Journalists on the media helicopter that accompanied Barack Obama on the trip from Dublin to Moneygall have now gone on record to officially classify the experience as the worst ever according to reports on irishcentral.com today. It is understood that several of the reporters were physically sick as the helicopter was buffetted about in the gale force winds. [...]
Former North Tipperary Senator Kathleen O’Meara is to seek the Labour party nomination for the upcoming election for the Presidency. Kathleen O’ Meara served in the Seanad for ten years has also worked as a journalist and is now head of Advocacy and Communications with the Irish Cancer Society. Michael D Higgins and Fergus Finlay have [...]
Local woman, Martina Cahill became the first and only Tipperary person to complete the inaugural Sneem JFK 50 Mile Challenge in Sneem, Co Kerry last weekend The festival took place in Sneem on the weekend of the 20th, 21st & 22nd May but the Challenge itself was to complete 50miles (80km) in under 20 hours. The walk started and [...]
Ollie Hayes’ ability to serve a good pint received even further endorsement today from President Barack Obama in a conversation with British PM David Cameron. The two were overheard in conversation following a joint thirty minute press conference today in Westminister. ABC News White House Reporter Karen Travers has tweeted At end of presser, PM Cameron [...]
Moneygall man Barack Obama, U.S. President, returned home today to the spot from where his great-great-great grandfather once left for America. The President and the first lady Michelle delighted the 3,000 strong crowd in an impromptu walkabout along Main Street where his ancestor Falmouth Kearney, lived until leaving for the United States in 1850. The howling wind and frequent showers failed to [...]
Inclement weather has threatened to cancel the visit of US President Barack Obama to Moneygall tomorrow. Monday’s forecast is for persistent rain and strong winds – enough to ground the iconic ‘Marine One’ Chinook helicoptercompletely and cancel President Obama’s visit to his ancestral home in Moneygall. Niall O’Dowd’s American-Irish website Irish Central has revealed that White House insiders [...]
Queen Elizabeth and Duke of Edinburgh began the final leg of their historic trip to Ireland today at one of the Premier County’s top historical sites and tourist attractions – the Rock of Cashel. The Queen and her husband arrived by helicopter at the Co Tipperary site to tour the ruins of medieval churches and the ancient seat [...]
Locals and numerous non-native Moneygallers queued for hours today to secure one of the elusive ”golden tickets” to see US President Barack Obama’s homecoming to his ancestral roots next week. Two thousand people will witness the president’s flying visit to Moneygall, on Monday. Henry Healy, a distant relative of Mr Obama, said everybody was excited that locals will be giving [...]
The two Borris-Ileigh barmen, accused of the manslaughter of an Englishman who died as a result of acute alcohol poisoning in Thurles, have been found not guilty by direction of the judge at Nenagh Circuit Court. Mr Parish’s grieving parents David and Julie and his sister Jess were obviously upset as they left the Circuit Court [...]
Reagan did it, Clinton did it and pretty much everyone who visits Ireland has done it but US President Barack Obama will not be sampling a pint of the black stuff in Moneygall as he visits his ancestral home. White House security staff are taking no chances on the historical visit and that includes screening [...]
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