On July 5th the Lions Club elected a new president. Barbara McNamara will hold office for 2022/2023. Outgoing president Aoife Grey held the position during the challenging covid years. Despite the difficulty of this time some successful projects saw the light of day: the outdoor cinema, the children’s art project, and the Ukrainian night of […]
Witnessing the exodus of large tracts of the Ukrainian population due to the atrocities of war is heart-breaking. What an unimaginable wrench it must be to leave neighbours, family and places you call home in such terrible and urgent conditions. In true Irish form we look to integrate and welcome this nation, so similar to […]
On the 31st of July 2022, Templemore welcomed home another sporting hero. In glorious sunshine with Irish flags waving, a delighted crowd gathered at the Templemore Fire Station to welcome home Paddy Clavin, a world champion!Representing Templemore Fire and Rescue, Paddy boxed at the World Police and Fire Games that were held in Rotterdam. His […]
Many young musicians from the surrounding areas of Templemore have a lot to celebrate in the wake of the world’s largest annual celebration of Irish music, song, and dance. Fleadh Cheoil na hEireann 2022 took place in Mullingar where over half a million visitors descended on the Westmeath town from the 31st of July to […]
This July after forty-two years of faithful service, Seanie Carroll handed back the “keys of the castle” to Our Lady’s Secondary School, Templemore. Forty-two years of care-taking and expertise had come to its natural conclusion. Seanie, known for his quiet ways, happy nod, kind smile and absolute reliability is referred to by the school as […]
Templemore Tidy Towns has continued to work unstintingly over several decades to ensure that our town is pleasant for natives and visitors alike. The appearance of our town has greatly improved over the years, thanks to the work of the members giving voluntarily of their time, along with assistance from our council workers, Fás and […]
An old Greek proverb states that “Society grows great when old men plant trees in whose shade they shall never sit.” With the current hikes in fossil fuel prices more and more of us are talking about finding sustainable energy choices for our homes and businesses. Many challenges to this action exist .. Who does […]
The Lions Club was formed in June1993. It is basically a charitable organisation whose motto is “To Serve”.We have a membership of approx. 25 people from all walks of society and we meet on a monthly basis on Tuesday nights in Templemore Arms Hotel. We organise various fundraising ventures during the year and the money […]
When a decision was taken by the Sean Lemass led government in the early 1960’s to relocate the Garda Training College to McCan Barracks in Templemore as part of its decentralisation policy, there was great excitement amongst the business community as the announcement was set to have a great impact on the local economy. Templemore […]
By John Reynolds – The Victorian eraThe Garda Síochána College was originally constructed as Richmond barracks in 1815 on a fifty-seven acre site owned by Sir John Craven Carden (1757-1820) and when completed was one of the largest barracks in Ireland with accommodation for ‘54 officers, 1500 men and 30 horses, a hospital for 80 […]
