Thurles Information

Warning To Thurles Motorists – Single Vehicle Collision On N75.

7:45pm, September 8th 2021: A single vehicle collision has just occurred on the Dublin road east of Thurles, (N75) opposite the junction of Ard Carraig and the entrance to the Anner Hotel at Lognafulla in the town.
Two sections of Thurles fire brigade, Gardaí, Paramedics and the Ambulance Service are currently in attendance at the scene.

While the cause of the accident has yet to be determined; motorists are being asked if possible to avoid the area.

Gardaí Seek To Return 140 Pieces Of Stolen Jewellery.

Gardaí are seeking to return some 140 pieces of jewellery to their rightful owners. Each piece is believed to have been stolen somewhere in Ireland and Gardaí state they do not actually know from whence they were stolen.

The items in question include watches, pendants and rings, which were seized during a number multiple searches of a house in the greater Tallaght area, between February and April of 2021.

The items were placed on displayed at Crumlin Garda Station this morning and have an estimated value of some €165,000. Gardaí are convinced that the items were removed from private residential properties during a series of burglaries.

The items include rings and pendants worth €73,000; diamonds valued at €55,000, (latter which Gardaí believe may have been removed from their original settings), and 41 watches worth around €37,000.

All items have now been catalogued and can be viewed by the public HERE. [Note: Because of the high quality and number of the photographs in the pdf file supplied, site is slow to open, so give it a few extra seconds.]

Anyone who believes they may be the owner of any of the items on view, same can contact Crumlin Garda Station at Tel:- 01-6666200.

Covid-19 Cases Confirmed On Irish Mainland Reach 2,724 Today.

The Department of Health has confirmed 1,545 new cases of Covid-19 within the Irish Republic in the past 24 hours.

The number of people in our hospitals who have tested positive for the virus is 335, and of these, 56 remain in intensive care units.

To date, since the pandemic began, there have been a total of 5,155 deaths related to Covid-19 notified and recorded in Ireland. This number, sadly, includes 43 deaths newly notified in the past 7 days.

Here in the Republic, the HSE have now suspended walk-in services at test centres, and have switched to an online booking system to reduce queues and congestion outside test centres. As per the HSE, some 19,000 and 20,000 swabs were taken in community centres today for future Covid-19 testing.

Meanwhile, an estimated 2,000 more school students have been told today to limit their movements, after more than 100 schools contacted the HSE over cases of Covid-19 among their pupils.

In Northern Ireland, 1,210 new coronavirus cases were reported over the past 24 hours, while, sadly a further 6 deaths were reported over the same period.

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

Closure Order Placed On Tipperary Café, By FSAI.

A Tipperary café, occupied by Mr Robert Dickson at Drumkeenan, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary and trading as “Good Coffee Matters” were amongst four food businesses, ordered to close last month, under Section 53 of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act.
The other three businesses named, indicated from reports, show that two premises are in Co. Dublin and one in Co. Waterford. See all four reports HERE.

Good Coffee Matters was served with a partial closure order initially on August 3rd 2021; however no status report had been immediately furnished until recent days.

The partial closure order report relates to a derelict building beside the stall, latter which was being used as a toilet facility and a storage area for food stocks. The Health Service Executive under the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act, 1998, states that the premises is likely to be a “grave and immediate danger to public health at, in or on the said premises”.

The non-compliance issue refers to having no running water to the building that contained the toilet area, thus the toilets could not be flushed. This issue, according to the FSAI, was a grave and immediate risk of staff contaminating food preparation, following the use of such facilities.

The derelict building which contained the toilet and storage of foodstuffs was itself in an extremely dirty condition, evidenced by filth, grime and general waste throughout, resulting in a grave and immediate risk to the foodstuffs contained within the storage area, same being contaminated due to the lack of proper cleaning.

The FSAI inspector also found that the derelict building was in an extremely dirty condition, evidenced by filth, grime and general waste throughout. A dead bird was also found on the premises. There was, therefore, likely to be a grave and immediate risk of foodstuffs and packaging being contaminated by pests.

Covid-19 Cases Reach 3,218 Today On Irish Mainland.

The Department of Health has confirmed 1,470 new cases of Covid-19 over the past 24 hours, here in the Irish republic.

There are 367 people being treated for the virus in hospital, with the number of people in intensive care units remaining static at 59.
Some 70% of the Irish republic’s population are now fully vaccinated.

On a less positive note, the HSE estimates that between 10,000 and 12,000 pupils are currently out of school, having to self-isolate because they have been deemed to be close contacts.

In Northern Ireland today, 1,748 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported. This morning, there were 461 Covid-19 patients in hospital, 45 of whom were in intensive care. Sadly, a further seven deaths were also reported in the last 24 hour period.

Demand for COVID-19 testing continues to remains strong in Co. Tipperary, with well over 1,000 tests conducted in the north of the county in the past seven weeks, most of which appear to have been brought about through the opening up of the hospitality sector.

Please continue to stay safe.