Thurles Information

11,558 New Coronavirus Cases Confirmed On Irish Mainland Today.

In the Republic of Ireland, over the past 24 hours the Department of Health has confirmed 3,975 PCR cases of the killer Covid-19 virus, with a further, 4,478 people registering a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.
This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the Republic of Ireland, to 8,453 today.

Yesterday, February 6th, also in the Republic of Ireland, there were 4,933 PCR-confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 3,803 people who registered a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.

On Saturday last, February 5th, in the Republic of Ireland, there was 6,260 PCR-confirmed cases, with 4,717 people registering a positive antigen test through the HSE portal.

As of 8:00am this morning, there were 643 patients being treated in the Irish Republic’s hospitals, with the virus, an increase of 28 on the same time yesterday.

In Northern Ireland today, a further 3,105 cases of coronavirus have been confirmed, up 411 on yesterday’s confirmed cases.

There are 362 patients with Covid-19 in northern hospitals, up from 359 reported on last Friday and with 14 of these patients in intensive care units, up from 12, also reported on Friday.

There are 183 confirmed Covid cases in Care Homes across Northern Ireland, while 2 Covid-19-related deaths have been reported today, bringing the total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 within Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic, to 3,130.

Death Of Johnny Ryan, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday, Saturday 5th February 2022, of Mr John (Johnny) Ryan, Cormackstown, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Predeceased by his brother Eddie and sister Chris; Mr Ryan passed away peacefully at his place of residence, surrounded by his loving family.

His passing is most deeply regretted by his devoted wife Peggy (neé O’Keeffe), sons Pat, Johnny and Michael, daughters Cathryn, Paula and Ann-Marie, grandchildren, daughters-in-law Mary and Linda, sons-in-law Michael, Padraig and Derek, nephews, nieces, sisters-in-law Mary, Pat and Margaret, extended relatives, great neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Ryan will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on Monday evening, 7th February, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
His body will be received into the former Cistercian Abbey Church at Holycross, Thurles, on Tuesday afternoon, February 8th, at 1:30pm to further repose for Requiem Mass at 2:00pm, followed by interment immediately afterwards in the adjoining graveyard.

For the many persons who would have liked to have attended Requiem Mass for Mr Ryan, but are unable to do so, due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic; same can be viewed online HERE.

[NB: Due to Public Health Guidelines, regarding C-19 virus restrictions; those attending Requiem Mass will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing, face covering, with no hand shaking.]

The extended Ryan 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.

Parents Drive Son 200km To Avoid Nearby Overcrowded Hospital.

We learn yesterday, from the Irish Examiner newspaper (Reporter Ms Niamh Griffin, Health Correspondent) that a mother, latter residing in the mid-west region drove her sick child, over three hours, to visit an Emergency Department (ED) in order to avoid an overcrowded University Hospital Limerick (UHL), despite latter medical facility being just a 20-minute drive from her place of residence.

The family made the decision to bring her son to Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) in Crumlin, Dublin on St. Stephen’s Day, in order to avoid the mid-western hospital; latter serving North Tipperary and which remains consistently the most overcrowded hospital within the Irish Republic.

The parents informed the Irish Examiner that they had decided to go straight to Crumlin Hospital. They had discussed going to the Regional Hospital in Limerick and waiting for another 12 hours, with their son in pain, before deciding it would be quicker to drive to Dublin. Here, their son was treated within a two hours period of their arrival in Crumlin Hospital.

The Irish Examiner newspaper point out that following the decisions to close Emergency Departments in three of the Midwest Region’s smaller hospitals, UHL is now the only major 24-hour Emergency Department for a population of approximately 400,000 people.

Figures made available by the University Hospitals Group show that some 76,500 people were treated in the UHL Emergency Department last year, an increase from just over 71,000 in 2019.

In comparison, the south/south-west region has two Emergency Department in Cork and one each in Tralee, Waterford and Clonmel.

Ms Mary Fogarty from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO) has stated that consistently University Hospital Limerick remains the most overcrowded hospital in Ireland. The current situation in UHL’s Emergency Department she has described as unsafe, unsustainable, yet completely avoidable.

The Irish Nurses & Midwives Organisation (INMO) is once again calling on the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) to urgently investigate the overcrowding issues within the hospital and make their recommendations.

Question: What are elected Tipperary politicians, Mr J. Cahill, Mr M. Lowry and Mr A. Kelly; all representing North County Tipperary doing about it?
Answer: “Not a lot”.

Death Of Maria Fogarty, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, today, Saturday 5th February 2022, of Mrs Maria Fogarty (née Nugent), Roskeen, Drombane, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Mrs Fogarty passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family.

Her passing is most deeply regretted by her husband Seán, sons Philip, John, Eamon and Gerard, brothers, Phil, Noel and Paul, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, nieces & nephews, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Fogarty will repose at O’Dwyer’s Funeral Home, Upperchurch, Thurles on Sunday evening, January 6th, from 4:00pm before being received into St. Mary’s Church, Drombane, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, at 7:00pm

Requiem Mass will take place on Monday morning at 11:30am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in nearby Kilvalure Graveyard, Glebe Cross, Drombane, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

For the many persons who would have liked to have attended Requiem Mass for Mrs Fogarty, but are unable to do so, due to the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic; same can be viewed online HERE.

The extended Fogarty 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.

In ár gcroíthe go deo.

FSAI Recall Batches Of Rice Products & Chicken Goujons

Yesterday, the FSAI have stated that SuperValu and Centra are both recalling batches of their rice products, with the Netherlands the country of origin.

This recall is due to the possible presence of insects.
Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in stores supplied with the implicated batches. See above image for products infected.

Meanwhile, also yesterday, a batch of Roosters Gluten Free Breaded Chicken Fillet Goujons [Batch Code 211216, 16:00:00, 16.12.2021; best before date: 16.12.2022 – Country Of Origin: Ireland] is also being recalled, due to the presence of Salmonella.
Point-of-sale recall notices will be displayed in Aldi stores supplied with the implicated batch.

Nature Of Danger: People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours. The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody. Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.

Consumers are advised not to eat any of the implicated batches.