Thurles Information

Coronavirus Cases Confirmed At 2,773 On Irish Mainland Today.

The Department of Health has confirmed a further 1,453 new cases of Covid-19 here in the Republic of Ireland in the past 24 hours.

There remain 300 patients being treated in our hospitals, a figure unchanged since recorded yesterday. Of these there are 60 patients remaining in our intensive care units, down 3 on yesterdays reported figures.

The number of outbreaks of Covid-19 in our schools have reduced significantly, compared with the previous week.

In Northern Ireland, their Department of Health has confirmed a further 1,320 new Covid cases over the past 24 hours.

There are 346 patients with Covid-19 in their hospitals, compared to 362 yesterday. The number of patients with Covid-19 in hospital intensive care units total 29 today, up from the 27 reported yesterday. Sadly, also, there have been 2 further deaths reported over the same time-frame.

Coronavirus Figures confirmed north and south on the Irish mainland, over the past 24 hours, total 2,773, up 196 on yesterday’s figures.

Vaccination continues to offer the best protection against the most severe effects of COVID-19, including hospitalisation and death.

Donegal Ambulance Sent On Emergency To Tipperary.

An interesting article, written by Mr Chris McNulty, and published by the Donegal Daily yesterday, (dated September 28th 2021).

The article claimed that an ambulance was “tasked” from Co. Donegal, to answer a call in Co. Tipperary recently; latter distance at least some 326km (203 mls) via the N17 with a normal driving time of some four hours.

The matter was raised by county counsellor Mr Jerry Crawford at the Regional Health Forum West yesterday, prompting serious questions about the dispatching of ambulances.

The Porthall, East Co. Donegal based counsellor has now asked for an urgent meeting between Ambulance Management and Forum Members, to address his concerns on this issue.

“I have reason to believe, and I will leave it as ‘reason to believe’, that on a recent occasion, a Donegal ambulance was tasked to Tipperary” counsellor Crawford was quoted as stating.

Death Of Kitty Harker, Formerly Thurles, Co Tipperary.

It is with great sadness and regret that we learned of the death, on September 23rd 2021, of Mrs Cath (Kitty) Harker (née Hickey) Morecambe, Lancaster, Lancashire, England and formerly of Cummerbeg, Kilcommon, Thurles, Co Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her loving husband Harry, parents William and Kathleen, sisters Mary and Norrie, brothers Paddy, Billy, Johnny, Tommy, Jimmy, sisters in law and brothers in law; Mrs Harker passed away peacefully while at the residence of her daughter, surrounded by her loving family.

Her passing is most deeply regretted by her heart broken family, daughters Maria and Pat, son Chris, grandchildren, great grandchildren, brothers Martin and Joe, sister in law Mary, nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The funeral of Mrs Harker will take place in Morecambe, Lancaster, Lancashire, England on Tuesday morning October 5th at 10:00am.

A Memorial Mass will be celebrated, for Mrs Harker, at St. Patrick’s Church, Kilcommon, Thurles, Co. Tipperary at a later date.

The extended Harker 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.

Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis.

HIQA Critical Of Social Worker Visits To Foster Children In South Tipperary.

The Health Information & Quality Authority (HIQA) has found poor practice in parts of the country, including South Tipperary, in relation to visits by social workers to children placed within foster care.

HIQA has stated that two thirds of the files in South Tipperary, Kilkenny, and Carlow did not contain evidence of visits in line with current, laid-down and necessary regulations.

Ms Eva Boyle (latter chief of children’s services at HIQA), stated that some of those in care did not get sufficient visits. For some children in short-term care visits are required every three months. For other children visits are required every six months.

All stated areas, say they visited children in line with stated regulations, but HIQA’s findings claim that for the two years prior to their own inspection, none of the areas fully complied with necessary regulations and requirement.

A Winters Tale

A Winters Tale

I saw a tree; its branches like five gnarled fingers,
Bare, barren, against a sky of austere lead,
And I shivered.
Cold, gaunt the time,
The mist’s on the mountains.
Night shadows fall fast on the day.
The wind moans in the haggard, crying for summer.
And each human’s greeting
More a wheeze, a cough, a sneeze.
The woodshed’s full.
A cat, back to fire,
Glares at secret places round the house,
That warm retreat from winter and from woe.
We clap our hands for warmth.
For comfort grimly eye the sky.
And all in vain,
We sip the tea,
With hearts in one great hurry for the Spring.
END