There’s a hackneyed old cliché which should be clipped out of the storyboards of those who create adverts, TV shows and movies.

AN Englishman celebrating his birthday in a Thurles hotel downed between eight and 10 spirits in a half-pint glass faster than a work colleague drank a half-pint of lager, a court has heard.

A LANDMARK prosecution which sees hotel barmen charged with manslaughter arising out of the death of a guest who died from acute alcohol intoxication was adjourned to May 3 at Nenagh Circuit Court.

THIS year is the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the GAA, and from the start of the season it has been celebrated accordingly, with all kinds of high-profile events, most spectacularly the night-time fireworks display at the opening NFL game in Croke Park between Tyrone and Dublin.

A special mass to mark the 125th anniversary of the foundation of the GAA has been held at Thurles Cathedral.

GAA officials have this afternoon overwhelmingly given their backing to the use of Croke Park for a Heineken Cup semi-final, following a meeting of the GAA's Central Council at Hayes Hotel in Thurles.

TIPPERARY GAA officials are confident that irrespective of the entertainment value of tonight’s Allianz NHL game between Tipperary and Cork, the official switching-on of the new floodlighting system in Thurles will not overshadow the special occasion.

CBS Nenagh were top performers at last evening’s sessions of the Thomas Crosbie Holdings All Ireland’s Schools Quiz, held at Hayes Hotel in Thurles, Co Tipperary.