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 Gardai have arrested a man aged in his early sixties, following the stealing of a car which contained a four month old baby boy on the rear seat.
The car was stolen in Newport Village, Co. Tipperary yesterday afternoon and the carjacker was pursued for over 50 kilometres by police.
Gardai immediately put an alert operation in place which resulted in the safe recovery of the baby and the car, in the area of Birdhill Nenagh. The baby was uninjured and was reunited by police with his distraught parents a short time later.
A male was arrested on the outskirts of Limerick at approximately 4.00pm and detained at Nenagh Garda Station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
He was charged yesterday evening and is due to appear at Nenagh District Court today.
Particularly nowadays, we are all very familiar in this country with the phrase “Two Tier Society”, however for many months now, here in Co.Tipperary the picturesque village of Inch on highway R498, has been displaying a “Two Tier Speed Limit” and locals are boasting that they are the only village in the world which has this anomaly. Indeed they are hoping to gather much needed tourism revenue and expecting Shannon Development to assist them to promote this eighth wonder of the world.
How did this unusual phenomenal occur you might ask? Well to tell you the truth www.thurles.info for the first time ever admit we are totally gobsmacked.
 Fairy at work in Inch Thurles. Locals expound many theories as to how this came about and these include:-
(A) Signs were installed by a dyslexic NRA or North Tipperary Co. Council Council employee.
(B) Unhappy green fairies in the area are bitter because someone interfered with their rainbows. (Believe me there are fairies in Tipperary. They can best be seen after the pubs shut.)
(C) It is a special speed limit for local politicians and their Garda drivers, rushing to funerals and to the aid of the 7,712 Tipperary unemployed and the 36,438 households countrywide that are now in mortgage arrears.
(D) An effort by the Garda Traffic Corp to confuse drivers, so as to collect maximum money from speeding tickets, to assist in the bolstering of Anglo Irish Bank Guarantees.
(E) However the most common held theory elucidated, is that because of the imminent threat to Accident and Emergency services at Nenagh General Hospital, HSE officials and local politicians may need access to a quick getaway, the latter to survive taking part in the soon to be held next General Election.
All joking aside folks, while the National Roads Authority (NRA) reveal plans to develop a 2,000km cycle path network around the country at cost unknown and now also intend to spend €250,000 erecting signs across the motorway network, telling drivers there is nowhere to stop to eat, refuel or visit the toilet, motorist in Rural Tipperary are being fined for speeding where speed limit signs clearly do not exist or, at the very least, are confusing.
Top Local Solicitor and Thurles Councillor Mr Gerard O’Brien who runs his office from 2 Thomond Road in the town has described this scenario as “motorist entrapment, akin to shooting fish in a barrel.”
Whatever the reason for this anomaly, it would appear that after some months, no one is rushing to correct this confusion, which would include the replacement of missing speed signs traveling towards Thurles, and balancing the existing speed signs travelling towards the Nenagh direction. Our picture clearly shows the back and front of speed signs as you enter the village of Inch from the Thurles road and also as you leave the village, headed towards Thurles.
Locals inform us that a certain van regularly parks in the towns-land of Ballinahow, taking pictures of car number plates. In fact one was lurking there on the 2nd of September last at 7.00pm, we wonder if they photographed or even noticed this confusing signage. Certainly local police appeared to be unaware of it when I reported it today.
We have also notified North Tipperary Co. Council’s Health and Safety department so hopefully this confusion can be sorted out before the NRA run out of money or motorists end up in the local Courts, wasting a Judges valuable time.
One man is due before Thurles District Court later today, following the discovery of four pipe bombs, a handgun, ammunition and some stolen property, near Tipperary town last night.
Seven other men arrested at the same time are due to appear before Tipperary District Court next Wednesday.
Detectives for some time have been focusing on individuals in Tipperary town and Thurles, who are believed to be involved in drugs distribution and organised crime and this discovery follows a planned on-going Garda operation, code named ‘Operation Infinity’.
Fifteen searches of houses and flats took place as part of this Garda crackdown. The eight, all males, ranging in age from their early twenties to mid thirties were arrested and detained at Tipperary and Thurles Garda stations under section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
The Army Bomb Disposal Squad were called to the scene to ensure the safety of the explosive devices and one device was taken away for further technical examination.
These devices are understood to have been found in a lane-way, near Lacken, on the Bansha side of Tipperary town and are not believed to have been for use locally. The explosives were possibly being stored for future use by feuding gangs in cities Dublin and Limerick.
An 18-year-old Co Tipperary teenager was shot in the stomach in Templemore, in the early hours of this morning.
The boy was rushed to South Tipperary General Hospital in Clonmel where his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Gardaí confirm that a 21-year-old was arrested a short time later and is being held under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act at Templemore Garda Station.
Patrick Street, Templemore is currently sealed off pending a forensic examination.
It is understood that the weapon used has not been, as yet, located.
 Ten Albanian men have been arrested as suspects involved in organised crime gangs, and stand accused of having committed crimes of large scale burglary in counties Carlow, Cork, Kerry, Kilkenny, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford.
The men, all aged 30-44, were detained following intelligence led operations across Munster and southerns Leinster.
It is understood that the gang are thought to be behind burglaries, which occurred between October 2008 and May of 2010, with specific investigations focused on a large number of break-ins at business premises.
The 10 men, who have been arrested under section 50 of the Criminal Justice Act, are being questioned in Garda Stations at Waterford, Thurles, Thomastown, New Ross, Mallow and Cahir.
A Garda spokesman said the operation, codenamed “Crake“, was supported by foreign investigators through the agency Interpol, and has been operating undercover for several months.
The suspected gangs have targeted shops, petrol stations and local stores, financial institutions including post offices, bars and nightspots and one church. The gang, which is believed to include former policemen and military personnel, also use angle grinders and cutting equipment to gain entry to safes and strong rooms. It is thought the gang often spent several hours carrying out their burglaries.
A Garda spokesman said there were a total of 49 break-ins and robberies currently under investigation as part of this operation.
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