Thurles

So Cusick was the visionary.

He was the guy, if you look at the whole history, who brought those like-minded people to that infamous meeting that was held in Hayes' Hotel in Thurles on the 1st of November 1884.

And they were back in the days before, you know, radio, before online and the whole piece.

So it was letter writing.

And you went back to college too? I did, yeah.

So I've just started my fourth year of my Bachelor's of Science in Agricultural Science and Sustainability in TUS in Thurles Campus.

So I suppose I was really fortunate that there's been investment in rural colleges and rural education that young people in rural Ireland can stay and get that agri-education.

Carina, you're an ambassador for the UN International Year of the Woman Farmer.

I'm Jim Finn.

Later on in the program, we will be having episode four of The Future of Farming, and my guests this morning will be Olivia Ryan from Market 54 in Thurles, and my final guest this morning will be Gerry Boyle from Rarecross.

My first guest this morning is Matthew Ryan from Teagasc.

Good morning, Matthew, and thanks very much for joining us this morning.

Well, look it, Peter, thanks very much for all this lovely information, and let's hope that some of the, uh, things that you're researching on behalf of Irish farmers will help as far as labor is concerned on particularly livestock farms.

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Listeners, during the week, I paid a visit last Saturday morning to Market 54 in Thurles.

You may remember that I did a piece on it some months ago.

Uh, then we narrow it down to a shortlist, and at that point, you vote, uh, for the winner.

And then we all meet up in the Annagh Hotel in Thurles in the, in October, on the 20th of October, Tuesday, the 20th of October, six weeks, uh, from now.

And, uh-

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if, if I would.

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In alphabetical order, okay? And we've got Barber, Beauty Salon, and then we've got Care Business, Carrick-on-Suir Business, Cashel Business, Clonmel Business, Creche, Entertainer, Family Small Business, Festival, Gym, Hairdresser, Nenagh Business, Pharmacy, Pub, Restaurant/Cafe, Roscrea Business, Thurles Business, Tipperary Town Business, and Tourism Activity.

So that's in alphabetical order, and you notice that there was, uh, different regions there.

Well, you could, and again, now you see people will say this is discrimination.

You could bring a replay for a f- camogie final or a women's football final to Thurles.

Or Parkee Queeve.

Or Parkee Queeve, and they still mightn't necessarily fill.