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Tipperary Gardaí Offer Van Theft & Contents Theft Advice.

Tipperary Gardaí Offer Advice On Van & Contents Theft.

Thieves are targeting vans by drilling near locks.
Protect your tools & other vehicle contents.

ADVICE OFFERED:

Upgrade to deadlocks or hook locks.
Fit armoured lock plates.
Store tools in a secure, lockable box.
Park in well-lit, CCTV-covered areas.
Use alarms & tracking devices.
Remove valuables overnight.
Telephone 999 or 112 if you see anything suspicious.

Hope For Continued Horse Racing At Thurles, Co. Tipperary Following Positive Discussions.

As yet, unnamed and undecided individuals are understood to have expressed a keen interest in taking a lease on the Thurles racetrack.

The future of racing at Thurles Racecourse remains hopeful following a “positive” meeting between Horse Racing Ireland (HRI), the Association of Irish Racecourses (AIR), and members representing the current owners.

The Molony family recently announced that they were stepping back after more than a century of running the Thurles, Co. Tipperary venue, raising fears it could close altogether.
However, the family has left the door open for new investors or managers to take over the complex.

We understand that Thurles still has six fixtures scheduled for the current year and has been allocated 11 dates pencilled into the draft 2026 fixture list, thus showing confidence that racing can and will continue.
AIR chief executive Mr Paul Hensey said he was “hopeful” of an agreement, noting the track’s importance for winter National Hunt racing.

The Molony family’s surprise decision was linked to several factors including retirement plans, the rising cost of doing business, and the impact of recent tragedies in the racing community.

A former racecourse manager Mr Angus Houston has urged authorities to ensure the Thurles track remains open, calling it “too important to lose” and suggesting the situation could be an opportunity to strengthen support across all other Irish horse racing tracks.

LAWPRO To Discuss River Suir, Thurles Co. Tipperary.

As part of 2025 National Heritage Week a ‘walk and talk‘ event will take place here in Thurles, Co. Tipperary, on Monday evening next, August 18th.
Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) officials will hold this event on the banks of the River Suir, initially commencing in front of “The Source” building, at 6:30pm sharp.
As part of this event, LAWPRO officials will explore the rivers history and its significance to the town of Thurles.
LAWPRO was set up in 2016 (Nine years ago) as a shared service on behalf of the 31 Local Authorities in Ireland. The Programme operates nationally out of 13 different Local Authority centres. LAWPRO is supposed to be driving public engagement, participation and consultation with communities and stakeholders at local level via its Communities Team; while delivering a programme of catchment assessment in priority areas for action via its Catchment Science Team and coordinating these activities across the relevant public sector via five Regional Operational Committees.

**It has not rained in Thurles during the last 48 hours, yet today water and litter continues to flow from street drainage pipes into the river.**
*Pic: George Willoughby.*

We are informed that LAWPRO scientists will discuss the water quality within the river Suir and carry out a ‘kick sample‘*.

* Kick Sampling; Scientists can examine the amount of macro-invertebrates by kick sampling. Macro-invertebrates are the small aquatic animals such as insect larva, snails, worms, beetles etc. all of which are excellent indicators of water quality.
Where a river is unpolluted these are to be found in abundance. Where a river has excessive amounts of nutrients and other pollutants, the numbers and types of macro-invertebrates are usually lower and many of the rare and sensitive species are therefore absent.

Thurles.Info has continuously, over the past twelve years, raised this same issue (first on November 7th, 2013, in relation to the River Suir).

In September 2024 we were informed, 11 years later, following a video posted on Thurles.Info, on August 17th last, that a biologist, Mr Fran Igoe, a spokesperson representing the Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) has agreed that what is happening in Thurles and the river Suir is ‘shocking‘.
Mr Igoe (LAWPRO) one year ago stated that test results, now show that while one should expect to find a broad range of aquatic insects and bugs, he could only find two species in our town’s river.

One year on, (the above video first published on August 17th 2024) despite promises, nothing has changed.

Last September 2044, the public were informed that LAWPRO, alone, would be drawing up a plan of action which would involve input from all the relevant bodies within a 6 month time span to produce an agreed action plan. At that stage they would apply for funding to carry out all recommendations in this soon to be completed report.
One year on, as far as the public is concerned, – silence – nothing – except the cutting of reeds, twice this year already, latter destroying Mother Nature’s method of cleaning badly polluted water.
One must now assume that if only two species of aquatic insects and bugs reside here, then lack of funding must be the excuse for having to tolerate this deplorable state of our river.

If funding is the problem, where are our out of touch Tipperary elected TD’s namely Alan Kelly, Michael Lowry and Ryan O’Meara, latter two who enjoy offices within Thurles town and all three who enjoy speaking rights in Dáil Éireann.

**The deplorable smelly state of the River Suir today, photographed from Barry’s Bridge in the centre of Thurles.**
*Pic: George Willoughby.*

All ages, including elected councillors and politicians are welcome to attend at this event and for those residents of Thurles, who, rightly, find themselves greatly offended by the current deplorable state of the river Suir, your attendance is a must at this event.

FSAI Recall French Brie Due To Listeria monocytogenes.

Food Safety Authority of Ireland recall various batches of Brie Mariotte due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes.

Alert Summary dated Friday, August 15th 2025.

Category 1: For Action.
Alert Notification: 2025.43.
Product Identification: Please see table below.
Batch Code: Please see table hereunder.
Country Of Origin: France.

Product Pack.	Size.	Expiry date.
Brie Mariotte.	1kg.	All best before dates up to and including 30/08/2025.
Brie Mariotte.	All pack sizes.	All batches and use by dates sold between 08/06/2025 and 13/08/2025.

Message: The above batches of Brie Mariotte are being recalled due to the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes. Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.
There is currently no evidence that this food recall is linked with the listeriosis outbreak related to ready-to-heat meals or the recall of spinach and mixed leaves products.
Please see this News Article.
Nature Of Danger: Symptoms of Listeria monocytogenes infection can include mild flu-like symptoms, or gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhoea. In rare cases, the infection can be more severe, causing serious complications. Some people are more vulnerable to Listeria monocytogenes infections, including pregnant women, babies, and people with weakened immune systems, including the elderly. The incubation period (time between initial infection and first symptoms appearing) is on average 3 weeks but can range between 3 and 70 days.

Action Required: Manufacturers, Wholesalers, Distributors, Caterers & Retailers:

Retailers: Same are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.

Wholesalers/Distributors: Same are requested to contact their affected customers and recall the implicated batches and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retailer customers.

Caterers: Same should not use the implicated batches.

Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.

Irish Heart Foundation’s Mobile Unit To Visit Cashel Library, Tipperary.

Tomorrow, Saturday August 16th, the Irish Heart Foundation’s Mobile Unit will visit Cashel Library, between the hours of 10:30am and 3:00pm.

Their visit to Cashel Library comes in association with The Irish Heart Foundation and Healthy Ireland programme.

The Irish Heart Foundations Mobile Health Unit offers FREE blood pressure and pulse checks to groups and communities across Ireland. This service is entirely free of charge.

The Mobile Health Unit has two private consultation rooms with a nurse available in each room to provide heart health information and to undertake free blood pressure and pulse checks.
The one-to-one advice offered by the nurses remains a vital part of this check.

Note: Each person will receive a personal record card with their results and in the event of any abnormal results, are advised to follow up with their GP.

The public can locate Cashel Library; situated on Friar Street, Lady’s Well, Cashel, Co. Tipperary, HERE. (G487+RX).