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Youth Diversion Project’s Commissioned For North Tipperary will be fully operational by end of this year.
- New scheme will provide assistance to children who appear before the Courts as defendants.
- Some 241 Youth Justice Workers have been trained to date, with 250 out of 300 expected to be trained by end of September.
Today’s event was held in the 4* Absolute Hotel, Limerick. The training was delivered by Victim Support at Court and Solas Youth Diversion Project, who outlined the new system of accompanying young people before the courts as defendants, while providing them with informal support and explanations of ongoing court procedures.
The Department of Justice funds a range of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who provide court accompaniment for victims of crime, most notably Victim Support at Court (V-SAC). The role of these NGOs is to explain in layperson’s terms what is happening at the various stages of the proceedings and to be there as a support for the witness.
The role does not include advocacy or representation, as that is the role of the defendant’s legal representative.
Since late 2024, the Department has been progressing work to replicate this service for young defendants via the Youth Diversion Project (YDP) network, through engagement with the Ombudsman for Children, members of the judiciary and the Community Based Organisations responsible for the oversight of various YDPs.
Several YDPs have expressed their interest in being part of the first wave of the scheme’s introduction and are willing to provide this service in various locations throughout the country.
A training package to equip Youth Justice Workers with the necessary knowledge and skills to undertake this work has been jointly developed by V-SAC and the Solas Project and is being offered to interested project staff on a phased basis throughout 2025.
Additionally, both Le Chéile Mentoring (a national volunteer mentoring, restorative justice and family support service) and Oberstown Children Detention Campus representatives have indicated that their staff would benefit from receiving this training and arrangements are now being made for them to participate in future sessions.
Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) are community based, multi-agency youth crime prevention initiatives which divert young people who have been, or are at risk of becoming, involved in anti-social and/or criminal behaviour.
Considerable progress has been made to extend the YDP network throughout the State. Two new YDPs have been commissioned for North Tipperary and East Clare and will be fully operational by end of year which will achieve full nationwide YDP coverage, ensuring any child who needs access to their service can get it, no matter what part of the country they are in.
YDPs receive referrals from a number of sources, including An Garda Síochána, but also from Tusla, schools and other community-based organisations.
Outside of Dublin, many YDPs cover an entire county, which makes it easy to identify the relevant project in a particular area.
Even where this is not the case, the YDP catchment areas tend to correspond with the boundaries of Garda Operational Areas and, as such, An Garda Síochána via the Juvenile Liaison Officer service will be able to advise and make contact with the relevant YDP in each case.
Discussions are also ongoing with An Garda Síochána and the Probation Service, who have expressed an interest in having Juvenile Liaison Officers and Probation Officers participate in this training.
Food Safety Authority Of Ireland recall a batch of Gillot cru Petit Camembert due to possible presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC).
Alert Summary dated Wednesday, August 27th 2025.
Category 1: For Action.
Alert Notification: 2025.45.
Product Identification: Gillot cru Petit Camembert; pack size: 150g.
Batch Code: Best before: 26.08.2025.
Country Of Origin: France.
Message: The above batch of French produced Gillot cru Petit Camembert is being recalled due to the possible presence of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC). Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.
Nature Of Danger: Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC), also known as verocytotoxigenic E. coli (VTEC), are a specific group of E. coli. While most E. coli are harmless and live in the intestines of healthy humans, STEC produce a powerful toxin which can cause severe illness. Symptoms include abdominal cramps and diarrhoea which is sometimes bloody. Usually there is little or no fever, and patients recover within 5 to 10 days. In some people however, particularly children under 5 years of age and the elderly, the infection can cause a complication called haemolytic uraemic syndrome (HUS), in which the red blood cells are destroyed and the kidneys can stop working properly. The time between the initial infection and the first symptoms appearing is typically between 3 and 4 days but can range between 1 and 8 days.
Action Required: Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Distributors, Caterers and Retailers:
Retailers: Same are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale and display notices at point-of-sale.
Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch.
It was with sadness that we learned of the death, on Saturday last 23rd August 2025, of Ms Helen Cuddihy
Blackrock, Dublin and formerly of Drangan, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Ms Cuddihy sadly passed away unexpectedly at her place of ordinary residence.
Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; loving partner Owen, brothers John and Michael, sister Ann, sisters-in-law Marie and Helen, brother-in-law Joe, nieces Sinead and Deirdre, nephews Michael, Tom, Eoin, Conor, Adam and Robert, treasured grandnieces and grandnephews, her partner Owen’s sister Mary, the Mac Dermott family, extended relatives, wonderful neighbours, and many dear friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Ms Cuddihy will repose at Massey Bros. Funeral Home, Newtown Park, Blackrock, Dublin, (Eircode A94 X308) on tomorrow afternoon, Thursday August 28th, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, same evening.
Her remains will be received into the Church of St. John the Baptist, Newtown Ave, Newtown, Blackrock, Dublin, on Friday morning August 29th at 10:00am, followed by a private ‘Service of Cremation’ at Mount Jerome Crematorium.
For those persons who would wish to attend Requiem Mass for Ms Cuddihy, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Cuddihy 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.
Note Please: No flowers. Donations in lieu, if desired, to a charity of your choice.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.
It was with sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Tuesday 26th August 2025, of Mr Philip Curry, Morton Street and Elm Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and late of Littleton, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by his grandchildren Ryan and Alex and his brothers Jimmy and Eddie; Mr Curry passed away peacefully, while in the care of staff at Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, South Tipperary.
His passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family; loving wife Margaret, daughter Anne Marie, son-in-law Eliud, grandsons McGuire, Eton and Brandon, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements
The earthly remains of Mr Curry will repose for Requiem Mass at St. Peter’s Church, Moycarkey, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, (Eircode E41 FY29) on Friday morning, August 29th, at 11:30am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards in Ballymoreen Cemetery, Littleton, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
The extended Curry 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 please.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
The Courts Service has confirmed that sittings of Tipperary Town District Court will, for the immediate future, be held in Thurles.
The decision comes as a result of ongoing accommodation and logistical issues at the courthouse in Tipperary Town, which is currently unsuitable for hearings.
A Courts Service explained that they recognise the importance of Tipperary Town District Court to the local community and they regret the inconvenience caused by this temporary relocation. Their priority is to ensure that court sittings continue to take place in a safe and suitable environment, and Thurles has been identified as the most practical alternative, while these challenges are being addressed.
Local solicitors, Gardaí, and community representatives have been notified, and all parties involved in upcoming cases will receive direct confirmation of these change.
The Courts Service has stressed that sittings will return to Tipperary Town once necessary improvements are complete.
For further information, queries should be addressed to the Courts Service Press Office.
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