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Last week Tipperary Co. Council were informed that they had receive €6,666,601 from the National Transport Authority (NTA), for the provision of walking and cycling infrastructure in the county.
One long overdue project, namely the extremely dangerous junction situated at Bowe’s Corner, (latter connecting Friar Street west, with Abbey Road (west – R660) and Matthew Avenue north, with Butler Avenue/Iona Avenue (south), not forgetting the Colm Yard Lane (west) and Railway Road (west) in Thurles, has been allocated .5 million euro, same to be spent in an effort to make this area safer for both pedestrians and more importantly in this case for motorists, latter often blinded by late evening sun and objects obstructing full clear visibility.
No timeline for this work has yet been determined, however Thurles (west side) can again expect considerable disruption in the area, while this works is being carried out. Hopefully, “Yield” and “Stop” signs will end up facing in the right direction, unlike same presently being neglected in Thurles town over the past 9 months. [See HERE.]
“You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”
Following this announcement, some inactive local TD’s and Councillors, from various political persuasions, were quick off the mark; “like the proverbial bat out of Hell”, each claiming responsibility for acquiring this ‘grand chunk’ of funding.
Thurles Independent Councillor Mr Jim Ryan expressing particular delight stating that since being elected as a member of Thurles Town Council, he had been raising this issue. He further stated that he was thrilled that this .5 million will be spent in the area, thus guaranteeing a safer experience for all pedestrians, cyclists and motorists. “This is very good news for Thurles and I compliment the county council engineers and staff for pursuing the project”, he stated.
To be fair, our records do show that indeed Councillor Jim Ryan was the first to highlight this dangerous junction, and was even responsible with successfully forcing some safety changes in the past, undertaken by the local Council.
Not suprisingly, Tipperary Fianna Fáil TD, Deputy Mr Jackie Cahill quickly grabbed the headlines, according to local press reports, stating he was absolutely delighted to receive confirmation from none other than his colleagues in Government, that the Bowe’s Corner Junction Improvement Scheme had been allocated .5 million for major improvements, all courtesy of his imaginary imput.
He failed however to name his colleague in Government who informed him, but reiterated his delight in seeing his hard work paying off. He also was gracious enough to include fellow local Fianna Fáil councillors, namely Mr Seamus Hanafin and Mr Seán Ryan, for working on this and other numerous road and footpath projects in the county.
Independent TD, Deputy Mr Michael Lowry, despite his “Lowry Team” supporters, was last to hear of the success of county council staff, but eventually got around to welcoming the overall allocations, stating that this funding would help make urban centres, throughout the county and the country, more attractive places to live, work, visit and be unemployed.
Well one would hope so, surely these financial allocations, paid for by the Irish taxpayer, are not intended to make the county and the country more repugnant or inefficacious.
Perhaps, some of the above councillors or others would be equally as fast, as to put their ‘curser indicator to computer screen’, to answer the following.
* What Thurles taxpayers are anxious to know is when will the other half of the 12 million Euro, Liberty Square project be completed, latter financed by taxpayers and now three years in the offing, to the detriment of traders and consumers?
* Will Friar Street, in Thurles town, be completely under siege from both ends, (Westgate & Bowe’s Corner) in 2022 or will it be 2023/24 or even 2025 perhaps?
* Will GAA match followers, arriving from the north east and south by rail, now be steered up Abbey Road, through Kennedy Park, to Semple Stadium, thus avoiding Liberty Square altogether?
But sure look, when you are an ineffective councillor or a politician residing in Thurles, you have to be saying something in the press and on social media, in the slim hope that the electorate are stupid enough to vote you back into office, come next elections.
  
The Department of Health in the Irish Republic will refrain from publishing confirmed numbers of Covid-19 patients, at weekends, for the foreseeable future at least.
However, we learn that the number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 here in the Irish Republic now stands at the lowest level so far in 2022.
According to the Department of Health, there were 649 patients with the killer virus, being treated in hospital, as of 8:00am this morning, down 58 in number at the same time yesterday.
Today’s confirmed number compares to a figure of 940 on this day, two weeks ago and a tally of 836 just last Saturday; almost 40% down from the recent peak of 1,063 patients on January 10th last.
At 11:30am today, there were 66 patients with Covid-19 in our intensive care units around the country, same figure a decline of 3 based on reported figures confirmed also yesterday.
In Northern Ireland, there are 3,590 confirmed cases of coronavirus confirmed today, down from 3,737 cases reported yesterday.
Sadly however, there were 3 Covid-19-related deaths reported also in Northern Ireland, over the past 24 hours.
Please continue this downward hospital virus trend by getting your booster vaccination dose, as soon as applicable.
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Friday 28th January 2022, of Mrs Bridie Gorman (née Purcell), Lisdonowly, Moyne, Thurles, Co. Tipperary
Pre-deceased by her husband Rody, brothers Patrick and Tommy; Mrs Gorman passed away peacefully in the presence of her loving family, while in the care of staff at South Tipperary General Hospital, Clonmel.
Her passing is most deeply regretted by her immediate family, Rory, Tom, John, Trisha, Eamon and Breda, daughters-in-law to Gayle, Carmel, Geraldine and Mary, sons-in-law John and Clive, grandchildren Aisling, Aidan, David, Adam, Ciara, Grainne, Eoin, Aimee, Sophie, Alice, Rody, Leah, Charlie and Ella, sisters Sr. Nano, Maura (Molumby) and her brother Fr. Sean, sisters and brothers-in-law, extended relatives, neighbours, friends and carers.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mrs Gorman, will repose at her place of residence on Sunday afternoon, January 30th, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
Her body will be received into the Church of St. Mary, Moyne, (Templetuohy Parish), Thurles, to further repose on Monday morning, January 31st, for Requiem Mass at 11:30am, followed by interment immediately afterwards in nearby St, Mary’s Cemetery, Moyne, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
For the many persons who would have liked to have attended Requiem Mass for Mrs Gorman, but are unable to do so, due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic; same can be viewed online HERE.
[NB: Due to Public Health Guidelines, regarding C-19 virus restrictions; those attending Requiem Mass will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing, face covering, with no hand shaking.]
The extended Gorman family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time.
Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis.
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday. Thursday 27th January 2022, of Mr Thomas (Tom) Holohan, Grangecraig, Gortnahoe, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by his parents John and Mary Holohan, his brother Jim and sister Kitty (Laffan); Mr Holohan passed away peacefully, while in the care of staff at University Hospital, Co. Waterford.
His passing is most sadly missed by his sisters Brigid (Croke), May (Walsh) and Anna (Brannigan), brother-in-law Kieran (Brannigan), cousin Kitty Purcell, good friend and excellent carer Mary Grant and her family, nieces, nephews, extended relatives and a wide circle of friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr Holohan will repose at Doyle’s Funeral Home, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny on tomorrow evening, Saturday, January 29th, from 6:00pm until 7:30pm, before being received into the Church of The Sacred Heart, Gortnahoe, Thurles; arriving at 8:00pm.
Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Sunday morning, January 30th at 10:30am, followed by interment immediately afterwards in Boulick Cemetery, Gortnahoe, Co. Tipperary.
[NB: Due to Public Health Guidelines, regarding C-19 virus restrictions; those attending Requiem Mass will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing, face covering, with no hand shaking.]
The extended Holohan 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.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
* Innovative public resource on consent awareness and learning available for the first time.
* Focus on third level but resources will have direct relevance to wider society as part of national campaign on consent awareness.
Mrs Helen McEntee TD, (Minister for Justice), and Mr Simon Harris TD, (Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science), today launched an online learning hub on consent for the third level sector.
The online consent hub draws extensively on the work of the pioneering Active* Consent research team at NUI Galway. It provides, for the first time, a cohesive, publicly-available, educational resource on sexual consent for young people, their families, and educators who work with them.
Note: Active* Consent is a research programme at NUI Galway which had an initial aim of changing student experiences and college responses around sexual consent. Its work has expanded significantly with the philanthropic support from the Galway-based Lifes2good Foundation and from Rethink Ireland’s Arts to Impact programme. Active* Consent works across colleges throughout the third level sector in Ireland, offering training and resources. Lifes2good Foundation was founded in 2017, the primary focus in its first five years has been on supporting women and children in situations of vulnerability.
Minister McEntee stated,
“The Active* Consent research team in Galway, who are leading this project, have said there have been increased requests from students recently for the eLearning module due to the focus on sexual violence, harassment and bystander strategies. So this important resource is immediately in demand.
Through ‘Supporting a Victim’s Journey’, I am focused on improving the criminal justice system for vulnerable victims and witnesses and on raising awareness of issues such as consent. Understanding consent plays a key role in reducing instances of sexual violence.
This digital hub provides readily accessible resources which, importantly, will support not only the education sector but society wide participation in consent education and awareness.
The Government is committed to raising awareness of the meaning and importance of consent in sexual activity, across all sections of society. While the hub – accessible at consenthub.ie – contains material for students and staff in higher level institutions, the content also has a direct relevance to a much wider audience. It includes information and resources for young people under 17, for parents, and for educators who work with young people”.
Minister Mr Simon Harris stated,
“This is a really important hub of resources and tools for student and wider society engagement. It plays a key part in our overall goal to build a meaningful culture of consent in our campuses, further education settings and in our communities across Ireland.
No part of our society is untouched by issues around consent. Ireland can take a leading role in confronting sexual violence and harassment and ensure people feel safe and empowered.”
The resources currently available through the online consent hub include;
- Targeted information including consent definitions and explanations.
- FAQs for each target group (under 17, youth over 17, parents, teachers/educators).
- Self-directed eLearning module for young people on consent, sexual violence and harassment.
- Information on how and where to get help if a negative sexual experience occurs to you or a friend.
- Research on consent carried out with adolescents, young adults, and educators in Ireland.
- Information on further training and resources.
Further content will be rolled out during 2022, including; but not limited to, eLearning resources on sexual media for young people and on consent, sexual violence, and harassment for professionals.
Dr Charlotte McIvor, (Active* Consent Programme Co-Lead, NUI Galway), stated:
“The online consent hub has one key message that we want all of Irish society to engage with: Consent is for everyone. It applies to all relationships, all genders, and all sexualities. Consent is an ongoing, mutual and freely-given agreement to take part in sexual activity”.
Dr Siobhán O’Higgins, (Active* Consent Programme Co-Lead, NUI Galway), stated:
“We have been working on our resources, messages, and education on consent for almost 10 years now. The online consent hub allows us to reach new groups, including marginalised members of our community, and to work with specialists on sexual violence and harassment like Rape Crisis Network Ireland and Galway Rape Crisis Centre to do so”.
Dr Padraig MacNeela, (Active* Consent Programme Co-Lead, NUI Galway), said,
“The online consent hub supports what we call ‘consent literacy’ across our society, so that people of all age groups and backgrounds feel confident in their knowledge and understanding of consent. Our goal is that everyone is empowered in their own lives, decisions, or work in consent conversations and actions.
Not alone that, but we should all have the opportunity to know how to reach out to support others or for support ourselves, to be a positive influence for respect and equality in our schools, colleges, and communities”.
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