Community News - Thurles Information

University Hospital Limerick Declare A Major Internal Incident Due To ED Attendances.

Management at University Hospital Limerick (UHL), latter providing medical services to North Tipperary, have declared a major internal incident, due to the record high attendances at its Emergency Department (ED) today.

A spokesperson for the hospital has stated that patients attending UHL ED with non-emergency care will face an exceptionally long wait before receiving any necessary care, due to the massive surge in patients experiencing respiratory infections, including Covid-19, Flu and Respiratory Syncytial Virus infection (RSV)

Less acutely unwell patients are being asked to first consider Injury Units; GPs; out-of-hours GP services; and pharmacists before attending at UHL’s hospital emergency department.

In order to try to address the worsening situation at the hospital, UHL has sent out an S.O.S call for off-duty staff to return and present themselves to the hospital for work duty; while additional surge beds are being opened at hospitals in Ennis Co. Clare; Nenagh Co. Tipperary, and in St. John’s Co. Limerick.

Day beds at University Hospital Limerick are also being converted to inpatient beds, with a renewed focus on discharging current patients.

All outpatient appointments at UHL, scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday, January 3rd, have been cancelled and only urgent elective surgery will be undertaken over the coming days.

Note: Injury Units in Ennis, Nenagh and St John’s will continue to operate as normal, while all visiting to UHL is now severely restricted, to parents of children, those visiting patients who are critically unwell and those assisting confused patients (e.g. dementia).

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) have also been asked to divert some patients to other acute hospitals, in an effort to support the extreme levels of demand at UHL.

Death Of Jean Maher, Formerly Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Saturday 31st December 2022 of Mrs Jean Maher (Barry), The Old Schoolhouse, Mocklershill, Cashel, Tipperary and of Cormackstown, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Mrs Maher sadly passed away unexpectedly, while in the care of staff at Cork University Hospital.

Pre-deceased by her father Thomas; her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her loving husband Joe, daughter Sarah, mother Ellie, sisters Marie and Margaret, brothers Kevin and Tomás, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, aunt, uncles, , extended relatives, neighbours, many friend, including work colleagues at the Paediatric Ward, Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Maher will repose at Devitt’s Funeral Home, The Green, Cashel Co. Tipperary, on Wednesday evening next, January 4th, from 5:30pm until 7:30pm.
Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, January 5th, in Holycross Abbey, Holycross, Thurles, at 12.00 noon, followed immediately afterwards by interment in St. John’s Cathedral Cemetery, John Street, Cashel, Co. Tipperary.

For those of you who are unable to attend Requiem Mass for Mrs Maher, same can be viewed, streamed live online HERE.

The extended Maher family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time and have made arrangements for those wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.

Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis.

Warning To Thurles Motorists.

**Heath Road crater, close to the junction with R660 *(Holycross Road)*, west of JYSK**.
*Pic: G. Willoughby.*

People travelling out to the townsland of the Heath, west of Thurles Town are being asked to take great care due to the existence of a 12.75cm (5in) deep expanding crater situated in the centre of the narrow roadway.
Same crater, resembling a giant footprint, is located west of JYSK, close to the junction leading to the Heath townsland at the junction with the R660 (Holycross Road). See image above.

Meanwhile, while we are on the topic of roads; do also take care when travelling on the Slievenamon Road, (N62), travelling south from Liberty Square town centre, which has been allowed to fall into an unforgivable, similar state of disrepair over past months.

**Parnell Car Park, bottle and drink-can recycling containers are allowed to overflow unto new carpark.**

Meanwhile, packed tight bottle and can banks in Parnell Car Park have been allowed once again to overflow unto the surrounding new car park area.
People today are now using one of the aluminium can recycling containers to dispose of glass. See image above.

Once again, nothing whatsoever gained from our compulsory residential property tax.

Death Of Charlie Mooney, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Saturday 31st December 2022, of Mr Charlie Mooney, Ormonde Lodge, Friar Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Fianna Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his parents Clare and Jimmy, brothers Gerard and Joseph, the passing of Mr Mooney is most deeply regretted by his sisters Mary and Rita, brother Seamus, nephews, nieces, brothers-in-law, sisters-in law, extended relatives, neighbours and many friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Mooney will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary on Thursday evening next January 5th, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, before being received into the Cathedral of the Assumption, Cathedral Street, Thurles at 7.45pm.
Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Friday morning next, January 6th, at 11:00am, followed by interment in St. Patrick’s cemetery, Moyne Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

For those of you who are unable to attend Requiem Mass for Mr Mooney, same can be viewed, streamed live online HERE.

The extended Mooney family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time and have made arrangements for those wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.

In ár gcroíthe go deo.

Death Of Denis Maher, Boherlahan, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Friday 30th December 2022, of Mr Denis Maher, Castlemoyle, Boherlahan, Co. Tipperary.

Mr Maher sadly passed away unexpectedly at his place of residence.

Beloved son of the late T.J. and brother of the late Thomas and Mary, the passing of Mr Maher is most deeply regretted by his wife Ita, sons Colin and Donncha, mother Betty, sister Julianne, Donncha’s partner Tina, granddaughter Hailie, good friend James, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Maher will repose at Devitt’s Funeral Home, The Green, Cashel, Co. Tipperary this evening, Monday January 2nd, from 5:30pm until 7:30pm.
His remains will be received into the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Boherlahan, Cashel, Co. Tipperary to further repose for Requiem Mass on Tuesday morning, January 3rd, at 11:30am, followed by interment immediately afterwards in Ardmayle graveyard.

For those of you who are unable to attend Requiem Mass for Mr Maher, same can be viewed, streamed live online HERE.

Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam dílis.