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Minister of State Mr James Browne announces funding allocations for Youth Diversion Projects for 2022.
- Just under €6.7m in funding being allocated to over 50 projects around the country
- Funding will go towards assisting projects with boundary extensions, appointing family support workers, working with harder-to-engage children and early intervention
- Will contribute towards aim of providing YDP services in every county in Ireland
Minister of State with responsibility for Youth Justice, Mr James Browne T.D., is delighted to announce just under €6.7m in funding allocations for over 50 Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) nationwide.
YDPs engage with young people through a range of supports, including education, training and employment support, social enterprise initiatives, as well as personal development and supports such as mentoring, and personal development activities.
Welcoming the announcement, Minister Browne said:
“Having visited many Youth Diversion Projects across the country during my time as Minister of State, I have seen first-hand the positive impact they have on both the young people who they welcome through their doors and the wider communities in which they are based.
I am delighted to see such a significant allocation be dispersed to projects right across the country. This money will help some projects extend their work into neighbouring communities, it will help some projects to devote specific resources to harder-to-engage children and it will help some projects to appoint new or additional family support workers.
This announcement follows on from the publication of the Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 last year, which provides a developmental framework to address key ongoing challenges, as well as new and emerging issues, in the youth justice area.”
Minister Browne continued,
“One of the objectives of the Youth Justice Strategy is to have full YDP coverage in all parts of the country. This funding goes a long way to making that possible as it will allow for current YDPs to expand their boundaries and a further €780,000 is also being set aside for the establishment of new YDPs.
It is my and the Department’s stated ambition to ensure that the provision of YDP services is available to every child in the state who would benefit from it within the next two years.”
  
The Irish Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan is warning that hospitals are under again under increased pressure due to rising Covid-19 cases.
Last week, at a time when 355 people were hospitalized with the Covid virus, Dr. Holohan forwarded correspondence to government outlining its continued threat.
According to the Department of Health, just yesterday, June 17th, Covid numbers had increased to 515 cases with 26 weekly notified deaths from the virus.
There are currently 28 people in hospital ICUs suffering from the virus.
The latest figures from the Department of Health show that up to June 15th, 2022, a total of 7,442 people have sadly died here in the Irish Republic, as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Worldwide, the total number of deaths to-date are estimated at 6,317,953. Within the last 28 days alone, at least 40,561 deaths have occurred around the globe.
It was with a great personal sadness that I learned of the death, today Friday 17th June 2022, of Mr Jimmy Butler, Upperchurch, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Horse and Jockey, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by his parents Jack and Mary, his brother Danny, sister Eileen and brother-in-law Tom (Finneran); Mr Butler passed away peacefully while in the care of staff at the Community Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
His passing is most deeply regretted by his loving wife Siobhan (Kinnane), his son Fergal, adored grandchildren Maisie and Andy, daughter-in-law Eavan (Fogarty), brothers and sisters John, Hannah (Hookes), Mary (Ryan) and Paddy, sisters-in-law Niamh (Kinnane), Mary and Eleanor (Horse and Jockey), Eleanor (Cashel), brothers-in-law-David (Hookes, UK) and Jim Ryan (Shevry), nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, former colleagues in Murphys Machinery Littleton and Kilkenny, extended relatives, neighbours and a large circle of friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr Butler will repose at O’Dwyers Funeral Home, Upperchurch, Thurles, on Sunday evening, June 19th, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.
Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Monday afternoon, June 20th, at 2:00pm in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Upperchurch, Thurles, followed by interment immediately afterwards, in the nearby local cemetery.
For the many persons who would have liked to have attended the funeral service for Mr Butler, but due to distance or ill health are unable to do so; same can be viewed online HERE.
[NB: Due to C-19 virus fears; those attending will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing, face covering, with no hand shaking.]
The extended Butler 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.
Note Please: Family flowers only.
In ár gcroíthe go deo.
Slán abhaile agus codlamh sámh.
Earlier this month, a woman sadly died after giving birth at her home. Same incident has now prompted the UL Hospital Group to suspend immediately, the home-birth service across the Mid-West region, latter serving Co. Limerick, Co. Clare, and North Co. Tipperary.
We understand this tragedy occurred on June 5th last, after the woman gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
An investigation is now under way and the region’s home-birth service has been immediately suspended, pending the final outcome of that investigation.
An external group of experts, including those with midwifery and obstetric qualifications, are being assembled to conduct an overall review; same examining aspects of patient safety, clinical governance, and any other issues arising.
This decision to suspend the home-birth service now means that any women currently registered to have a home-birth in the Mid-West region, can no longer receive support or proceed with their original plans.
Up to this period, the HSE had offered a free national home-birth service across Ireland, staffed by community midwives, in collaboration with all public hospitals.
Following two years of a Covid-19 pandemic, some 650 women across Ireland had chosen to give birth at their place of residence, following maternity hospitals being forced to close to visitors, in the interests of health and safety.
It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday, Thursday 16th June 2022, of Mrs Marie Brett (née Cusack), Oakfield House, Mullinahone, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Killymeehan, Stradone, Co. Cavan.
Pre-deceased by her loving husband Paddy, infant daughter, daughter-in-law Nina, brother John and parents Henrietta and Eugene Cusack; Mrs Brett passed away peacefully, following a long illness gracefully borne and while in the loving care of her daughter Mary Elizabeth, son-in-law TJ, grandsons Nathan and Louis and surrounded by her family.
Her passing is most deeply regretted by her immediately family; Edmond, Eugene, PJ and Mary Elizabeth, her grandchildren Eoghan, Katie, Nathan, Louis, Mark and Christopher, sisters Kay, Greta and Vera, brothers Tommy and Michael, son-in-law TJ, daughter-in-law Jennifer, nieces, nephews, extended relatives neighbours and friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mrs Brett will repose at her home, Oakfield House, Mullinahone, Thurles on Friday evening, June 17th, from 5:00pm, with prayers at 7:00pm.
Her body will be received into the Church of St. Michael, Mullinahone, Thurles to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am on Saturday June 18th, followed by interment immediately afterwards in nearby St. Michael’s Cemetery, Killaghy, Mullinahone, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
[NB: Due to C-19 virus fears; those attending will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing, face covering, with no hand shaking.]
The extended Brett 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.
Note Please: Family flowers only. House strictly private on Saturday morning.
Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis.
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