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Application Ref: 26104
Applicant: Jean and Gina Engela
Development Address: 16 Hazelwood Grove, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, (Eircode E41 R2R8).
Development Description: As constructed home gym/hobby room to rear of dwelling with all associated site work and ancillary works
Status: Conditional.
Application Received: 04/08/2026.
Decision Date: 25/09/2026.
Further Details: http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/26104/0
Consent, Responsibility and the Conversation Tipperary Needs to Have.
New research from the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre should prompt a serious conversation about attitudes to rape, consent and responsibility in Ireland.
According to its latest national survey, 15% of adults believe that someone raped, while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, is at least partly responsible for what happened to them.
Among men under 25 years, that figure rises sharply to 37%. Among women under 25 years, it is 25%.
The wider findings are equally concerning. Almost half of men under 25 years surveyed believe there are “a lot” of false rape allegations, while roughly one in three say a rape should not be believed without either a criminal conviction or a report to Gardaí.
These attitudes matter because sexual violence does not always result in an immediate report, prosecution or conviction. The same research found that among people who had experienced rape, only 17% reported it to Gardaí, while 19% told nobody at all.
Alcohol or drug use does not transfer responsibility for rape from the perpetrator to the victim. Consent must still be freely given, and a person’s vulnerability is never permission for another person to violate them.
But simply condemning young people who hold these views will not solve the problem either.
We need to understand where these beliefs are coming from; what young people are learning about sex and consent, what they are seeing online, how pornography, peer culture and social media may shape expectations, and whether our education system is giving young people the tools to recognise healthy sexual relationships and boundaries.
The encouraging finding is that 88% of adults agree that a perpetrator who is intoxicated should remain just as responsible for their actions.
That principle should be equally clear on the other side of the equation; being intoxicated does not make a victim responsible for somebody else’s decision to commit sexual violence.
Education about consent cannot be a one-off classroom lesson. It needs to involve families, schools, universities, sporting organisations, online platforms and, importantly, men speaking with other men.
Changing attitudes is part of preventing harm and the starting point should be simple; responsibility for rape lies with the person who commits it, not with the person who experiences it.
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death yesterday, September 29th 2026, of Mr Seamus Carroll, Beaumont, Co. Dublin and formerly of Two-Mile-Borris, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Mr Carroll passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, while in the care of staff at Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Rd, Beaumont, Co. Dublin.
His passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family; loving wife Treasa, son Cillian, daughter Aisling, son-in-law Robert, granddaughters Sophia and Eleanor, brothers Jerry, Matthew, Michael, Patrick and sister Anna-Maria, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, friends and neighbours.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr Carroll will repose at Jennings Funeral Home, Oscar Traynor Road, Coolock, Dublin, (Eircode D17 FK58), on Friday afternoon, October 2nd, from 3:00pm until 5:00pm.
His remains will be received into the Church of the Nativity of Our Lord, Beaumont Parish Montrose, Artane, Dublin 5,on Saturday morning, October 3rd, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 10:00am, followed by cremation, immediately afterwards, at Dardistown Crematorium, Collinstown Cross, Old Airport Rd, Dardistown, Dublin, (Eircode K67 HP26).
For those persons who would wish to attend Requiem Mass for Mr Carroll, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
For those persons who would wish to attend the Service of Cremation, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, at approximately 11:30am, HERE.
The extended Carroll 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. Donations in lieu, if desired, to the Irish Cancer Society in memory of the late Mr Seamus Carroll.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
Tipperary County Council is inviting residents, businesses and organisations to help shape a new Digital Strategy for Co. Tipperary.
Since the previous strategy was launched in 2018, technology has changed significantly. The Council is now reviewing how people and organisations across the county use digital technology and where further support may be needed.
Two confidential online surveys are now open and cover topics including:
- Digital connectivity
- Digital skills
- Cybersecurity
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Online safety
- Barriers to digital progress
The surveys take approximately 7–8 minutes to complete.
Take Part
Business / Organisation Survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BusOrg_Survey_2026
Citizen Survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Citizen_Survey_2026
The consultation is open until October 14th 2026 at 4:30pm.
Your feedback will help Tipperary County Council better understand the county’s digital needs and inform future policies and supports.
For further information, please contact:
Ms Kathleen Prendergast, MSc MBA (Administrative Officer / Economic Development Officer Economic, Community and Rural Development Section)
Address: Tipperary County Council Civic Offices, Tipperary Town, Co. Tipperary (Eircode E34 WD51)
Criminal Proceeds Redirected to Community Safety Projects – Tipperary Has Benefited in Previous Years.
More than €4.8 million seized through the proceeds of crime is being redirected into community projects across Ireland under the 2026 Community Safety Fund.
Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration Mr Jim O’Callaghan has announced funding of €4.84 million for 56 projects nationwide, supporting initiatives aimed at improving community safety, assisting vulnerable groups, encouraging youth participation and promoting greater inclusion and integration.
The Community Safety Fund uses proceeds of crime seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau and An Garda Síochána to support community-led projects.
The 2026 allocation represents a 10% increase on the €4.4 million awarded in 2025 and is €2.84 million higher than the €2 million allocated when the fund was first introduced in 2022.
The number of successful projects has also grown significantly, with 56 projects receiving support this year, more than double the number funded in the first year of the scheme.
The organisation has been awarded €74,000 for its Safe Neighbourhood Project, which aims to tackle social isolation and concerns around community safety in disadvantaged inner-city areas.
The initiative will bring younger and older residents together through volunteering, community activities and storytelling projects involving art and media, with the aim of building trust and strengthening relationships between generations.
Minister O’Callaghan said the Community Safety Fund was designed to turn the proceeds of criminal activity into positive investment in communities.
He said the record €4.84 million allocation would support community-led initiatives working to make communities safer and more inclusive, while helping vulnerable groups, engaging young people and supporting crime prevention.
Projects funded nationally this year cover areas including community engagement, inclusion of minority and marginalised groups, domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, youth safety, addiction recovery, reducing reoffending, digital safety and online harm, and supports for LGBTQI+ communities.
Tipperary has previously received funding
Tipperary has benefited directly from the Community Safety Fund in previous years.
In 2025, Tipperary County Council and Youth Work Ireland Tipperary were awarded €137,750 for the Cashel Traveller Education Initiative.
A further €45,300 was awarded in 2025 to the Killaloe/Ballina Community and Family Resource Centre for its Power without Violence programme, with the project listed as operating across Tipperary and Clare.
Tipperary also featured among areas benefiting from earlier rounds of the fund. In 2023, Waterford LEADER Partnership received €149,820 for a South East Farming Pilot operating across South Tipperary, Wexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, and Waterford. The project was aimed at providing vulnerable young people with social and care-farming placements.
Another 2023 project, the Community Safety Weapons Awareness Programme, led by Moyross Development CLG, was listed as operating across Tipperary, Limerick and Clare .
In 2024, Tipperary was again included in a multi-county project listed among the 33 successful Community Safety Fund projects, with an initiative operating across Tipperary, Limerick and Clare .
The Department of Justice says the fund has expanded substantially since its introduction, rising from €2 million for 22 projects in 2022 to the record €4.84 million allocation for 56 projects announced for 2026.
The National Office for Community Safety is responsible for administering the fund.
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