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Geraldine Helbert Reports.
“It’s so exciting and almost here! Yes, tomorrow Saturday June 25th, 1:00pm to 3:00pm The “Village Market”, Holycross, Thurles, invite children and families to celebrate “Schools Out” at our bi-weekly, Mid-Summer Market.
As always, on special market days, we invite the younger members of the Tipperary community to come along and have a little fun with us and celebrate the start of the school holidays.
Dress yourselves up in your sunniest summer outfits and be as creative as you can, to get free entry into a special raffle with a mystery prize, just for the children. Get some personalised hair braiding, refreshments, treats and that all important Ice-Cream. Note: Admission is free to all.
Enjoy a choice of delicious hot lunches from our local catering duo at the “Grub Hub”, have a coffee, hot chocolate and a delicious home baked tasty treat or Granola bar.
We have doubled our seating capacity and everyone is in for a really entertaining treat from a very talented male singing group from Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, who will be joining us.
New amazing bakers, crafters and artists join our regulars each market day with home-made jams, granola, low-carb options, tray bakes, vegetables, meat, breads and cakes. Pick up unique crafts and gifts and paintings for all occasions from one of our many talented crafters and artists. Get lots of plants and advice for the garden too.
And there is more! We have two tickets to raffle tomorrow for ‘Cut Loose’ Country Music Festival, latter taking place in Holycross, Thurles, on July 31st next.
Congratulations to the winners of our previous raffles; Johnny Carey won two tickets to ‘The Cavalcaders’ at ‘The Source’ Arts Centre for Sunday June 26th next, while Samantha Irwin was winner of an additional prize of ‘Honey Vinegar’ (naturally brewed and unfiltered), kindly donated by ‘Windmill Honey farm‘.
Do join us tomorrow and indeed every second Saturday for coffee, chat and fresh produce. We enjoy seeing you all in attendance brightening up our village. The market grounds are safe and easily accessible for all; with ease of parking and an opportunity to visit the historic Abbey and enjoy the unique welcome and beauty of Holycross village.”
Note: Students, musicians and new traders are always welcome. [Email us at thevillagemarketholycross@gmail.com]
The Irish Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan is warning that hospitals are under again under increased pressure due to rising Covid-19 cases.
Last week, at a time when 355 people were hospitalized with the Covid virus, Dr. Holohan forwarded correspondence to government outlining its continued threat.
According to the Department of Health, just yesterday, June 17th, Covid numbers had increased to 515 cases with 26 weekly notified deaths from the virus.
There are currently 28 people in hospital ICUs suffering from the virus.
The latest figures from the Department of Health show that up to June 15th, 2022, a total of 7,442 people have sadly died here in the Irish Republic, as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Worldwide, the total number of deaths to-date are estimated at 6,317,953. Within the last 28 days alone, at least 40,561 deaths have occurred around the globe.
Warning courtesy Irish Food Safety Authority.
Specific batches of Dolmio Carbonara Pasta Sauce pouches and Dolmio Carbonara Stir-In Pasta Sauce are found to contain soya, which is undeclared on the labelling.
This may make the affected batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of soybeans.
The products identified are:-
Dolmio Carbonara Pasta Sauce pouches – 150g – Batch Codes 209A9WE & 209B92WE – Best before dates: 28:02:2023 & 01:03:2023.
Dolmio Carbonara Stir-In Pasta Sauce – 150g – 213A9KLN45 & 213B9KLN45 – Best before dates: 26:04:2023 & 27:4:2023.
Earlier this month, a woman sadly died after giving birth at her home. Same incident has now prompted the UL Hospital Group to suspend immediately, the home-birth service across the Mid-West region, latter serving Co. Limerick, Co. Clare, and North Co. Tipperary.
We understand this tragedy occurred on June 5th last, after the woman gave birth to a healthy baby boy.
An investigation is now under way and the region’s home-birth service has been immediately suspended, pending the final outcome of that investigation.
An external group of experts, including those with midwifery and obstetric qualifications, are being assembled to conduct an overall review; same examining aspects of patient safety, clinical governance, and any other issues arising.
This decision to suspend the home-birth service now means that any women currently registered to have a home-birth in the Mid-West region, can no longer receive support or proceed with their original plans.
Up to this period, the HSE had offered a free national home-birth service across Ireland, staffed by community midwives, in collaboration with all public hospitals.
Following two years of a Covid-19 pandemic, some 650 women across Ireland had chosen to give birth at their place of residence, following maternity hospitals being forced to close to visitors, in the interests of health and safety.
According to the Irish Food Safety Authority (FSAI); ‘Pat the Baker’ and ‘Irish Pride’ are both recalling batches of breadcrumbs due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.
Point-of-sale recall notices will now be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches, including Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Supervalu and Lidl .
The Products in Question include:
- Pat the Baker Quality Bread Quality Crumb; pack size: 400g
- Pat the Baker Breadcrumb; pack size: 5Kg
- Irish Pride Bread Crumbs; pack size: 400g
- Irish Pride Catering Bread Crumbs; pack size: 2Kg
Batch Code: All batches with a best before date from 27/05/2022 to 15/06/2022 inclusive.
Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infection can include mild flu-like symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. In rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications. Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria monocytogenes infections, including pregnant women, babies, and people with weakened immune systems, including the elderly. The incubation period (time between initial infection and first symptoms appearing) is on average 3 weeks but can range between 3 and 70 days.
Retailers are requested to immediately remove the implicated batches from sale and to display a point-of-sale recall notice in stores where the affected batches were sold.
Wholesalers/distributors are requested to contact their affected customers and recall the affected batches and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retailer customers.
Caterers and consumers are strongly advised not use or eat the implicated batches.
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