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Recall Of SLUSH PUPPiE Products Due To Elevated Levels Of Glycerol.

Recall of various SLUSH PUPPiE products due to elevated levels of glycerol.

Alert Summary Dated Friday, 24th October 2025.

Category 1: For Action.
Alert Notification: 2025.58.
Product Identification: Please see table below for product information.
Batch Code: Please see table below for batch codes and best before dates.
Country Of Origin: China.

Message: The implicated batches of SLUSH PUPPiE products listed below are subject to recall as they contain high levels of glycerol. Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.

Product name.	Pack size.	Batch code.	Best before date.	Item number.
SLUSH PUPPiE, Slushie 4 Pack of Syrups set, Blue Raspberry, Strawberry, Lemon & Lime and Cola flavours.	4 x 180 ml.	20672.	End 11/2026.	300178.
SLUSH PUPPiE, Slushie 4 Pack Syrup set; ZERO Sugar!; Cola, Blue Raspberry, Lemon & Lime and Strawberry Flavour Syrup with Sweeteners set	4 x 180 ml 300053 20459.	20181. 20459.	End 11/2025. End 03/2026.	300053. 300053.
SLUSH PUPPiE, Slushie 2 Pack Syrup set; ZERO Sugar!; Blue Raspberry & Strawberry Flavour Syrup with Sweeteners.	2 x 500 ml	20181.	End 11/2025.	300052.
SLUSH PUPPiE, Slushie Making Cup & Straw; ZERO Sugar!; & Strawberry Flavour Syrup with Sweeteners set.	180 ml.	20069.	End 07/2025.	300071.
SLUSH PUPPiE, Slushie Making Cup & Straw; ZERO Sugar!; & Blue Raspberry Flavour Syrup with Sweeteners set.	180 ml.	20006.	End 05/2025.	300045.

Nature Of Danger: Glycerol (E 422) is an approved food additive in the European Union (EU). It is used in slush ice drinks as a substitute or partial substitute for sugar and helps maintain the slushy texture by preventing the liquid from freezing solid. There is no maximum level set for its use in flavoured drinks, however, according to legislation, it must be used in foods at a level not higher than is necessary, to achieve its intended purpose. Because young children have a lower body weight, if they consume large quantities of glycerol in a short period of time, it is possible that some young children may experience side effects, such as headaches, nausea and/or vomiting.

Action Required: Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Distributors, Caterers & Retailers:

Retailers: Same are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Wholesalers/Distributors: are requested to contact their affected customers and recall the implicated batches and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retailer customers.
Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.

Celebrating Poetry & Place: Circling the Square Festival Returns To Thurles.

Popular “Circling the Square” Festival Returns To Thurles, Co. Tipperary, With Stellar Line-Up of Poets and Musicians.

Thurles is set to celebrate poetry, music and creativity in style as the fourth annual Circling the Square Festival returns to The Source Arts Centre over the weekend of October 31st to November 2nd, 2025.

Now firmly established as one of the region’s premier arts events, this festival honours the legacy of acclaimed Thurles-born poet Dennis O’Driscoll, drawing together leading voices from Ireland and abroad for a packed programme of performances, readings and workshops.

“Outside new antique pubs, young consultants
— well-toned women, gel-slick men —
drain long-necked bottles of imported beer.
Lip-glossed cigarettes are poised
at coy angles, a black bra strap
slides strategically from a Rocha top”.

Above extract from the poem “The Celtic Tiger” by the late, acclaimed Thurles poet, Dennis O’Driscoll.

This year’s performances promise a vibrant mix of poetry, live music and discussion, with four main headline events across Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, Saturday night concluding with a guided walk of Thurles, followed by Poetry readings and Open Mic Poetry on Sunday November 2nd.

The festival opens officially on Friday afternoon at 4:00pm with a reading by US former Poet Laureate and Novelist Joseph Bathanti in Bookworm No 1 Parnell Street in Thurles, followed by the first major performances at The Source Arts Centre, Cathedral Street, Thurles from 7:45pm. The evening, introduced by Jimmy Duggan, will feature music by Brendan Collins (Uilleann pipes), Gina Oberoi (Mezzo-Suprano) and Pat O’Callaghan (Saxophone), Hidden Highways, The Ed Dwan Trio and Leslie Dowdall & Hugh Buckley, alongside readings from poets Polina Cosgrave, Sean Lysaght, Moya Cannon, Joseph Bathanti, and Mary O’Donnell.

Same evening will be followed, at 10:30pm, with an Après Festival, featuring a gathering of poets, musicians and a wide audience, in the relaxed setting of “The Monks” historic licenced hostelry, on Mitchel Street, Thurles.

Saturday’s programme, November 1st, begins with a Poetry Workshop at 10:30am in the Community Rooms (above the Library) at The Source, presented by Professor Joseph Bathanti.

This event will be followed in the afternoon at 2:00pm by a panel discussion on the poetry of the late, great Irish poet Seamus Heaney. For this event Rosie Lavin & Bernard O’Donoghue, (latter editors of the newly published definitive edition of Seamus Heaney’s poetry) will join in conversation with Declan O’Driscoll.

Same will be followed by poetry readings from Amy Abdullah Barry, Michael Dooley, Charlotte Buckley, and Laoighseach Ni Choistealbha, accompanied by Classical Flautist Emma Roche from 2:30pm.

The Saturday evening showcase beginning sharp at 7:45pm, promises another standout event, featuring music from Classical Flautist Emma Roche, Hidden Pathways, Leslie Dowdall and Hugh Buckley, and the Ed Dwan Quartet, interwoven with poetry from Eleanor Hooker, Mark Roper, Bernard O’Donoghue, Grace Wilentz and Jane Clarke.

Again the night will round off at 10:30pm with the ever-popular Après Festival in The Monk’s licenced hostelry with a relaxed acoustic music session.

Note: For this event, tickets are available from The Source Arts Centre box office and website.

On the final day Sunday November 2nd at 11:30pm, commencing from the Anner Hotel, a guided heritage and history walk around Thurles will take place led by local historian Jimmy Duggan.

Finally, at 2:30pm, in The Monk’s, a Poetry Reading session, will take place, including an open Mic Session (For the latter those wishing to take part are invited to submit their names in advance). Those already taking part are D’or Seifer, Philip Lynch, John Noonan, Cathy Conlon, Trish Bennett, Linda Tavokali, Susan Miller Demars, Lauren Mc Namara, Cora Peters and Ron Carey.

This most enjoyable and relaxed weekend of festival events is supported by Tipperary Co. Council and Premier Credit Union.

Recall of AliBaba Haldi Powder (Turmeric powder) – Salmonella.

Recall of a batch of AliBaba Haldi Powder (turmeric powder) due to the presence of Salmonella.

Alert Summary Dated Friday, October 24th, 2025.

Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2025.57
Product Identification: AliBaba Haldi Powder; pack size: 100g
Batch Code: 080824; best before date: 22.04.2026
Country Of Origin: India

Message: The above batch of AliBaba Haldi Powder (turmeric powder) is being recalled due to the presence of Salmonella.

Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.

Nature Of Danger: People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours. The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody. Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.

Action Required: Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Distributors, Caterers & Retailers:
Retailers: Same are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batch.

Garda Appeal For Assistance In Tracing Missing Tipperary Man.

Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 30-year-old Mr Niall Brennan, who has been reported as missing from Mullinahone, Co Tipperary, since Monday, October 13th last, 2025.

Mr Brennan is described as being 6ft tall, of medium build, with brown hair and blue eyes. It is not known what he was wearing when last seen.

Both Gardaí and Mr Brennan’s family confirm that they are extremely concerned for his well-being.

Anyone with information on Mr Brennan’s present whereabouts is asked to contact Clonmel Garda Station, TEL: 052 617 7640, the Garda Confidential Line, TEL: 1800 666 111, or indeed any Garda Station.

Cowardly Vandalism At Thurles TD’s Office Is To Be Condemned.

The office of Fianna Fáil TD Ryan O’Meara, situated in Thurles, have been vandalised sometime within the past 24 hours. The incident took place at his rented premises on the junction of Parnell Street and Cuchulain Road, latter a busy local landmark, better known as Hanafin’s Corner.

**Office of Fianna Fáil TD Ryan O’Meara vandalised in Thurles**.

This was not protest, nor was it political expression, it was pure vandalism. Whoever carried it out has shown nothing but disrespect for the local community and also for the democratic process.

Disagreeing with a public representative is one thing; attempting to intimidate or deface their workplace is quite another. Acts like this achieve nothing but division and damage the very tone of public life.

In a democracy, there are proper channels to voice frustration; through open debate, the ballot box, and community engagement. Resorting to mindless destruction is a coward’s substitute for reasoned argument.

No doubt local people will express shock and disappointment at the incident, and it is expected Gardaí will investigate. Those responsible should be ashamed of their actions, they have let down not only themselves but the town of Thurles as a whole.