Two more, very healthy, mature trees on the sunny side, east on Liberty Square, Thurles, alas, have been removed courtesy of an unforgiving chainsaw massacre.
“They took all the trees, and put em in a tree museum And they charged the people a dollar and a half to see them No, no, no Don’t it always seem to go That you don’t know what you got ’til it’s gone They paved paradise, and put up a parking lot.” Extract from song ‘Big Yellow Taxi’ (Lyrics by singer Joni Mitchell).
Same were 7 year old trees initially, when sown by myself and 4 others, all members of a Thurles Tidy Towns committee, back in 1988, giving them an age of just 40 years.
On the day we sowed them some 5 members of Thurles Chamber of Commerce, came along to protest, claiming that their window displays could no longer be observed by the general public.
These trees had been subjected to having gravel and resin replaced at their base late last year, which in turn left people with the hope they would be retained. More money, again wasted, but rate payers have very deep pockets for such dainty projects.
While promising to return trees to the now, new look, upgrading of Liberty Square, one wonders why no unpaved areas are being left to accommodate new replacement trees. Then again, maybe same are to be planted where the old street ESB standards are waiting to be removed. Who knows? As many will attest, there has been only a token public consultation with residents within the town; with local unqualified councillors calling the shots.
Temporary Road Closure on the R-660 Abbey Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Temporary Road Closure on the R-660 Abbey Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary are expected from 07:00am on next Monday July 12th 2021, to 7:00pm on Friday August 20th 2021. This temporary unexpected closure, [the second this year] will be in place to facilitate road resurfacing and safety improvement works to the Abbey Road Roundabout, opposite Lidl Supermarket E41 N520. Traffic Management will be in place and major delays are to be expected.
Traffic Lights
Meanwhile, the newly erected perplex of traffic lights at the junction of Clongour Road and Slievenamon road, Thurles, will come into operation, (that is according to Tipperary County Council) on the morning of Tuesday July 13th next. (No local politician, armed with a scissors, has as yet volunteered to officially cut any ribbon). One wonders how long 12 wheeler trucks will delay traffic, as they wait to get around the junction leading south unto Clongour Road west, when forced to cross into oncoming lanes to avoid one traffic light column, latter erected unnecessarily too close to the corner on the Clongour Road section. (See left side of picture above).
Lidl Supermarket. The new Lidl Supermarket retail outlet, (also pictured in the background above), at the junction of Clongour Road and Slievenamon road, Thurles will open on Thursday July 15th next. We wish them well in their future endeavours, as a new town centre for Thurles sadly materialises, reducing the former status of Liberty Square, all courtesy of Tipperary Co. Council’s parking charges, sanctioned by Thurles elected officialdom.
‘Alice PR‘, whose Managing Director is Thurles born Martina Quinn, have been named ‘Agency of the Year‘ at the annual PR Awards on Friday June 28th last.
Ms Martina Quinn, MD, ‘Alice PR’.
The annual PR Awards; officially the Awards for Excellence in Public Relations, are hosted by the PRCA and the Public Relations Institute of Ireland, and have been running now for almost 30 years.
Each year, the Institute highlight and celebrate the very best work of the Irish PR industry, undertaken over the previous 12 month period.
This year‘Alice PR’; [with an address at No. 10 Fortescue Lane, Mountpleasant Avenue Lower, Dublin D06 X4W7], received the award for not just ‘Agency of the Year’, but also picked up an award in the ‘Best Use of Media Relations’ category – and received commendations in two further categories.
Martina Quinn, MD of ‘Alice PR’, is daughter of farmer Michael and former local Councillor & Ursuline secondary school teacher Mai Quinn, both of Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Ms Quinn holds a BA in Journalism from DCU, and began her career as a journalist, covering politics, public affairs and local government. She also holds a Diploma in Digital Marketing from Irish Times Training. In a voluntary capacity, she chairs the Boards of two education organisations: ‘D8CEC’ – (Dublin 8 Community Education Centre) and ‘Show Racism the Red Card‘, and was a founding committee member of the Ranelagh Arts Festival.
Fiserv plans to expand their research and development in Nenagh Co. Tipperary.
The payments and financial services technology provider Fiserv, situated at Stereame, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, E45 WF84 is to add 200 jobs over the next three years, as the company continues to expands its research and development operations here in the county.
The company, which acquires SpendLabs to enhance digital payments for small and medium-sized businesses, is recruiting for roles in application and web development, cloud infrastructure, data science and architecture, as it responds to a growing demand for digital solutions among its present clients and consumers.
The Nenagh Technology Centre first opened in 2017 and has since been developing new services that facilitate the movement of money and information.
An Tánaiste Mr Leo Varadkar has welcomed the news, stating, “This is really great news for Nenagh and the mid-west region,” he said. “These 200 new jobs are a welcome boost and one which the Government is very happy to support. Tipperary has the talent and skills to bring Fiserv to the next level and I wish the team the very best of luck with this expansion.”
This expansion in Nenagh is being supported by the Government through IDA Ireland.
Holycross community are possibly moving forward with a plan to create a Holycross Visitor Experience, next to and within the present Holycross Abbey grounds.
It is hoped that this experience will encourage more tourism into the area, while creating jobs and further boosting the local economy.
People are being asked if they could take a few minutes to complete a survey which would help those involved, to evaluate how people feel this space could be best used and designed to further benefit the community and the wider surrounding areas.
While the project is currently up for discussion one possible aim is to create a visitor type experience; telling the story of the monks who once inhabited the area, concentrating perhaps on the way they lived their lives etc. Perhaps stories regarding the true cross; utilising this experience as a preparation for entering into the main historic Abbey Church building.
This exciting project will be a completely community led project, so as much feedback as possible is being sought from the local Tipperary public.
An exciting village initiative, hosting a wealth of skills, talents and creativity from our community and surrounding areas, in Holycross Village Centre, across from the Abbey Church.
In the past Irish social history has shown that villages have sprung up around existing monastic sites, holding markets and fairs that gave that area an economic base for its very existence.
Markets have ancient origins in Ireland, reaching back to the Irish word Margadh (market) or Markadr (market) latter word borrowed from the Old Norse language spoken by the Vikings.
It is not surprising therefore that Holycross Village Bi-Weekly Market should set up within yards of the historic Holycross Abbey, near Thurles, Co. Tipperary; with the organisers working closely with a very select, talented and growing group of vendors.
Chatting to the organisers today, we learn that Holycross Village Bi-Weekly Market now has some 30 open air stalls, thus making this street market more appealing and engaging for all age groups. On Saturday next, June 12th, there will be Face Painting for little people and for those not so little, Hair Braiding.
With no hair left and wearing a grey beard to hide my ugly mug, personally I will forego the hair braiding and face painting; settling instead for a loaf or two of CrossoguePorridge Bread. (Trust me it’s delicious, try it.)
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