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Death Of Laurence Murphy, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, today Saturday 23rd December 2023, of Mr Laurence (Larry) Murphy, No. 25 Kennedy Park, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his beloved wife Beatrice, his son Paul and grandson Ben; the passing of Mr Murphy is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his loving sons T.J., Declan and Luke, daughter Martina, grandchildren Matthew, Leon, Nicole, William, Paul, Jack, Mark, Katie and Sophie, son-in-law Kieran, daughters-in-law Mary and Tracey, brother Paddy, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Murphy will repose at his residence [E41 XT20] on Tuesday afternoon next, December 26th, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm same evening.
His funeral cortège will be received into the Church of St. Joseph and St. Brigid, Bothar Na Naomh, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, on Wednesday morning, December 27th, at 9:30am, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 10:00am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Moyne Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mr Murphy, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.

The extended Murphy 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: House private on Wednesday morning. Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired, to Palliative Care Team, Community Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

In ár gcroíthe go deo.

Truck Rearranges Street Furnishings In Half Upgraded Liberty Square, Thurles.

**Truck rearranges Liberty Square, Thurles, town Railing**

Sadly, the area was the scene of a pedestrian death on January 20th 2014. Since then the nearby railings, supposedly placed there to protect pedestrians, has since been replaced on three different occasions. Now for the fourth time, in possibly the past 36 hours, a large truck has again rearranged these same railings, at the junction of Liberty Square south and Slievenamon Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Yes, this is the Slievenamon Road, on the N62 route which is destined to be soon upgraded, by reducing its carriageway width, by widened/extending footpaths, by some 1.8m to 2.5m.

Any of you haulage contractors out there, with a truck missing a mudguard? Your driver failed to take it with him, having demolished railings, when failing to manoeuvre a left lane turn in Liberty Square Thurles. Co. Tipperary.

Peculiar, that with two currently resident Teachtaí Dála, both supporting the present government, no necessary funding has been acquired to provide a ring road for heavy traffic, thus relieving our medieval choked streetscapes.

Death Of Michael Gleeson, Formerly Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, today Friday 22nd December 2023, of Mr Michael Gleeson, Marlton Demesne, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow and formerly of Innisfallen Avenue, Thurles, County Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his infant son Michael and his sister Mary; Mr Gleeson passed away peacefully, while in the care of Wicklow Hospice; surrounded by his loving and devoted family.

His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his loving wife Annette, daughter Dara and son Brian, son-in-law Darryl, daughter-in-law Jean, cherished grandchildren Matt, Sarah and Maddie, brothers Paddy, Eddie, Joseph, Thomas and PJ, sisters-in-law Noreen, Josie and Marguerite, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, neighbours and a large circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Gleeson will repose on Tuesday afternoon next, December 26th, at McCrea’s Funeral Home, Dublin Road, Bollarney North, Wicklow Town (A67 E003) from 4.00pm until 7.00pm same evening.

His remains will be received into the Church of St. Patrick, St. Patrick’s Road, Ballynerrin Lower, Wicklow Town, on Wednesday morning, December 27th, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 10:00am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in Rathnew Cemetery on route R750, Co. Wicklow.

For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mr Gleeson, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.

The extended Gleeson 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: House private. Family flowers only, donations if desired to Wicklow Hospice.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Thurles Circuit Court Judge Found Guilty Of Sexual Assault Of 6 Men.

A circuit court judge, former secondary school teacher, former Fianna Fáil councillor, former state solicitor for North Tipperary, has been convicted, in the Central Criminal Court, of the sexual assault of six young men, some of whom were students at a Dublin school where he once taught, almost 30 years ago .

Mr O’Brien was aged in his 30s at the time of the alleged assaults, while the six complainants were aged between 17 years and 24 years. The accused had initially denied any sexual contact with any of the not named complainants, but he had later informed Gardaí that there had been consensual sexual activity with three of the six young men.

Currently aged 59 years, and a native of Thurles Co. Tipperary, residing at the Old School House, Slievenamon Road, in the town; Mr O’Brien had pleaded not guilty in the Central Criminal Court, to one count of attempted rape and eight counts of sexual assault in relation to six complainants on dates between March 1991 and November 1997.

Five of the complainants claimed that they were awakened to find the accused sexually assaulting them, while one said the assault took place in a pub toilet.

The accused, Mr O’Brien had denied any wrongdoing, however, a ten member jury took just over seven-and-a-half hours to reach guilty verdicts on all nine counts. Mr O’Brien made no reaction, when the jury returned the guilty verdicts in the Central Criminal Court today.

Mr O’Brien, who is a Thalidomide drug victim; born with no arms and only one leg, will be sentenced on March 4th next, 2024.

Statement from the Minister for Justice Mrs Helen McEntee.
In a statement from the Minister for Justice Mrs Helen McEntee published this afternoon, the Minister said quote, “I note that a criminal conviction has been secured in the case of a judge of the Circuit Court.
My thoughts are with the victims – these are appalling cases of sexual assault, I thank them for coming forward. I would also like to thank the Gardaí.
I have been clear that we have a lot of work to do to achieve my aim of zero tolerance in our society for all forms of domestic, sexual and gender based violence.
Part of that is clearly demonstrating that nobody, no matter what position they hold in our society, is above the law or immune from prosecution for such crimes. Today is clear proof of that.
I will now be considering the options open to the Government and the Oireachtas.
I have asked the Attorney General to advise”.

Male Arrested By Tipperary Gardaí Following Drugs & Offensive Weapons Seizure.

A male, aged in his 20s, was arrested by Gardaí in Clonmel on Wednesday last and was detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in Co. Tipperary. The arrest followed the seizure of firearms and ammunition, undertaken as part of a multi-agency search operation.

The search was conducted as part of ongoing investigations into organised criminal activity within the Clonmel area.

In all a total of 12 properties were searched by Gardaí, in association with Revenue Customs Officials and members of the Defence Forces (Engineers No 1 Brigade).

The searches led to two shotguns being seized together with ammunition, a machete and incapacitant spray, all of which are now the subject of further technical examination by investigating gardaí.
Also seized, during the course of this search operation, was suspected crack cocaine and heroin with an estimate street value of €2,500 and €1,500 in cash.