A Business Strongfort
Historically a market town, Thurles now is home to many businesses across a wide range of sectors.
Thurles is ideally located in the heart of Tipperary with great road and rail links and of course close proximity to Shannon and Cork Airports. The town has seen industry in its traditional sense ebb and flow over the years, but the last decade has seen development in new businesses across many sectors. We are home to great food, financial, IT, service and retail businesses and much more. We are proud to assist new businesses to start up in Thurles – our Chamber Enterprise Centre is home to many start-ups and SME’s. Anything that can be found in larger urban centres can be found here in Thurles, let’s keep on proudly supporting local.
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Thurles was originally an agricultural market town. It is now a retail town having chain stores like SuperValu, Dunnes Stores, DV8, Aldi, Boots UK, Lidl, Easons and Holland & Barrett.
Thurles Shopping centre was recently extended. Stakelum’s Hardware, which recently moved to the Nenagh road, is one of the biggest family owned businesses in the town. McKevitt’s is another large family business that operates an extensive supermarket in Liberty Square. High technology industries have been established in the Thurles Technology Park and Thurles Chamber Enterprise Centre.
Doing Business
Thurles has traditionally been a market town and the principal business centre for the mid Tipperary region. The town is serviced by all the leading financial institutions as well as all the other ancillary services that would be expected in a modern progressive town. Thurles has high speed internet connectivity and fibre broadband is available practically everywhere.
Accessibility. Thurles is centrally located with an unrivaled road and rail network making it extremely accessible from all parts of Ireland. The M8 motorway passes within 6km of the town from which Dublin and Cork can be reached in little over an hour. Cork and Shannon airports can be reached in one and a half hours and Dublin airport in under two hours. There is an excellent rail service in Thurles with trains practically on the hour to Dublin and frequent trains to Cork, Tralee and Limerick also.
Affordability
Living and working in Thurles is more affordable than many larger towns and cities. Property prices are lower and rental accommodation is much less expensive than in the cities and there is generally very good availability of properties for sale and to let.
Start Up Business Facilities
Thurles Chamber Enterprise Centre is the perfect location for new and expanding businesses in Tipperary. The centre is a collaborative development between Thurles Chamber of Commerce and Limerick Institute of Technology. The development of the Enterprise Centre was funded by Thurles Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Ireland, Limerick Institute of Technology, Tipperary County Enterprise Board and Thurles Municipal Council.
The Centre was established to facilitate the development and growth of new and existing enterprises and to provide a location in Thurles which would allow the creativity and vision of the people of the area to contribute to its future economic well-being.
Tipperary Technology Park was established to provide businesses operating in the technology sector with suitable premises equipped with the latest in high speed communications.
Thurles Shopping centre was recently extended. Stakelum’s Hardware, which recently moved to the Nenagh road, is one of the biggest family owned businesses in the town. McKevitt’s is another large family business that operates an extensive supermarket in Liberty Square. High technology industries have been established in the Thurles Technology Park and Thurles Chamber Enterprise Centre.
Doing Business
Thurles has traditionally been a market town and the principal business centre for the mid Tipperary region. The town is serviced by all the leading financial institutions as well as all the other ancillary services that would be expected in a modern progressive town. Thurles has high speed internet connectivity and fibre broadband is available practically everywhere.
Accessibility. Thurles is centrally located with an unrivaled road and rail network making it extremely accessible from all parts of Ireland. The M8 motorway passes within 6km of the town from which Dublin and Cork can be reached in little over an hour. Cork and Shannon airports can be reached in one and a half hours and Dublin airport in under two hours. There is an excellent rail service in Thurles with trains practically on the hour to Dublin and frequent trains to Cork, Tralee and Limerick also.
Affordability
Living and working in Thurles is more affordable than many larger towns and cities. Property prices are lower and rental accommodation is much less expensive than in the cities and there is generally very good availability of properties for sale and to let.
Start Up Business Facilities
Thurles Chamber Enterprise Centre is the perfect location for new and expanding businesses in Tipperary. The centre is a collaborative development between Thurles Chamber of Commerce and Limerick Institute of Technology. The development of the Enterprise Centre was funded by Thurles Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise Ireland, Limerick Institute of Technology, Tipperary County Enterprise Board and Thurles Municipal Council.
The Centre was established to facilitate the development and growth of new and existing enterprises and to provide a location in Thurles which would allow the creativity and vision of the people of the area to contribute to its future economic well-being.
Tipperary Technology Park was established to provide businesses operating in the technology sector with suitable premises equipped with the latest in high speed communications.
