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 Gardaí are urgently appealing for information, after a middle-aged man was assaulted before being locked into a shed, during an aggravated burglary, some 9.0 km (6 miles approx.) from Roscrea, in Co. Tipperary.
The incident is believed to have begun at around 2.00am, when four men are understood to have forced their way into the victim’s farmhouse, situated at Glasderrybeg, Brosna, Co. Offaly, just a 10 minute drive from Roscrea, in Co. Tipperary.
The male occupant of the farmhouse, a farmer and sole resident aged in his mid-50’s, was assaulted and then confined in a shed. The farmer, however, managed to escape from the shed to a neighbouring house, where the alarm was raised and an ambulance summoned. The victim was taken to the Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore, Co. Offaly, where he remains for treatment to what are described thankfully as “non life-threatening injuries”.
It is understood that this is the second time that this particular farmhouse has been the target of unwelcome intruders in the last six weeks, with this morning’s criminal element quickly fleeing the scene, having stolen what was described as “a small sum of money”.
Gardaí at Birr Garda Station are appealing to farmers, local residents and landowners in the Shinrone area, to check for discarded clothing in fields or hedgerows. They are asking that if such clothing is located, please not to handle same and to contact, immediately, Birr Garda Station at Tel: 057-9169710.
Gardaí have also appealed to anyone who may have noticed anything suspicious or may have identified unusual vehicle movements in the Drumakeenan and Glassderrybeg areas on the N62 Birr to Roscrea Road, either last night or in previous days leading up to today’s incident; to contact them at Birr Garda Station, at Tel: 057-9169710 or via the Garda Confidential Line at Tel: 1800 666 111.
 Tipperary’s all-time leading goalscorer; GPA All Stars “Hurler Of The Year”; and current licensee of Coppinger’s bar, Mr Lar Corbett has been fined €250, having pleaded guilty to allowing persons to remain on his pub premises, for almost one full hour after the official closing time of 12.30 a.m.
The winner of two All-Ireland senior hurling titles with Tipperary in 2001 and 2010; Mr Corbett pleaded guilty to one count of a breach of the licensing laws, when he appeared before Judge Elizabeth MacGrath at Nenagh District Courthouse.
Sergeant Michael Keating informed Nenagh Court, that at 1.25 a.m. on July 17th 2016, Gardaí inspected ‘Coppinger’s Bar’, latter situated on Parnell Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, and found some 20 persons still seated drinking on the premises. A previous conviction for a similar offence was found, dating back to 2015, for which Mr Corbett then received a fine of €200.
In this case Judge Elizabeth MacGrath fined Mr Corbett €250, allowing him six months in which to make the emolument.
€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.
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