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€30k worth of Cannabis seized from a ‘Grow House’ near Moyne, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
 Cannabis Sativa A cannabis ‘Grow House’ was discover on Friday last, 27th October 2017, during a planned search of the Moyne area, close to Thurles, here in Co. Tipperary.
Tipperary Gardaí discovered the ‘Grow House’, containing an estimated €30,000 worth of cannabis herb, as part of their search during last weeks ‘Operation Thor’ offensive combating known criminal activity here in the north of the county.
Operation Thor was set up to actively target organised crime gangs and repeat offenders through co-ordinated crime prevention and enforcement activity. The offensive operation is based on the gathering of intelligence, on the latest crime trends and patterns, to protect in particular rural communities.
We understand that during the search, one male was arrested and a file will now be forwarded to the Director of Public Prosecutions, in relation to the discovery and cannabis seizure.
Some nine other individuals were also arrested across Co. Tipperary, for possession of much smaller quantities of drugs, found during other Garda searches.
 William Willett, the man responsible for our time changes in 1907. It is the last Bank Holiday weekend before Christmas and the same up and coming weekend when our clocks go back by one hour.
Twice every year Ireland’s clocks change, with residents either losing or gaining one hour. In 2017 our clocks went forward in March and we lost an hour of sleep, which means that on October 29th 2017 next, Tipperary inhabitants will get an extra hour of ‘snooze time’ in bed on Sunday morning.
With clocks going back and evenings getting darker, it is right and proper that the Road Safety Authority (RSA) together with An Garda Síochána should urge pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, ahead of this October Bank Holiday weekend, to ensure that they remain clearly visible, in particular when out and about on our potholed rural roads.
The most effective way to do this is to wear high visibility clothing such as a high visibility vest; a Sam Browne belt; or by carrying a torch and ensuring you have working lights on your bicycle or motorcycle.
Over the past six years, 10 people have been killed and 40 people have been seriously injured coming up to Christmas and over this particular October Bank Holiday period.
Note: To help drivers stay alert behind the wheel over the Bank Holiday Weekend; the RSA and Applegreen will provide free cups of coffee to drivers between the hours 2.00pm and 8.00pm on Friday 27th October and Monday 30th October, at participating service stations. Simply say ‘RSA’ or ‘Driver Reviver’ to the till operator to avail of a free coffee.
A list of participating Applegreen service station locations are available HERE. (With no participating venue in Thurles, perhaps some local business could offer similar sponsorship, to visiting fatigued drivers.)
To date this current year, 124 people have been killed on Irish roads; admittedly a decrease of 36, when compared to the same period last year – but still way too many.
Note Also: The fixed charge penalty for offences in relation to cycle lighting and vehicle lighting is €40 euro, and €60 respectively.
 Halloween Remember please at this time, that it is illegal to possess fireworks of any description, here in the Republic of Ireland, even if they have been legally purchased outside of our jurisdiction.
It happens every year around this time, that young people end up in hospital or in the doctors surgery, suffering varying injuries from fireworks. These injuries most often include burns; the loss of fingers and/or in many cases facial injuries; especially injuries to the eyes.
Fireworks also cause a great deal of annoyance and distress to elderly residents living in close proximity. This annoyance most often will involve unnecessary demands on community services; (e.g. Gardaí and Fire Officers), latter services obliged to answer unnecessary burglar alarm calls or fire outbreaks at properties, where fire crackers and bangers are posted through letter boxes, often when residents have retired to bed.
The noise from fireworks also is often the cause of unnecessary distress to small family pets and indeed much larger animals. Professional type firework displays, held under permit for a short time in the past, were popular at weddings and party events during the Summertime. This practise very soon became banned by hotels and party venues around the country, following expensive, justifiable legal action taken by farmers and stud farms. Frightened cattle and horses were loosing their unborn, in an attempt to escape from exploding fireworks in the vicinity.
In particular, this year Gardaí will confiscate any fireworks which are located and those found in possession could end up in court to be prosecuted. Gardaí already have warned that the only exception to this rule is where a professional type fireworks display taking place, is fully authorised.
Parents here, also, have a responsibility to ensure that their children do not cause injury either to themselves or to others, and if fireworks or bangers are discovered to be in the possession of children, then in the interest of health and safety, they should be confiscated.
Shop owners are also being urged at this time to report youths found purchasing large quantities of eggs and to retain and mark their CCTV, in an effort to stop the irresponsible and potentially dangerous act of pelting eggs at motor vehicles. Indeed, in Limerick in recent days a driver lost control of their car and crashed, following such irresponsible behaviour.
Former disgraced 2016 Rio de Janeiro Irish Olympic boxer Mr Michael O’Reilly (Jnr.), with an address at No. 20 New Line Close, Mountrath, Co. Laois, was handed down a sentence of 5 months imprisonment with recognizances of €500 set in the event of an appeal in Thurles District court today.
It was noted that Mr O’Reilly (Jnr.) had 37 previous convictions, relating to road traffic offences and theft. He had been earlier charged with criminal damage, public intoxication and with being threatening and abusive in public, following an incident in Ballybeg, Littleton, Thurles, on April 18th last year.
 Thurles Courthouse. The boxer, who tested positive for a banned substance back at the 2016 Olympics, was later charged, together with three others accused; namely Mr Michael O’Reilly (Snr.) with an address at Clonkeen, Portlaoise, Co. Laois; Mr Bernard O’Reilly, Main Road, Clonkeen, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, and Mr James O’Reilly, (then a 17-year-old juvenile) and residing at Clonkeen, Portlaoise, Co. Laois; with causing criminal damage, which involving the throwing of rocks at two cars (Models: Nissan Micra and Citroen Hatchback) and a caravan (Model: Bailey Regency 2001), following an engagement party.
Sentencing today, Judge Elizabeth MacGrath noted that of the €2,500 of damage brought about by the said incidents, only €250 had been offered to the Court, by way of compensation to the victims.
Judge MacGrath bound Mr James O’Reilly (Now aged 18 years old, with no previous convictions), over to keep the peace for 12 months, on his own bond of €250; while imposing a 3-month prison sentence on Mr O’Reilly (Snr.) with a fixed recognizances of €500 in the event that he, the latter, should appeal the current sentence. The forth other member accused, Mr Bernard O’Reilly, was not present in Thurles Court for the hearing.
 Three of the four men arrested on Wednesday morning last and who appeared before Naas District Court at 10.30am in relation to a series of robberies across Tipperary and the South East are due to appear in court in Nenagh next Friday.
The men, named as Mr Edward Collins with an address at No.15 Collinstown Cresent, Neilstown, Clondalkin, Co Dublin; Mr Michael Collins with an address at No.7-E Pearse House, Pearse St, Dublin 2, and Mr Martin Collins with an address at 27 Woodford Drive, Clondalkin, Co, Dublin, currently are on bail under the condition that they not enter the jurisdictions of Co. Tipperary and Co. Kilkenny.
The accused were arrested after Gardaí from Co. Tipperary assisted by their colleagues from Co. Carlow and the Dublin Metropolitan Region’s Armed Support Unit, recovered stolen property, including a trailer, assorted power tools, and other assorted items, when carrying out a number of searches in the Clondalkin, Ballyfermot and Pearse St. areas of Dublin City during yesterday morning.
We understand that Mr Martin Collins and Mr Michael Collins both stand accused of theft from the Tippo International site, Thurles Road, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary on August 6th last; while Mr Michael Collins is also accused of theft at Railway Station, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, and with theft on August 13th last at the Turtulla Business Park, Turtulla, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
A fourth man as yet unnamed, arrested after the searches, remains in Garda custody.
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