Back to School 2026! 🎒 The summer holidays are nearing an end and its not long until students across Thurles are getting ready to head back to school! ✏️ Swipe through the carousel for the 2026 return-to-school dates for secondary schools in the Thurles and make sure you have the dates marked in your calendar. 📅 Wishing all students, teachers and school staff a fantastic start to the new school year! 🍎✨

Music lovers won't want to miss John Faulkner Live at Jim of the Mills, an evening with one of Ireland's most respected musicians and songwriters. With a remarkable career spanning decades, John has performed and toured with some of the biggest names in Irish traditional music, including Dolores Keane, De Dannan, Arty McGlynn, Jackie Daly and Dermot Byrne. A fantastic opportunity to experience an evening of music, stories and a remarkable career in the unique setting of Jim of the Mills. 🎻✨ 📍 Jim of the Mills, Upperchurch 🎶 John Faulkner Live 🎟 Tickets available on Eventbrite. A great local night out for anyone who loves Irish music and storytelling.

Calling all tourism & hospitality businesses in Thurles, Templemore & Roscrea! A great networking opportunity is coming up, the Connecting Clusters Breakfast Briefing, bringing together tourism providers and businesses from across Thurles, Templemore, Roscrea, and the surrounding areas 🤝 Facilitated by Clióna O'Donnell, Tourism Activator with Tipperary County Council, with guest speakers joining on the morning, this is a chance to connect, collaborate, and explore how working together can boost destination development for everyone in the region. 🗓️ Monday, 15th September ⏰ 8:30am 📍 Hayes Hotel, Thurles If you are involved in tourism or hospitality locally, this one's worth your time. Places are limited, so RSVP early! 📩 RSVP by 4th September to maura.obrien@tipperarycoco.ie

Seed Saving Workshop for Native Plants – Cabragh Wetlands Celebrating Heritage Week with a wonderful hands-on workshop, delivered by Aoife Munn and supported by Tipperary County Council 🌾 Learn how to gather, prepare, and save seeds to help create thriving native habitats, and take home your own free seeds too! You will cover: 🌿 Local biodiversity & why seed saving matters 🌿 Identifying native Irish plants worth collecting from 🌿 Knowing when seeds are ripe & how to clean, dry and store them properly 🌿 The legal and ethical side of seed collecting You will leave with several packets of seed you have cleaned and labelled yourself, a lovely, practical way to connect with nature 🌼 🗓️ Sunday, 23rd August ⏰ 10am – 12:30pm 📍 Cabragh Wetlands Trust, Holycross, Tipperary 🎟️ Free – tickets via Eventbrite A brilliant one for nature lovers, gardeners, and anyone keen to learn a new skill this Heritage Week 💚 Booking link: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/seed-saving-workshop-for-native-plants-tickets-1994937700364?aff=oddtdtcreator

Calling all young Gaelic Games members – your voice matters! The GAA Regional Youth Forums are coming to Thurles this September, and young members aged 12 to 21 are invited to attend and have their say on the future of Gaelic games 🏐🏑 Through discussion, debate, and interactive workshops, this is a real chance for young people to help shape the direction of the Association. 🗓️ Sunday, 6th September ⏰ 11:00am – 3:00pm 📍 The Dome, FBD Semple Stadium, Thurles Developed by the National GAA Youth Committee, these forums are all about giving young voices a real platform. If you know a young GAA member who'd love to get involved, share this with them! Registration & further info: https://www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/community-and-health/youth-leadership/youth-forum

Heritage Week 2026 | Thurles A fantastic line-up of talks, tours & family fun celebrating our local history. Here’s what’s on: 📅 15 Aug | 10:30am-3:30pm Tipperary Heritage & Biodiversity Conference Theme ‘Heritage at Risk’ w/ Roisín Burke, Caimin O’Brien & Breeding Waders EIP. Keynote: John Creedon. Lunch provided. 📅 15-23 Aug | 2:30-3:30pm daily Holycross Abbey Free Tours No booking, just show up! 📅 18 Aug | 10:30am-5pm Tipperary Studies Open Day Tour the archives & see digitisation in action. 📅 18 Aug | 6:30-7:30pm Our Human Library “Borrow” a person & hear their story. 📅 18 Aug | 7-8pm Heritage At Risk – PARISH Project Preserving church memorial inscriptions. 📅 18 Aug | 7:30-8:30pm Monastic Evangelisation in the Irish Church With Monsignor Ciarán O’Carroll. 📅 19 Aug | 10am-1pm Slate Engraving Workshop With sculptor Philip Quinn. Adults only, booking essential! 📅 20 Aug | 8-10pm “Slow Journeys” – Pilgrim Walking Ireland & Spain pilgrim paths. Free. 📅 21 Aug | 11am-1pm Water Heritage Day Explore life beneath the water + guided wetlands walk. Free. 📅 22 Aug | 11am-4pm The Big Dig & Wild Child Day Viking excavation, bread making, bug hunts & crafts! 📅 22nd Aug | 2.00pm - 3.30pm – weather dependent Midnight Shootings 1921 Walking Tour 90-min walk on Thurles’ hidden history. Contact Paddy: 086 088 2029. A brilliant week to explore the stories & people shaping our heritage 💚