Thurles Information

Garda Trial Hears Senior Officers Hold Power To Cancel Fixed Charge Notices.

A trial at Limerick Circuit Criminal Court has heard that senior gardaí have the authority to cancel Fixed Charge Penalty Notices (FCPNs) in specific circumstances.

Four serving gardaí and a retired superintendent, Mr Edmund “Eamon” O’Neill, Sergeants Ms Michelle Leahy and Ms Anne-Marie Hassett, and Gardaí Mr Tom McGlinchey and Mr Colm Geary, have pleaded not guilty to 39 counts of allegedly engaging in conduct “tending and intending to pervert the course of justice”. The charges arise from a Garda National Bureau of Criminal Investigation (GNBCI) inquiry into alleged interventions in potential or pending road traffic prosecutions.

Prosecution witness Sgt Mr Kevin McCahey, formerly of the FCPN Enforcement Unit in Thurles, testified that he routinely followed instructions during garda investigations and saw nothing improper in GNBCI requests for FCPN information. Under questioning, he said it was not unusual for members of the public to seek advice from local gardaí after receiving a notice, but added he would recuse himself from handling a query involving someone he personally knew due to a “perceived conflict of interest”. He stated he would refuse any “improper instructions”, including a request to alter a notice.

Superintendent Ms Blaithin Moran of the Garda Roads Policing Bureau told the court she regularly worked with the FCPN Cancelling Authority in Thurles, where she had legitimately cancelled notices in exceptional cases, such as emergency responses by medical professionals or incidents involving sudden death. She said travelling to routine medical appointments or funerals would not qualify. Discretion, she noted, is applied “on a case-by-case basis”.

The case, before Judge Mr Roderick Maguire and a jury of 12, is expected to run until Christmas.

Death Of Tess Constantin, Formerly Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Sunday 14th September 2025 of Mrs Theresa (Tess) Constantin (née Ryan Rody), late of Chester, Cheshire, England and London England and formerly of Currabaha, Borrisoleigh, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her parents John and Josie Ryan, husband Jean, brothers, Jerry (London) and Jack (Currabaha); Mrs Constantin passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family while in Chester.

Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; loving son John Henri and his partner Susan, daughter Janine and her adored granddaughter Mia, her sister Sr. Margaret (Ursulines of Jesus in Swansea), nephews, nieces, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Constantin will repose for Requiem Mass, followed by a service of cremation in Chester, England.
A Mass of remembrance will take place in London, England, before her ashes will be laid to rest in the family grave, following a burial service in St Brigid’s Cemetery Borrisoleigh, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, on Saturday afternoon next, November 22nd, at 2:30pm.

The extended Constantin and Ryan families 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.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.

In Dreams.

Written and performed hereunder by American singer, songwriter and guitarist, the late Roy Kelton Orbison, (1936–1988).

In Dreams.

A candy-coloured clown they call the sandman,
Tiptoes to my room every night,
Just to sprinkle stardust and to whisper,
“Go to sleep, everything is alright”.
I close my eyes, then I drift away,
Into the magic night, I softly say,
A silent prayer like dreamers do,
Then I fall asleep to dream my dreams of you.
In dreams, I walk with you,
In dreams, I talk to you,
In dreams, you’re mine, all of the time,
We’re together in dreams, in dreams,
But just before the dawn,
I awake and find you gone,
I can’t help it, I can’t help it if I cry,
I remember that you said goodbye.
It’s too bad that all these things,
Can only happen in my dreams,
Only in dreams,
In beautiful dreams.

END

FSAI Recall Sage Due To Possible Choking Risk.

FSAI Recall of some batches of Dunnes Stores Sage due to possible choking risk from pieces of stalk and bark.

Alert Summary dated Tuesday, 18th November 2025.

Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2025.61
Product Identification: Dunnes Stores Sage; pack size: 10g
Batch Code: L25279228, L25280228, L25307228 and L25308228; Best before: June 2027
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom

Message:
The above batches of Dunnes Stores Sage are being recalled due to the possible presence of large pieces of stalk and bark which could pose a choking hazard. Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.

Action Required: Retailers and Consumers:
Retailers: Same are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.

Would You Like To Buy Some Flowers.

Would You Like to Buy Some Flowers.

Vocals And Lyrics: American Singer, songwriter Conrad Fisher.

Would You Like to Buy Some Flowers.

Chorus

Would you like to buy some flowers, sir
I’m selling some of mine.
I’ve got daisies for a nickel, sir,
And roses for a dime.
It don’t take a lot of money,
Just to show someone you care.
Would you like some pretty flowers, sir,
Cause I’ve got some to spare.

One day I went out walking down,
A busy city street.
I had lots of things to do,
And some important folks to meet,
When I saw a little flower girl,
Standing in the square,
Singing out above the market,
In the early morning air.

Repeat Chorus

Oh, I had to stop and listen,
I just couldn’t walk on by.
When I asked her where her mother was,
She took me by surprise,
And said, “Don’t think me a beggar, sir,
For I have learned to choose,
And I spread a little sunshine,
Even tho I’ve got the blues.”

Repeat Chorus Twice.

END.