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Death Of Doreen Duke, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death yesterday, Wednesday 20th March 2024, of Mrs Doreen Duke (née Crowe), Killenaule, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Cootehill, Co. Cavan.

Pre-deceased by her husband Ned, parents Edmund and Bridget, brothers Dan, John and Connie, her sister Peggy (McGrath); Mrs Duke passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, while in the care of staff at Haywood Lodge, Heywood Rd, Cooleens, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

Her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her family; Joan (Ryan), brothers Paddy (Crowe), Tommy (Crowe), Breda (Bourke) and Moira (Cullivan), her neices and nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Duke will repose at her nephew Peter Cullivan’s home at River Street, Killenaule, Thurles, [E41 HX50] on Friday afternoon, March 22nd from 5:00pm until 8:00pm same evening.
Her remains will be received into the Church of St Mary, Bailey Street, Killenaule, Thurles, to further repose for Requiem Mass on Saturday morning, March 23rd at 11:00am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in Crosscannon Cemetery, Killenaule, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mrs Duke, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.

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


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Thurles News Summary – March 20th 2024.

Thurles Town News In Brief.

Thurles.Info’s ‘eye in the sky’ sent back some rather disturbing images this morning. The first issue was the wanton destruction, by some ‘uncouth barbarians’, of public bench-seating, situated in the Cabragh-Ballycurrane area, close to the now redundant old Sugar Factory and closer still to the Thurles Top Oil Depot, on Route 659, south west of Thurles town.

Over this St Patrick’s weekend, vandals struck, severely damaging community seating, which had a wheelchair accessible plinth (rectangular block base).

Public bench-seating in Thurles destroyed in an act of vandalism.

As locals are probably aware, this facility, over the years, was been widely used by both young, old and infirmed, e.g. those attending the Thurles Rehab Care Resource Centre, and in more recent times the Ukrainian Refugees, based at the old Sugar Factory, on Cabra Road.

This bench-seating plinth, was put in place, and paid for, some years ago by the local residents association in conjunction with Thurles Lions Club. This weekend was the first time that it was vandalised and sprayed with paint.

Hopefully our local authority will see the benefit in rushing out, to undertake necessary repairs to this community seating.

Another Bent Post.

Our second image demonstrates a failure brought about, once again, by Tipperary Co. Council’s failure to employ qualified engineers.
The picture, immediately above, shows yet another bent signpost, adding to the very large number of other bent and misleading signposts, stretched right across the town, being ignored for years.

The third picture, however, was the most upsetting personally for me. You will remember I broke the news that Thurles were in the lead to win 5 national awards in the “National Pothole Awards Competition”.

Sadly, this act carried out at 10:45 Greenwich Mean Time, this morning, will, I greatly fear, put an end to any hope of our 5 awards, as promised.

Yet Another Three Day, Single, Crater Filling, Exercise.

As you can see from the image above, our ‘Eye in the Sky’ caught a glimps of a JCB attempting, for the second time in just 6 days, to fill the same single pothole on Kickham Street, Dublin Road, Thurles.
Thankfully, none of the other 48 craters were filled in, so I suppose we should be grateful to the town’s Administrator, her local Engineer and the Chief Executive of the County Council.

One nearby neighbour, in an effort to remove my frustration and my down cast fizzog, said that the new crater filling, put in place this morning, should be gone again, over the next two days, and hopefully long before the adjudicators reach their expected final decisions. (So least said in case judges are out and about).
Luckily the JCB operator left the filling to exiting traffic, to put pressure on the craters filling, in the knowledge that he would be back again on Friday or Monday, at the latest.

It’s a funny country, our little Ireland; we give out about the cost of medical health issues and funds spent by the HSE, yet we ignore, completely, the sheer waste of taxpayer money spent at Local Government and Municipal District Council level.

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Death Of Sheila Healy, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death today, Wednesday 20th March 2024, of Mrs Sheila Healy (née O’Sullivan), Dunboy House, Leigh, Two-Mile-Borris, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Brackcluin, Castletownbere, West Cork.

In her 99th year and pre-deceased by her husband Tom, son Philip, daughter-in-law Marianne, grandson David Healy and great-grandson Darach (Ahearne); Mrs Healy passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family while in the care of staff at Ardeen Nursing Home, Abbey Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her daughter Mary (Cooney – Youghal, Co. Cork), sons Tommy, John, Pat, Michael, Denis, Brendan and Martin, son-in-law John, daughters-in-law Aileen, Marlena, Margaret, Margaret, Mary and Martin’s partner Christine, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, cousins, extended relatives, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Healy will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles, on Friday afternoon, March 22nd, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm same evening.
Her funeral cortège will leave her Two-Mile-Borris residence on Saturday morning, March 23rd, before being received into the Church of St James, Two-Mile-Borris, Thurles, at 11:00am to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards in nearby Two-Mile-Borris Cemetery, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

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


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Death Of Anne O’Dwyer, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death today, Wednesday 20th March 2024 of Mrs Anne O’Dwyer (née Quinlan), Glenree, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Glastrigan, Templederry, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her husband Ned; Mrs O’Dwyer passed away peacefully, while in the care of staff at Padre Pio Nursing Home, Holycross, Thurles.

Her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her loving daughter Joanne (Dillon), son in law Martin, grandchildren Ned, Murt and Elisha, sisters Bridget and Kathleen, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs O’Dwyer will repose at O’Dwyer’s Funeral Home, Cappanaleigh, Upperchurch, Thurles, on tomorrow evening, Thursday March 21st, from 6:00pm until 8:00pm.
Her remains will be received into into the former Cistercian Monastery Abbey at Holycross, Thurles, on Friday morning, March 22nd, at 11:00am, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards in the adjoining graveyard.

For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mrs O’Dwyer, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.

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

Note Please: Family flowers only.


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Death Of Fr. John Coen, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death yesterday, Tuesday 19th March 2024 of Fr. John Coen, Pallottine College, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, and late of Beagh, Kilconly, Tuam, Co. Galway.

Pre-deceased by his parents Michael and Delia and his sister Mary; the passing of Fr. John, is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his sisters Bridie (Taylor), Evelyn (Walsh), brothers Padraic, Fr. Michael and Andy, brother-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, cousins, the Pallottine Community, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Fr. John will repose at the Pallottine College, Kickham Street, Thurles on Friday afternoon next, March 22nd, from 3:00pm until 5:00pm, before being received into the College Chapel at 5:00pm.
Requiem Mass for Fr. John will be celebrated on Saturday next, March 23rd at 12:00 noon, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in the Pallottine Cemetery, Cabra, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

The extended Coen family together with the Pallottine Community wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time, and have made arrangements for those persons wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE


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