinahone, Co Tipperary. Bill won numerous ...

08 Apr 2013 at 11:11

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Searching For Lynam Relatives

I am seeking to contact descendants of Thomas Lynam and Bridget Carroll, from Barnalisheen. Thomas was born in Roscommon in 1831, but moved to Barnalisheen, possibly to take up a tenancy with the Earl of Carrick, or when married, about 1859. He ...

18 Mar 2013 at 10:06

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Papal Election

Editor, In the run-up to the 2005 Papal Election Conclave my guess - which I put on public record - was that, due to their superior knowledge, looks and manners, either 77-year-old Cardinal Ratzinger or 60-year-old Cardinal Schonborn would be ...

12 Mar 2013 at 16:31

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Seeking McBrides

Dear Editor, I’ve been trying to trace my grandmother’s roots and after spending hours of going though different websites and paying websites I am drawing a blank right from the beginning. She rarely spoke about her life in Ireland and this ...

03 Mar 2013 at 15:31

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Kelly Congratulates Nenagh Silent Film Festival

Junior Minister Alan Kelly has congratulateed and thanked the Nenagh Silent Film festival on their hard work and commitment organising the very successful festival recently. “The festival was very entertaining and had something for ...

02 Mar 2013 at 12:18

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Suicide -
A Few Points

Dear Editor, Please excuse my encroacning so quickly again on your space. But, as I have reason to have a keen interest in the suicide issue, the related Noel Dundon and Peg Hanafin articles this week (January 17) got my attention....

25 Jan 2013 at 16:43

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Septic Tank Charges

Dear Editor, As a member of a community in a little hamlet called Cloneybrien, I feel aggrieved at the treatment that has been dished out to us regarding our septic tanks. If we lived in the village three miles away, we would not ...

25 Jan 2013 at 16:43

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Abortion Legislation

Dear Editor, I have, over the years, seen no logical argument for the right to kill anyone, never mind the most vulnerable of all, the baby in the womb. Ireland has an enviable record on maternal care where both mother and baby ...

28 Dec 2012 at 10:14

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Tracing ‘Butler’ Family Connections in South Tipperary Region

My late father-in-law Patrick Butler was formerly from South Tipperary. His father was named John Butler. The townsland they came from is not readily known. Patrick Butler was a farm labourer and he went to Kilkenny between ...

21 Dec 2012 at 09:50

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Self Help Africa Says Thanks

Though your pages would you allow me to express my sincere thanks to all of the people of Tipperary who lent their support to the work of Self Help Africa, in the past year. We are well aware that many people have less ...

20 Dec 2012 at 14:42

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To Legislate Or Not

Dear Editor, Like many people in our country I was very upset and confused by the tragic death of a young mother, Savita Halappanavar, in a Galway Hospital. In an emotionally charged atmosphere it is difficult to ...

13 Dec 2012 at 08:41

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A Fair & Equitable Budget???

Dear Editor, After all the leaks and hype which is now a feature of every budget, the 2013 budget has finally arrived. Both parties in government have taken every opportunity to point out their part in making it ...

13 Dec 2012 at 08:41

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