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The Department of Health has confirmed 1,508 new Covid-19 cases in the Republic of Ireland today. The number of patients in our hospitals today number 206 patients being treated. Of those persons in hospital, 33 are being treated in our intensive care units.
In Northern Ireland, sadly 2 further Covid related deaths have been reported. The northern Department of Health has confirmed 1,305 new cases in the last 24-hour period; an increase of 274 new cases, based on yesterday’s confirmed figures.
These figures bring to 2,813 the number of new Covid-19 cases confirmed on the whole island of Ireland over the past 24 hours.
University Hospital Limerick, this morning, had the largest number of confirmed Covid-19 patients in the Republic of Ireland; latter treating 18 confirmed cases of the new variant.
Meanwhile, coronavirus cases in China have hit a seven-month high, after a cluster at a testing site drove up their Delta variant numbers, challenging Beijing’s previous grip on this worldwide pandemic.
This latest surge in China is believed to have started from infections among airport cleaners in neighbouring Nanjing city, which in turn sparked a chain of cases across the country.
In a push to incentivise more people to get vaccinated; regional leaders and the federal government in Germany will end all free coronavirus tests next October. So from October next those who refuse to get vaccinated will have to pay to prove they are infection-free. However, children and people who for health reasons cannot be vaccinated, will still be able to get tested free of all charges.
It was with the deepest regret and sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Monday 9th August 2021, of Mrs Paula Madigan (née Hughes), The Spa, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and late of Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Mrs Madigan passed away while in the care of staff at Tipperary University Hospital Clonmel, and in the presence of her husband Michael.
Her passing is most deeply regretted by her husband Michael, daughters Niamh and Sadhbh, son Colm, brothers Edward, Brian and Noel, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, and extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mrs Madigan will repose for Requiem Mass on Friday morning next, August 13th, at 11:00am in the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Gladstone Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, [E91 YY01], followed by interment immediately afterwards in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
For the many persons who would have liked to have attended the funeral service for Mrs Madigan, but are unable to do so, due to current coronavirus pandemic restrictions; same can be viewed online HERE.
[NB: Due to Public Health Guidelines, regarding C-19 virus restrictions; those attending (limited to 50 mourners) will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing and face covering.]
The extended Madigan 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
In ár gcroíthe go deo.
An Garda Síochána are advising students and parents in Co. Tipperary and elsewhere, to be aware of rental accommodation scams, especially at this time of year, as students are preparing to return to college. A known €900,000 has been stolen in rental scams over the past 3 years; same transactions which become almost impossible to trace .
Due mainly to Covid-19 restrictions, accommodation frauds have declined over the past 15 months, however Gardaí are once again highlighting such incidents of fraud which could affect not just a new generation of third level students seeking accommodation, but also the lives of those already established within our education system.
Gardaí highlight a total of 503 cases of rental fraud, reported between February 1st, 2019 and May 31st, 2021; of which just 50% occurred in the Dublin city area.
Some 42% of all the injured parties were under the age of 25 years, while some 72% were under the age of 35 years.
Gardaí are asking those in search of rented accommodation to be wary especially if a website or other advertising agency is asking prospective tenants to send money to a random PayPal address, wire same via Western Union, pay in gift cards or in cryptocurrency; since the latter methods are used to avoid detection thus ensuring that such transaction can never be reversed.
It is with the deepest regret and sadness that we learned of the death, today Monday 9th August 2021, of Mr William McGrath, Coleman, Fethard, Co. Tipperary, and formerly of Dromomarka, Aherlow, Co. Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by his brother Stephen; the passing of Mr McGrath is most deeply regretted by his wife Breda, immediate family; Declan, Niamh, Deirdre and Aoife, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr McGrath will repose for Requiem Mass on Wednesday morning, August 11th, at 11.30am in the Church of St. Michael, Clerihan, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, followed by interment immediately afterwards in Bansha Cemetery, Bansha, Co. Tipperary.
[NB: Due to Public Health Guidelines, regarding C-19 virus restrictions; those attending (limited to 50 mourners) will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing and face covering.]
The extended McGrath 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.
We reliably understand that at least a further 12 individual members of an Garda Síochána have now been interviewed at a Limerick Garda station, following an investigation by the Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigations (GNBCI) into alleged cancellations of fixed charge penalty notices and similar court summonses.
We further understand that none of the Gardaí; all who were interviewed by scheduled appointment and under caution, were arrested.
Allegations against members of the Garda force serving in Tipperary, Clare, Kerry, Wicklow, Galway, Waterford, and the Dublin Metropolitan Region, are also the subject of similar investigations.
Books of evidence have already been served, in early July of this year, on four serving Gardaí and one retired Garda Superintendent, all who stand accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice, over a three-year period.
Same Garda force members are awaiting trial on a total of 42 counts of attempting to pervert the course of justice as part of this same GNBCI probe. All allegations relate to the cancellation of fixed charge notices which in turn relate to speeding; driving without insurance; failing to produce insurance and the handling of mobile phones, while driving.
The five accused facing trial at Limerick Circuit Court are Garda Mr Tom McGlinchey, aged 49, with an address in Co. Tipperary; Superintendent Mr Eamon O’Neill, (retired) aged 54; Garda Mr Colm Geary aged 35; Sergeant Ms Anne Marie Hassett aged 37, (previously named three Garda members having addresses in Co Clare), and Sergeant Ms Michelle Leahy, aged 45, with an address in Co Limerick.
The internal probe is being led by Chief Superintendent Ms Angela Willis, whose promotion to the head of the specialised garda investigation unit, was announced recently.
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