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It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday 15th December 2025, of Mr John (Jack) Gardiner, (Emeritus Professor of Forestry at UCD), Blackrock, Co. Dublin and formerly of Poulacapple, Mullinahone, Co Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by his beloved wife Brenda, brother Michael, sisters Beatty, Kathleen and Nellie and grandson Darragh; Mr Gardiner, sadly, passed away suddenly, at his place of ordinary residence.
His passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family; loving daughters Martina and Cathy, sons Ed, John and Bob, father-in-law to Kevin, Bern, Catriona, Roisin and John, grandchildren Cormac, Kate, Eoin, Thomas, Eliot, Hannah, Rian, Tadgh, Fionn and Sadhbh, brothers Jim and Eamonn, sisters Mary and Anne, extended Gardiner and O’Gorman relatives, neighbours and his many great friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr Gardiner will repose at his home on Thursday afternoon, December 18th, from 5:30pm until 8:00pm same evening.
His remains will be received into the Church of St Brigid, Cabinteely, Co. Dublin, to further repose for Requiem Mass on Friday morning, December 19th 2025, at 10:00am, followed by interment in Deansgrange Cemetery, Deansgrange Road, Dublin.
For those persons who would wish to attend Requiem Mass for Mr Ryan, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Gardiner and O’Gorman 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: Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired, to the Irish Heart Foundation in Memory of Mr John (Jack) Gardiner.
[Please also note parking is very restricted in church car park.]
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Saturday 13th December 2025, of Mr Gediminas (Ged) Urbonas, Abbey Court, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
His tragic passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing and heartbroken family; loving parents Jolanta and Saulius, sister Saulena, aunt Zaneta, cousin Ridas, extended relatives, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr Urbonas will repose at Kennedy’s Funeral Home, Upper Kickham Street, Dublin Road, Thurles, (Eircode E41 XY47), on Wednesday afternoon, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, same evening.
His remains will be received into the former Cistercian Monastery Abbey, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, (Eircode E41 PH01), on Thursday morning at 11:30am, to further repose for Requiem Mass, followed afterwards by private cremation.
The extended Urbonas family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Saturday 13th December 2025, of Mr David Lahart, No.7 Castlequarter, Killenaule, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
His tragic passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing and heartbroken family; loving parents Ashling and Paudie, siblings Megan, Rachel, Alex, Amber and Leah, his special nephew Jayden, loving grandparents Ned and Christine, aunts, uncles, cousins, extended relatives, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr Lahart will repose at O’Connell’s Funeral Home, Killenaule, Thurles, (Eircode E41 HH66) on tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday December 16th, from 4:30pm until 7:30pm.
His remains will be received into the Church Of St Mary, Bailey Street, Killenaule, Thurles, on Wednesday morning December 17th, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in Crosscannon Cemetery, Killenaule, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
For those persons who would wish to attend Requiem Mass for Mr Lahart, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Lahart 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 strictly private.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Saturday 13th December 2025, of Mrs Anne Marie Fogarty (née Holland), Tyone, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary formerly of The Ragg Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
The passing of Mrs Fogarty is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; loving sisters Moira (Quinlan), Bridget (Keane) and Mary (Quinlan), brothers Joe, James, Noel, Patrick and Conor, Aunt Peg, partner Tim, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mrs Fogarty will be received into the Church of the Sacred Heart, Templemore, on Tuesday evening, December 16th at 7:45pm.
Requiem Mass for Mrs Fogarty will be offered on Wednesday, December 17th, at 12:00 noon, followed by interment, immediately afterwards in nearby St. Joseph’s Cemetery Templemore, Co. Tipperary.
The extended Fogarty and Holland families wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.
Gardaí Numbering 119, Required To Escort 52 Deportees On €187,625 Charter Flight To Georgia.
Gardaí, numbering 119, travelled on a charter flight to Georgia, latter a country in the Caucasus region between Eastern Europe and Western Asia, bordered by the Black Sea, Russia, Turkey, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. Their task to remove just 52 people, including 7 children, from the Irish State, at a cost of €187,625 for just the aircraft, according to government briefing documents.
The operation, carried out by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB), saw 35 men, 10 women and seven (7) children taken on a flight that departed from Dublin Airport on Monday, November 3rd 2025. Garda statements confirm that the children were all part of family groups.
The 119 members of An Garda Síochána were on board alongside a translator, an independent human rights monitor, a doctor and a paramedic.
Officials stated that four family groups were removed, including three mothers travelling alone, two with two children and one with three children. The briefing notes stated that the 52 people had spent an average of two years and eight months within the Irish State.
A Q&A sheet prepared said 41 of the 52 were held in custody prior to departure. It said individuals can be detained for up to eight weeks (56 days) to ensure deportations can be carried out successfully, with detention sometimes required because otherwise “people may abscond”.
Note, the children removed were not detained and were travelling with a parent.
The briefing also recorded that some people on the flight had open applications seeking revocation of their removal order, but the minister was advised that such applications do not suspend deportation.
On criminality, the documents indicated that most of those removed had no serious convictions, with one person recorded as having a long history of criminality and a small number linked to minor offences.
While charter removals were generally comparable in cost to operations on commercial flights, it said there had never been a specific cost–benefit analysis of charter flights, and the authorities could not yet provide overall cost details beyond the aircraft cost.
In a statement issued at the time of the November operation, the Department of Justice said deportations and removals were necessary to maintain public confidence in our immigration laws.
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