It is going to happen around mid-November, possibly before the frost sets in. Yes, Tipperary Co. Council are going to once again provide a more efficient set of traffic lights at the junction of Clongower Road and Slievenamon Road. Same are expected be more efficient than the traffic light they installed last week.
L to R Picture (1 & 2): Endless line of traffic on Clongower Rd. Picture (3): Large vehicle traffic blocked by illegal parking on Clongower Rd., forcing exiting vehicles unto a cycle path. Picture (4): New STOP sign on junction of Fianna Road (N659) and Slievenamon Road (N62).
Engineers are going to upgrade road-markings at this same junction, just installed last week, making it the third time to upgrade same in the last two years; all in an effort to ease the ongoing build-up of traffic caused by these traffic lights, which in turn was introduced by poor engineering skills within Tipperary Co. Council or Transport Infrastructure Ireland or whoever. Truth is we do not know who is responsible for anything anymore.
This continuous money wasting work unfortunately is expected just to be a reconfiguration of the existing traffic lights, with new road markings to provide for clear-ways at both the Rosemount and Monadreen exits. No mention of removing the unnecessary grass margin opposite Lidl.
Of course all that was needed initially was a low level roundabout, thus to ensure that traffic was kept flowing, significantly reducing the current totally unnecessary traffic build up which currently frustrates drivers. These so called filter lanes are expected to provide ease of access to both Lidl and Clongour Road.
But what about drivers attempting to exit Clongower Road? Residents on both sides of Clongower Road find themselves unable to exit the gateways of their homes due to the long continuous lines of traffic tailed-back, all caused by poor quality engineering design.
Traffic entering Clongower road are further hampered by large vehicles illegally parked on a cycle path, while their occupants work on a house in the area. Same parking is holding and preventing large trucks, which must wait for traffic exiting that road, timed at the rate of 5 cars every 4 minutes.
We watched today as frustrated drivers continuously ran red lights, and as (parents please take note) small primary school children using pedestrian crossings, took chances.
It therefore comes as no surprise that a motorist in sheer frustration was clocked doing almost twice the speed limit in a 60km/h zone at Clongower (N62) on National Slow Down day this week. The motorist was clocked doing 114 km/h; just 6 km/h short of travelling at double the speed limited to that road and making national headlines.
This is a now a new problem created by a road engineer. Get rid of these traffic lights and employ a road engineer with proven experience and knowledge to solve this continuous logjam.
The amount of taxpayers money which continues to be wasted on this one junction demands a public enquiry, followed by sackings for those who have displayed total incompetence.
Meanwhile, with the whole town suffering the same fate, as shoppers struggle to enter the town from all directions, note the new problem on Slievenamon Road, delaying traffic (See image above). Vehicles, for the sake of a spanner to tighten a nut and bolt, are being asked to STOP on Slievenamon Road (N62) instead of on Fianna Road (N659). One wonders who’s side will be supported by Gardaí, in the event of a serious accident?
Meanwhile, as I am here standing on my soapbox; could elected councillor please inform SSE Airtricity to turn off the feckin lights during the daytime on almost every road and street in Thurles Town? They are operating 24 hours each day.
Now you understand why we are expected/forced to pay property tax?
There have been 2,466 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed by the Department of Health here in the Republic of Ireland over the past 24 hours. Todays figures are the highest number of daily infections reported since January 21st last, when 2,608 people were confirmed with the disease.
The number of people in our hospitals who have tested positive for the disease today, stands at 457; same 9 more than reported yesterday. Of these, 90 are receiving treatment in intensive our care units, an increase of two on yesterday.
An Tánaiste Mr Leo Varadkar has stated that there is always the possibility of restrictions being reintroduced, but the aim of all should be to get through winter without imposing further restrictions. Mr Varadkar said it is becoming increasingly clear that the Covid virus is going to be with us forever, and it’s going to become an endemic virus that is seasonal in nature.
According to the Covid-19 Data Hub the total number of cases within the Thurles electoral area only, over the 14 day period from October 5th to October 18th, 2021, stands at 56.
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan, has warned that the bank holiday weekend will bring increased levels of socialising across the country and with the current trajectory of the disease it is important that every individual knows and acts on the basic measures to limit the spread of Covid-19.
The vast majority of Irish adults are expressing their displeasure with the re-opening of Nightclubs by the government, especially when their re-opening is introduced on a Bank Holiday weekend. Parents are understandably worried that second level students attending nightclubs, will come into contact with the disease, and carry same back into their homes and schools, resulting in another lock-down, coming up to the Christmas season.
In Northern Ireland, another 1,355 cases of the virus were also notified by the Department of Health, up from 1,051 on Thursday.
The latest hospital figures show that there were 358 patients with Covid-19 in their hospitals; same up from 357 patients yesterday. Of these, 33 patients are in northern intensive care beds, compared to 35 on reported yesterday. Some 7 further coronavirus-related deaths have also been sadly reported in Northern Ireland today.
The total number of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Northern Ireland since the start of the pandemic now stands at 2,646, while a total of 264,803 cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Northern Ireland since the pandemic began.
As we come into the bank holiday weekend, take particular care with the three Cs – Crowded places with many people nearby, Close contact settings, especially where people may not be vaccinated, and Confined and enclosed spaces with poor ventilation.
Mrs Grant passed away peacefully at her place of residence.
Her passing is most deeply regretted by her husband Eddie, her daughters Mary, Helen, Margaret and Claire, her son Liam, grandchildren Lia, Lochlan, Summer and Nicole, sisters Margaret and Ann, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
For the many persons who would have liked to have attended the funeral service for Mrs Grant, but are unable to do so, due to current virus restrictions; the funeral Mass can be viewed online HERE. Following Mass, interment will take place immediately afterwards in the adjoining graveyard.
[NB: Due to Public Health Guidelines, regarding C-19 virus restrictions; those attending will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing and face covering.]
The extended Grant 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.
Growing availability in Ireland of food products, in particular jelly sweets containing significant amounts of illicit narcotic drug THC.
Yesterday, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) urged the public, especially parents and guardians, to be extremely vigilant to the dangers of inadvertent consumption, particularly by children, of cannabis edibles; same products such as jelly sweets containing the psychoactive cannabis component known as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC).
There is growing availability in Ireland of food products, in particular jelly sweets that contain significant amounts of the illicit narcotic drug THC. The FSAI issues this warning in advance of the Halloween festivities next week where small children, teenagers and adults will be celebrating and where there is an increased risk of people, particularly children, unwittingly consuming these types of products that are intentionally packaged to resemble popular brands of jellies in order to avoid detection.
Cannabis edibles are illegal food products containing THC and come in many forms, but primarily jelly sweets. THC is a controlled substance in Ireland with a zero tolerance under the Misuse of Drugs Act, 1977. Furthermore, in food, THC is considered a contaminant, with no permitted threshold in EU or Irish food law.
The FSAI states that the high concentrations (up to 50mg/jelly) of THC in these illicit edible sweets can pose serious health risks, particularly to teenagers and children of all ages whose neurological, physical and physiological development could be impacted negatively.
Depending on the THC concentration, eating one of these jellies can mean ingesting a level of THC that is 5-10 times higher than that inhaled when smoking cannabis.
The real concern is that children are not aware of the dangers and if they manage to gain access to a bag of these jellies, they will rarely eat just one and therefore, overdosing is a very likely outcome. Unlike the almost immediate effects from smoking cannabis, there is at least a thirty-minute time delay from consumption of cannabis edibles, until the initial effects are felt. This poses a serious risk to those who have eaten these jellies who might mistakenly believe that they need to consume several jellies to feel an effect and then find they have overdosed when it is too late. Cannabis toxicity can cause cognitive and motor impairment and in the case of children this can be extreme, lasting up to 24 to 36 hours after consumption.
This call by the FSAI follows reports of the first cases of paediatric cannabis poisoning in Ireland with six children, all under the age of ten, hospitalised after accidentally consuming these illegal jelly sweets. In addition, there have also been reports of teenagers falling seriously ill, and in some cases requiring hospitalisation after having seizures and becoming unconscious from overdosing on these cannabis edibles.
Dr Pamela Byrne, (Chief Executive, FSAI) says the accidental consumption of edible cannabis products by children is extremely worrying.
For the many persons who would have liked to have attended the funeral service for Ms Maher, but are unable to do so, due to current virus restrictions; the funeral Mass can be viewed online HERE.
[NB: Due to Public Health Guidelines, regarding C-19 virus restrictions; those attending will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing and face covering.]
The extended Maher 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.
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