2022 July « Thurles Information

Death Of Catherine Grant, (née Duggan), Formerly Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death, on Wednesday, July 6th, 2022, of Mrs Catherine Grant, (née Duggan), late of Cabragh, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary; Purley, London; and Guildford, Surrey, England.

Pre-deceased by her loving husband Martin, son Gearoid, her 7 brothers and her sister; Mrs Grant, aged 93 […]

Wonder Child

Written by Jimmy MacCarthy (Released in 1994).

This child he means the world to me.There is no more enchanted.A child can take this place of ruin,And magically enhance it.I see him in a golden room,With the book of life before him.Strange instruments upon his charts,And the crystal glow inside […]

Titanium Dioxide No Longer Authorised As Food Additive in European Union.

Titanium Dioxide is no longer authorised as a food additive in the European Union, with effect from August 7th 2022.

Titanium dioxide is being banned in the EU as a possible carcinogen. [Note: A carcinogen is a substance, organism or agent capable of causing cancer.]

A class action lawsuit, which was filed recently in […]

EPA Data Shows Ireland’s 2021 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Above Pre-Covid Levels.

Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions increased by 4.7% in 2021 compared to 2020 and are now 1.1% above 2019 pre-COVID restriction levels.

Emissions from the Energy Industries sector increased by 17.6 % in 2021, driven by a tripling of coal and oil use in electricity generation.Agriculture emissions increased by 3.0 per cent in 2021, driven […]

Death Of Mary Ivors, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death, on Tuesday, 19th July, 2022, of Mrs Mary Ivors (née Preston), No. 5 Blackcommon, The Commons, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her son Gerard, her parents James and Bridget, brothers Paddy and Tom, sister Nora (Sherwood), niece Martha (Kelly); Mrs Ivors sadly […]