Thurles Information

Death Of Geoffrey Croke, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death today, Wednesday 27th April 2022 of Mr Geoffrey Croke, Ballyerk, Moyne, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his father James and mother Kitty; Mr Croke passed away while in the care of staff at Padre Pio Nursing Home, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his sister Rosemary (Crowley), brother-in-law Tom, niece Sinéad, nephew Cathal, aunts, aunt-in-law, uncle-in-law, cousins, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Croke will repose in Kennedy’s Funeral Home, Dublin Road, Thurles, on Friday evening April 29th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm.
His body will be received into the church of St. Mary’s Church, Moyne, Thurles, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am, followed by interment immediately afterwards in nearby Moyne Cemetery.

[NB: Due to C-19 virus fears; those attending will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing, face covering, with no hand shaking.]

The extended Croke family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time and have made arrangements for those wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

EPA Climate Change Lecture Series – The Role Of Communications In Driving Climate Action.

A Must View for all Elected Representatives in Co. Tipperary.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is delighted to welcome Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz, founder and Director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication and a Senior Research Scientist at the Yale School of the Environment.

The public lecture will take place on tomorrow, Thursday 28th, at 7:15 pm at the EPIC Museum Dublin and will also be streamed online.

This lecture forms part of the National Dialogue on Climate Action.
Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz will consider the role of the public, consumers and political will as an enabler of climate actions.

While there is an ample supply of climate solutions to support the transition to climate neutrality and resilience, sufficient demand has been lacking. Drawing on recent international surveys, including here in Ireland, Dr. Leiserowitz will provide an overview of how changing public beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours can both compel and constrain climate action by governments, companies, and individuals.
Ms Laura Burke, EPA Director General said, “We are delighted to welcome Dr. Anthony Leiserowitz, a leading international expert on public climate change and environmental beliefs, attitudes, policy preferences and behaviour, and also expert on the psychological, cultural, and political factors that shape them.
The EPA has worked closely with Dr. Leiserowitz and his team on our Climate Change in the Irish Mind study. This valuable project will help to understand how Irish people perceive this environmental challenge, and this can fundamentally change how we all communicate on the topic. The findings demonstrate that the Irish people overwhelmingly recognise the threat, feel personally affected by it and want to see real change.”
She further added
“Effective public engagement on climate action is essential as Ireland designs and implements actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across all economic sectors by 51% by 2030”.

You can register for this free event HERE. The event will also be recorded and uploaded to the EPA YouTube channel, following this event.
You can also follow the discussion on Twitter using the hashtag #ClimateLecture2022
Further information: Ms Emily Williamson, EPA Media Relations Office 053-9170770 (24 hours) or media@epa.ie

Death Of John Walsh, Thurles, Co Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death yesterday, Tuesday, 26th April 2022, of Mr John Walsh, Ballynonty, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly Clonmiclan, Gortnahoe, Thurles Co Tipperary.

Mr Walsh passed away peacefully, while in the loving care of nurses and staff at St. Joseph’s University Hospital, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

His passing is most deeply regretted by his loving family, Breda, Billy, Joe, Ger, Margaret, Catherine and Kevin, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, extended relatives neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Walsh will repose at Doyle’s Funeral Home Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny on tomorrow evening Thursday, April 28th from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. His body will be received into the Church of the Sacred Heart, Gortnahoe, Thurles, Co. Tipperary on Friday morning, April 29th, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am, followed by cremation at The Island Crematorium, Rocky Island, Spike Island, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork at 3:00pm.

[NB: Due to C-19 virus fears; those attending will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing, face covering, with no hand shaking.]

The extended Walsh family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time and have made arrangements for those wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.

Note Please: Family flowers only please. Donations in lieu, if desired, to the Irish Cancer Society.

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Eight Men Appear In Thurles District Court Accused Of Serious Assault.

Eight men, including two brothers, have appeared in Thurles District Court today, with each of the accused men charged with violent disorder, while one of the eight is further charged with assault causing serious harm.

The assault followed an incident in Upperchurch, Thurles, Co. Tipperary on the night of June 27th, 2021, which led to a 19-year-old man, named as Mr Ross Whelan, receiving serious injuries, which resulted in the victim being rushed to Cork University Hospital.

The accused youths, several of whom were accompanied to court, by family members, were all remanded on bail after being charged.

The accused are named as apprentice Mr Aaron Breen, aged 20, of Freaghduff, Cashel; student Mr Brian O’Dwyer, aged 19, of Price’s-Lot, Cashel; apprentice carpenter Mr Sean Ryan, aged 19, of Beech View in the Commons; Mr Joseph Burke, aged 18 and his brother Mr Patrick Burke, aged 19, of Roskeen, Drombane; apprentice electrician Mr Joseph O’Donoghue, aged 20, of Drombane Cross, Mr Aidan Slattery, aged 20 of Ballycahill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, and Mr AJ Shanahan, aged 20, latter with an address in Seskin, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Above named Mr Patrick Burke also stands accused of the additional offence of assault causing serious harm to a named individual at the same location and on the same date.

Additional bail conditions were added for each of the accused including that those with addresses in Cashel will have no contact directly with their co-accused living outside the Cashel area, as well as remaining away from the Upperchurch area.

Judge Ms Elizabeth McGrath, informed each of the men of their bail conditions, before they entered their own bond of €500.

Each of the defendants have been ordered to appear before Thurles District Court again on September 17th next, for service of the books of evidence, which Gardaí confirm contains some five volumes of material in the case.

Covid-19 Confirmed Cases Total 2,837 In Irish Republic Today

In the past 24 hours, the Department of Health, here in the Republic Of Ireland has confirmed 1,236 PCR cases of Covid-19, while 1,601 people have registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.
Same brings the total number Covid-19 cases to 2,837 up 591 cases reported yesterday.

The number of people who have died with Covid-19 since the virus was first recorded here in the Irish Republic now sadly stands at 7,016, with a further 12 deaths announced today.

This morning, there were 477 people in our Republic’s hospitals with the virus, down 58 on the same time yesterday. Of these, there were 33 people in our ICUs; compared to 43 also at the same time yesterday.