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 The Garda Press Office has confirmed that a male, understood to be aged in his early 30’s, received stab wounds at an address in Lower Limerick Street, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary, last night, at approximately 8.30pm.
The stabbing is understood to have been as a result of a domestic dispute.
A female understood to be in her late 20’s was arrested at the scene, and is expected to appear at a special sitting of Nenagh District Court this afternoon.
The victim was taken overnight to University Hospital Limerick, as a result of his injuries, and has since been discharged.
 A man has appeared in court today in connection with the death of 68 year old Mr Michael Stapleton, a Co. Tipperary pensioner.
Mr Stapleton was tragically struck by a hit-and-run driver just metres from his home at Poynestown, near the village of Glengoole, (about 14 km or 8.5 mls) from Thurles town, at around 10.20 p.m. on Sunday July 30th of last year.
Mr Philip Breen, aged in his 40’s and with an address at Lisduff, Gortnahoe, Thurles appeared before today’s sitting of Cashel District Court. The alleged offender faces a number of charges including careless driving causing death; together with failing to stop at the scene of the accident and failing to produce vehicle insurance.
Mr Justice Terence Finn remanded Mr Breen on bail to appear again in Cashel court in March of this year, when the ‘Book of Evidence’ will be served.
Mr Stapleton died on the same road just metres away from where his brother Mr Eugene Stapleton was killed some 15 years previously.
 Nenagh Gardaí are investigating the discovery of what is understood to be a consignment of cocaine (subject to confirmation by analysis) with an estimated street value of over €70,000 in Co. Tipperary.
The consignment first came to the attention of Gardaí on Wednesday last January 17th, resulting in the drugs being seized at Nenagh Fire Station, Limerick Road in Nenagh.
A man in his 30s was arrested on Thursday and detained for questioning at Nenagh Garda Station before being released without charge.
A file will now be prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions and the investigation is ongoing.
Tipperary County Council have made no comment in relation to the seizure, however they confirmed they are co-operating with the Garda investigation.
Cocaine has become the second most trafficked illegal drug in the world and no longer the drug of choice for just wealthy people. Today it has the reputation of being a most dangerous and highly addictive drug, strongly linked to poverty, serious crime and death.
A man with a Thurles address has been charged in connection with a hatchet attack, which took place over 7½ years ago, in the vicinity of John Carew Park, Southill, Co. Limerick, on April 26th, 2010.
Mr Frederick Connor, aged 30, with an address at Brittas, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, has been brought before Limerick District Court charged in connection with the incident.
Detective Garda Mr Shane Ryan informed Limerick District Court that the defendant had made no reply when formally charged with assaulting Mr Damien Hackett, causing him harm.
It is the State’s case that Mr Damien Hackett, was struck across the back of the head and the side of his face during an altercation at Donoughmore Crescent, Limerick. The then victim, had received 20 stitches, sustained two lacerations and suffered permanent scarring, as a result of that attack.
Another man Mr Patrick O’Donoghue of Rhebogue, Limerick had been initially charged with this assault and with producing the hatchet on the 26th of April 2010, at Donoughmore Crescent. Initially a jury had been sworn in for his trial at Limerick Circuit Court, but same were discharged, following a plea of guilty by Mr O’Donoghue. On the date in question, the victim, Mr Damian Hackett, claimed he had left his wife’s parent’s home, at Donoughmore Crescent, when he was immediately approached by two individuals. The men struck him twice across the head with blows from a hatchet.
The assailant, Mr Patrick O’Donoghue, who is a first cousin of Mr Damien Hackett’s wife, confirmed that both men, back in 2010, had settled their differences and the injured party, Mr Damien Hackett, no longer wished to see his attacker go to prison. The then assailant was unemployed and married with two young children and was said to be most apologetic and deeply grateful for the forgiveness offered by the injured victim of his assault.
Judge Mr Carroll Moran commenting on the charitable view of Mr Hackett; sentenced Mr O’Donoghue to two years imprisonment with the sentence to be suspended. Since then the second assailant involved in this vicious attack had proven extremely elusive to arresting Gardaí.
This week, despite Garda objections, Judge Ms Marian O’Leary granted Mr Frederick Connor, now also charged in connection with this 2010 hatchet attack, bail; subject to the lodging of €5,000 in cash with the court and other required conditions.
The case has now been adjourned to facilitate the preparation of a Book of Evidence.
In the High Court, South Tipperary General Hospital has apologised to the family of a man who died of a heart attack just a day after he was discharged from the hospital.
The late Mr PJ Lonergan of Templenoe, Cashel, Co Tipperary, a stove engineer, was just 39 years of age when he died of acute irregular heart beat the morning after he was sent home from hospital having had two Electrocardiographs (ECGs); latter a simple painless test, which measures the rhythm and electrical activity of the heart.
Mr PJ Lonergan’s son Mark, aged 19 years, through his mother, Mrs Anne Marie Butler, had sued the HSE over the death of his father on May 7th 2014. Mark has agreed a settlement for €900,000 following this High Court action.
In the apology read out in Court, South Tipperary General Hospital apologised for the shortcomings in their care of Mr Lonergan, who had been referred to the regularly over crowded medical establishment, on March 6th, 2014, by his General Practitioner.
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