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An Garda Síochána Tipperary Publish Shocking Statistics.

Within the past 30 days, 26 people have been killed on Irish roads.
This is indeed an alarming number of lives lost in such a short period of time.

So far this year, in the past 8 months there have been 114 fatal road traffic collisions here in the Republic of Ireland.

Same road traffic collisions have resulted in the deaths of 124 people, same categorised as follows :-

* 44 motorists ✓
* 30 passengers ✓
* 27 pedestrians ✓
* 17 motorcyclists ✓
* 3 cyclists ✓
* 3 e-scooters ✓

These people are young and old, from different places and backgrounds, but all have lost their lives far too soon.

We must all take better care of ourselves and one another, on our roads.

Serious Road Traffic Collision Near Cashel With Fatalities.

Emergency services are understood to be responding to yet another serious and tragic road traffic collision in South Co. Tipperary this evening.
Three people, including a child, are believed to have died and two other adult passengers in the car are also injured, one understood to be in a very critical condition.

According to gardaí, the vehicle was in a single-vehicle incident, which occurred near the townland of Rathcoun outside Cashel, shortly after 9:00pm this evening.

Gardaí and emergency services are currently at the scene and the road remains currently closed to traffic with local diversions in place.

An Garda Síochána are currently in the process of informing families of this latest tragic incident and are requesting time and space in order to do so.

A full garda investigation will now look to establish the circumstances surrounding this latest crash.

The collision this evening comes just four days after four young people died in a crash in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

Tragic Traffic Accident At Mountain Road, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

It is understood that a number of young people, possibly four, have lost their lives, following a crash which took place near the Hillview Sports Complex, at Mountain Road, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
We understand that there was no other vehicle involved and the vehicle they were travelling in, appears to have gone out of control before colliding with a wall and overturning.

Sadly, some of those travelling in the vehicle are understood to have just received their Leaving Certificate results earlier today.

Currently the road has been closed off by Gardaí and diversions have been put in place. The scene has been attended by ambulances, paramedics, fire service personnel including the R117 search and rescue helicopter from Waterford.

Persons New To Thurles – Ignore Signposting.

So why, for the past 9 weeks, is the signpost offering directions to the town of Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, pointing in the opposite direction; now today continuing to remain angled, pointing down towards Wolfe Tone Place, latter situated at the junction of Westgate and Liberty Square.

Yesterday, in a survey, we asked a few of the locals for their views on this nine week old phenomenon and were offered the following explanations:-

(1) It is an political effort by Fianna Fáil to highlight the annual Wolfe Tone Commemoration, due to take place on the Sunday nearest June 20th 2024, next year in Bodenstown graveyard, Co. Kildare; latter date in June the birthdate of Wolfe Tone, known as the Father of Republicanism.

(2) It’s an effort to avoid the multitude of potholes on every road driving into and driving out of Thurles.

(3) A concerted effort by those who consistently fail to attract tourism to Thurles, to delay visitors, by sending them up a short road that is blocked off at one end; better known by the French word ‘cul-de-sac’ or translated into English ‘bottom of the bag’.

(4) A deliberate attempt by public representatives, including TDs to increase their motor milage, when asked to attend meetings in Nenagh Co. Council offices and Dáil Éireann.

What do I think, you ask?
Well now that you do ask, and having viewed all the other signposts pointing in the wrong direction in Thurles, [e.g. to name but one, the Thurles carpark sign supposedly directing motorists to the new carpark off Liberty Square, ]; other issues, such as the weeds now growing actively up through our pavements; the state of our river Suir, and the overall dowdy appearance of what was once a hive of industry; I would put it down to simply just poor town administration.

Explain for what are we paying Property Tax annually?

Thurles Pedestrian Crossing Lights, North Of Lidl Supermarket Struck By High Sided Vehicle.

Pedestrians beware. Over two weeks ago the Thurles pedestrian crossing lights on the North side of Lidl Supermarket were adjusted by a high sided motor vehicle. The issue continues to be unattended too, with the lights now facing south instead of due west.

**Thurles pedestrian crossing lights, north of Lidl Supermarket on Slievenamon Road (N62), latest lighting safety system to take a hit, over two weeks ago**.

Once again, as can be seen in picture two, as a result of poor engineering skills, the standards holding the lighting system, have been positioned too close to the edge of the road, same carrying fast moving traffic as drivers attempt to beat the traffic light system.

This brings to five the number of currently damaged pedestrian traffic light systems partially repaired, having been damaged by high sided vehicles.

The waste of taxpayers’ money, by Tipperary Co. Council engineers, continues unabated.