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 Gardaí here in Thurles have renewed an earlier warning this month to consumers, particularly those shopping in Supermarkets, to be extra vigilant with regard to securing their purchases and motor vehicles.
Thieves are actively targeting vehicles parked in car park areas in such outlets, both here in Thurles and other Tipperary towns. Thieves are watching shoppers who have placed their purchases into their cars and while returning their trolley to a nearby appropriate trolley bay; seconds later return to find items have been stolen, because car doors have remained unlocked. In most cases the consumer has already returned to their place of residence before these thefts are actually discovered.
Thieves are well aware that with most vehicles fitted with central locking; lights flash when a vehicle has been fully secured. With no flashing lights observed, immediately consumers become an easy target and in crowded car parks your shopping can vanish without trace within seconds.
Several consumers have already had expensive commodities removed from vehicles at the car park of Aldi Supermarket in Kickham Street, Thurles in the run up to Christmas, with the thieves targeting, in particular, groceries, clothing, alcohol and shoppers handbags.
Thefts from unsecured vehicles have been reported as also occurring, under similar situations, at car parks in Nenagh and Roscrea over the past number of weeks.
Gardaí are asking people to please take the time to fully secure their vehicles, even if only away from same for a matter of seconds.
 Nenagh Gardaí are investigating the suspicious death of a young man here in Co Tipperary. The body of the young man, aged in his early twenties, was discovered at a house in Bruach Tailte, Nenagh, yesterday afternoon at approximately 4.30pm.
The man has now been named locally as Mr Pearse O’Brien from Belleen, (Portroe Rd / N.52) Nenagh and it is understood that the deceased, who worked in the construction industry, may have been attending a party at the location in which his body was discovered.
Mr O’Brien’s body remained at the scene up to this afternoon; awaiting the arrival of Assistant State Pathologist Dr Michael Curtis to conduct a preliminary examination and Gardaí confirm that a full post mortem is expected to be carried out later at University Hospital in Limerick.
According to some local sources, it is understood that Mr O’Brien, who is survived by at least one sister, returned to Nenagh just prior to Christmas, intending to spend some time with his family, having emigrated to the area of Perth in Australia some two years ago.
The scene currently remains preserved for a technical examination and the Garda Technical Bureau are at the scene.
Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam dílis.
UPDATE: (31/12/2014) A post-mortem carried out by the Deputy State Pathologist Mr Michael Curtis yesterday has now confirmed that Mr O’Brien’s death is not being treated as suspicious. The post-mortem revealed that Mr O’Brien’s death was brought about by natural causes and is being treated as a case of sudden death.
Our sympathies remain with his family and friends at this time.
A 25-year-old male prisoner has been found dead in his cell at Limerick Prison.
The man, who is understood to have been serving a sentence for manslaughter, was found at about 4.00am this morning.
The man who is understood to be originally from Co Tipperary; from initial investigations is believed to have died from a drugs overdose.
Following standard procedures members of an Garda Siochana together with the Prison Service, are now conducting separate investigations surrounding this man’s sudden and unexpected death.
A post mortem is expected to be carried out on his body later today and the Prison Service confirm that they will not be releasing the man’s name until all of his next of kin have been informed.
Go ndéana Dia trócaire ar a anam dílis.
More than 60 Gardaí, employed in the South Eastern region, have arrested six men as part of their ongoing operational set up to target, disrupt and eventually dismantle the illegal manufacturing and trafficking of medicines and other controlled drugs.
The searches began before dawn at some 20 locations; targeting the gangs and seizing six tablet-making machines, latter which had the capacity to make hundreds of thousands of controlled and illegal drugs.
All six men, believed to be from Kilkenny city, were detained as a result of a number of searches over the past year in which facilities used to manufacture medicines were discovered at locations here in Tipperary and also in Limerick, Kilkenny, Galway and Roscommon.
A number of searches were conducted in Kilkenny, Carlow, Glenmore, Bennettsbridge, Lismore and Waterford this morning, (16th December 2014). These planned searches involving Gardaí from the Kilkenny/ Carlow, Tipperary, Waterford and Roscommon backed up by members of the Regional Support Units and the Garda Dog Unit.
The six men, all ranging in ages from their mid 20’s to mid 40’s are now being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 at various Garda Stations in the South Eastern Region.
Police Officers from all countries across Europe, including Ireland, are to begin a week-long campaign on Monday next, December 8th 2014 to raise awareness of the dangers of drunk and drug driving. The campaign is co-ordinated by TISPOL (the European Traffic Police Network), and involves officers conducting alcohol and drug checks at any time of the day and night.
TISPOL President Garda Chief Superintendent Aidan Reid says: “Driving after consuming any alcohol is dangerous. Driving while over the drink drive limit is against the law. Drivers will experience slower reactions, poor judgement of speed, reduced co-ordination and concentration with much lower levels of alcohol in their system. “That’s why our message this year is simple: your ability to drive safely is impaired by even a small amount of alcohol. So if you have had a drink, do not drive. If you need to drive, then do not drink.”
Drivers can expect highly visible and widespread enforcement of alcohol and drug laws during the operation, at any location and at any time of day or night.
Chief Superintendent Reid says it’s also important to be aware of the continuing effects of alcohol the day after an evening of drinking. “Your body takes time to remove alcohol from your system. If it is still present in your body, then it will be identified during a breath test. That’s why a night’s sleep is no guarantee that you’re safe and legal to drive the next morning,” he warned.
“If you have used recreational drugs, then do not drive. If you are taking medicine, whether prescribed or purchased over the counter, then read the notes of advice that go with it. If these tell you not to drive after taking the medicine, then do not drive. The advice is there for a reason, to keep you and others safe.”
“If you are in any doubt about medicines and driving, then our advice is to consult a healthcare professional before you get behind the wheel.”
During a similar week-long operation in December 2013, 1.1 million drivers were checked in 31 European countries. Officers reported 15,305 alcohol offences and 2,133 drug offences, as well as more than 2,500 other crimes.
The results of this co-ordinated operation are expected to be made available by mid January 2015, don’t be part of their statistics.
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