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 Picture Of Golf Club Used In Car Attack It has come to the attention of Thurles.info that a gang of masked vandals smashed several car windows and did other damage along Kickham Street and in Monakeeba early last Tuesday Morning. A golf club was used to smash the back windows of several cars along Kickham Street at approx 1 AM on Tuesday morning, on the 1st November. A piece of the golf club (See Picture) was found next to one car that was attacked. The make of the golf club used is a ‘Howson’. The number of cars attacked is unclear, but a local resident estimated about 8 cars were attacked.
It is understood that 4 men were seen causing the damage at the time. The masked gang were allegedly dressed in Red and White Hoodies and wore white masks, possibly Hockey Masks like those seen in the film ‘Halloween’. It is believed that these men were costumed like this for the ‘Halloween Festival Weekend’ that took place in Thurles last weekend.
The owners of the cars were furious when they discovered the damage, especially as their normal car insurance doesn’t cover damage to back windows and found they would have to pay approx €300+ each, to have the damage repaired.
We are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed the incident, or even perhaps taken pictures of these vandals over the Halloween weekend, to get in touch with the local Garda Station in Thurles at (0504) 25100.
 Two men are currently being detained under Section 2 of the Drug Trafficking Act, at Thurles Garda station here in Co Tipperary. Their detention is connected to a €100,000 drug seizure following a car chase in the County yesterday.
Both men were arrested near Thurles on a flyover of the M8 Dublin-Cork motorway, having been detected as part of an ongoing crack down targeting the sale and supply of drugs within in the Tipperary region.
Gardaí attempted to stop the vehicle, in which the men were travelling, at Pouldine, Horse & Jockey, at around 2.30pm; however the vehicle failed to halt. The car was later stopped by police just a short distance away.
A 45-year-old man was arrested in the car and a second passenger, a 31-year-old male, who attempted to flee the scene on foot, was also arrested after a short police chase.
The vehicle used by the men, which was seized, contained quantities of cannabis resin and cocaine, both with an estimated, combined street value of over €100,000.
 Nenagh Killer James Citro formally James Kennedy A Nenagh born convicted rapist has been found guilty of murdering a woman in north London, back in 1998.
James Citro, aged 54, was found guilty of murdering Miss Nijole Siskeviciene, aged 44, at the Old Bailey in London.
The Tipperary man, who was convicted of two rapes in Nenagh and County Tipperary, was jailed for 10 years in 1979. In both rape cases his victims were held or throttled around the neck.
Judge David Paget said Citro, who changed his name from Kennedy by deed poll in 2003, would be given a life term, but he had to consider the minimum years he must serve for his crime. Citro was remanded in custody for a psychiatric report, before his final sentencing, which is expected in December.
Citro, who was not arrested for over 12 years following this murder, was taken into custody following suspected drink-driving in July last year. His DNA was taken and matched to this October 1998 murder in north London.
Police are now appealing for any victims of assaults, either here or in England, that may have been carried out by this same man, to please come forward. Detective Superintendent Keith Niven stated that victims should understand that Citro has now been convicted of murder and is no longer at liberty to further offend.
 Nenagh Courthouse The Chief District Court Clerk at Nenagh District Court office, Mr Martin Hanton, has given notice that some local court sittings are being cancelled in the towns of Roscrea, Nenagh and Thurles “due to the shortage of Judges“.
Judge Mary Martin, the current sitting Judge in this area, has been on leave for a number of months and her absence has forced the Courts Service to cancel some future sittings, as outlined hereunder:-
Cancelled: The Roscrea Court sitting scheduled for November 3rd. Cases listed have now been adjourned to December 12th next. The sitting on November 9th is being added to the list for the sitting in Roscrea Town on December 14th next.
Cancelled: The Nenagh Court on November 4th has now been listed for the sitting in that town on November 25th next.
Cancelled: The Thurles Court on November 11th has been adjourned to the sitting in the town on November 22nd next.
Persons held in custody and due to appear at the Roscrea sitting on November 3rd and 9th, and Nenagh on November 4th, will now be brought before the Templemore Court, sitting on November 10th next.
Others in custody, due to appear at the Thurles Court sitting on November 11th, will now be brought before Nenagh Court on November 17th next.
 Thurles Courthouse Templemore courthouse is to close early next year, Minister for Justice Alan Shatter has confirmed in the Dáil.
He said the Courts Service board last week have approved the closure and the courthouse in Templemore, Co Tipperary will now move all hearings to the newly restored Thurles Court facility.
Defending the closure, the Minister said the Courts Service board had amalgamated 140 district courthouses over the past 12 years.
Alan Shatter stated that “The decision to close any courthouse is generally taken due to the buildings being in poor condition.”
Thurles Courthouse was nominated at the Irish Architecture Awards in 2009, and is regarded as a major civic and historical landmark in the centre of Thurles. Erected in 1828, the courthouse itself has played host to many historic events, the public meeting regarding Famine Public Works schemes in April 1846, the famous GAA Convention of November 9th 1887, the inaugural meeting of Thurles Golf Club on January 21st 1909.
Photo courtesy G.Willoughby.
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