Thurles Information

Man Aged In 80s Critical After Assault In Tipperary Town Centre.

A man in his 80s is in critical condition after an assault in Tipperary town, Co. Tipperary last night.

The attack happened on St Michael’s Avenue in the town at approximately 9:35pm.

The elderly man was taken to Limerick University Hospital, Limerick City, where we understand he remains critically ill.

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses, especially anyone in the area between 7:00pm and 10:00pm, and who may have camera or vehicle dash-cam footage.

Information can be given to Tipperary Town Garda Station Tel: 062 80670, the Garda Confidential Line Tel: 1800 666 111, or indeed any Garda station.

Investigations are continuing.

UPDATE

A man in his 30s has now been arrested in connection with the above incident. He is presently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in County Tipperary.
Gardaí have already conducted door-to-door enquiries in the area, having preserved the scene for a detailed forensic examination.
One line of investigation suggests that the victim may have disturbed intruders.
An Garda Síochána are treating this matter with the utmost seriousness.

Man Arrested After Suspected €5,000 Drug Seizure in Tipperary.

Suspected cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia recovered during planned Garda search.

Gardaí have arrested a man following the seizure of suspected drugs worth more than €5,000, in Tipperary Town.

At around 2.30pm on Wednesday, September 10th, members of the Divisional Drugs Unit, assisted by the Community Policing Unit, carried out a search at a house in the Glenview Square area of the town.

During the search, Gardaí seized suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of €5,000. The substance has been sent to Forensic Science Ireland, latter an associated office of the Department of Justice, for analysis.

More than €1,100 in cash was also seized, along with weighing scales, plastic bags and other drug paraphernalia.

A man in his 40s was arrested at the scene and is currently being detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984, at a Garda station in County Tipperary.

Garda investigations are continuing.

A Song For A Sunday.

God’s Coloring Book.

Lyrics: American singer, songwriter, actress, philanthropist, and businesswoman Dolly Parton.
Vocals: The late American country singer Charley Pride (1934-2020) and the aforementioned Dolly Parton.

God’s Coloring Book.

Today as I was walking,
In the fields just down the way.
I sat down on a fallen log,
To pass the time away,
And as I looked around me,
The more that I did look,
The more I realize that I was viewing,
God’s coloring book.
I saw a golden ray of sunlight,
A silver drop of dew,
A soft, white floating cloud,
Sailing cross the sky of blue,
A yellow dandelion,
A pretty evergreen,
And some red and orange flowers,
Growing wild along the stream,
And the more I look around me,
And the more that I do look,
The more I realize that I was viewing,
God’s coloring book.
The greyness in an old man’s hair,
The pink in baby’s cheeks,
The blackness in a stormy sky,
The brown in fallen leaves,
And the multicolored rainbow,
Stretched across the sky,
And the purple haze at sunset,
Just before the night.
And the more I look around me,
The more that I do look,
The more I realize that I am viewing,
God’s coloring book.
Then I turn my face toward the sky,
And say a silent prayer.
And though God doesn’t speak to me,
I see him everywhere,
He is all around me.
He’s everywhere I look,
And each new day is but a new page,
In God’s coloring book.
Yes, each new day is but a new page
In God’s coloring book.

END

GDP – Gross Domestic Push: Tipperary’s Economic Trolley Indicator.

Mikey Ryan discusses the new Trolley Tax and the Great Thurles Trolley Crisis.
Cartastrophe: How We Are Wheeling Up Food Prices.
Cart-Flation: How Abandoned Shopping Trolleys Are Undermining Tipperary’s Economy.
Are Abandoned Trolleys Driving Up the Cost of Your Roast Beef?

I swear all I said to Mikey Ryan was that Seamus Hanafin’s Walkway, has once again returned to being an unkempt dump, strewn with Supermarket Trolleys and after all the public money wasted, it is like the River Suir, no longer maintained by Thurles Municipal District. But my statement was enough to get local man Mikey Ryan ‘Riled Up’.

**The** **‘Great Trolley Tax’**.
*Pic G. Willoughby*.

“Economists, retailers, and the good people of Thurles may all be missing the obvious culprit behind Ireland’s stubbornly high food prices, the malefactor being those feckin humble shopping trolleys”, declared Mikey Ryan.

We were above in the Arch Bar, Liberty Square, last night, supping a few pints, when Mikey Ryan announced to all and sundry that he really should have applied to local councillors to support him for the position of President of Ireland; the election due to take place on October 24th, 2025.

“Sure I would get through the Presidential election nomination process without any bother, through reinventing the global climate agenda by simply expanding planetary consciousness regarding shopping trolleys”, said Mikey confidently.

“On paper”, inflation is blamed on everything from energy costs to global supply chains. But take a closer look at our rivers, hedgerows, and half-finished Liberty Square, and you’ll spot the real drain on our wallets; it’s supermarket trolleys gone rogue”, stated Mikey, who now had the ear of everyone present.

“A single 100-litre trolley, supplied by ROLLCAGE, costs €287.20. Add VAT and it rolls out at €353.26. There were twelve such trolleys in the immediate vicinity; six of which, up until yesterday, were enjoying a leisurely soak in the River Suir and another six still gathering moss along the route of the still-mythical Thurles Inner Relief Road”.

Mikey paused to wet his whistle, before announcing that the cost of same 12 trolleys came to €4,239.12 in missing hardware.

“That’s not just metal and wheels, folks. That’s the equivalent of: 2,400 loaves of bread (pre-inflation). 1,500 litres of milk (assuming the cows agree to cooperate), or, given the latest CSO figures, perhaps just two bags of shopping if you’re fond of butter, beef, and chocolate.” he continued.

“The CSO yesterday tells us food inflation reached 5.1% in August. Butter is up 18.3%, Beef 22.7%, Milk 12.4%, Chocolate 16.3%, Coffee 12.1%. Coincidence? Is every percentage point tied to a trolley floating belly-up in the Suir and other rivers around our emerald isle?”

Mickey stopped again to gulp down another mouthful.

In a room where you could hear a pin drop, Mikey continued,
“For one minute, let’s consider the supermarket boardroom’s conversation:-
Manager: “Profits are down this quarter Sir”.
Chairperson on the Board: “Why? “.
Manager: “Well, six of our €353 Euro trolleys are living in the river Suir and another half-dozen are auditioning as urban sculptures on the Thurles inner relief road“.
Chairperson: “Feck it, right so, put 20 cents on the price of milk and double it for butter. The cows won’t complain“.

“And so”, said Mikey, “here we see, for the first time, the introduction of the ‘Great Trolley Tax’, same being quietly passed on to every struggling, underprivileged household in the land” said Mikey, now in full verbal flow to his newly acquired audience.

He continued, “Some conspiracy theorists even whisper that these trolleys aren’t stolen at all, but strategically “misplaced” to justify current inflation. After all, nothing distracts the public like a shiny bit of stainless steel glinting in the sun beside the proposed inner relief road”.

“Good Lord”, said I, “So next time we’re standing in the supermarket queue, wincing at the cost of our Sunday roast, we should spare a thought for the twelve brave trolleys dumped in Thurles. They may look abandoned, but in truth, they are hard at work, driving up inflation”.

“True for you”, said Mikey, “and if you or anyone else happen to see a trolley making a slow escape toward the riverbank, don’t just hold your nose and grab it. You might not only be helping in the saving of this polluted River Suir, but end up shaving 2% off the price of your next packet of rashers”.

Death Of Nuala Ryan, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great personal sadness that I learned of the death, today of Mrs Nuala Ryan (née Byrne), Claremount, Moyne Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her parents Charlie and Peggy and brother Austin; Mrs Ryan passed away peacefully following a short illness, surrounded by her loving family, while in the care of staff at the Community Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; loving and devoted husband Richard, daughters Sharon and Edel, adored grandchildren Caoimhe, Rose, Grace, Caragh and Charlie, sister Carmel, nephew Denis and his wife Sandie and their family, sons-in-law Tommy (Costigan) and Micheal (O’Mahony), nephews, nieces, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, extended relatives, great neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Ryan will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles, (Eircode E41 CP59) on Sunday afternoon, September 14th, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm same evening.
Her funeral cortège will leave her place of ordinary residence on Monday morning, September 15th, to be received into the nearby Cathedral of the Assumption, Cathedral Street, Thurles, at 10:30am to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:00am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in St Patrick’s Cemetery, Moyne Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

For those persons who would wish to attend Requiem Mass for Mrs Ryan, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.

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

In ár gcroíthe go deo.