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It was with sadness that we learned of the death, on Monday 23rd June 2025, of Mrs Margaret Shore (née O’Meara), Moate Road, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny and late of Mullinahone, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and 63 Quarry Road, Whitney, Oxfordshire, England.
Pre-deceased by her mother Elizabeth, father Jack, brothers John and Mick, sister Rennie, and loyal dog Goldie; Mrs Shore sadly passed aware unexpectedly at her place of ordinary residence.
Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; broken-hearted husband Michael, son Adrian, daughter Sharon, grandchildren Bryce, Louisa, Lianne, and daughter-in-law Sue, brothers Jimmy and Pat, sisters Betty, Josephine, Mary and Ettie, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews extended relatives, neighbours and wide circle of friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mrs Shore will repose in Kennedy’s Funeral Home, Kilkenny Street, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny (Eircode R95 C44T), on Friday evening, June 27th, from 6:00pm with Vigil Prayers and Rosary at 8:00pm.
Her remains will be received into the Church of St. Lachtain, Freshford, Co. Kilkenny (Eircode R95 K003) on Saturday morning, June 28th, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 10:00am, followed by a Service of Cremation, in the Island Crematorium, Rocky Island, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork at 1:00pm.
For those persons who wish to attend the Service of Cremation for Mrs Shore, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Shore and O’Meara 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.
Note Please: Family flowers only.
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It was with sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Tuesday 24th June 2025, of Mrs Mary O’Grady (née O’Connor), The Donahies, Dublin and formerly of Boherlahan, Co Tipperary.
Mrs O’Grady passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, while in the care of staff at Beaumont Hospital, Dublin.
Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; loving husband Dick, daughter Jacqueline, son Richard, son-in-law Paul, daughter-in-law Kathleen, grandchildren Jodie, Rachel, Jack, Daragh and Ciara, brothers Liam, Dan and Pat, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, friends and neighbours.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mrs O’Grady will repose at Jennings Funeral Home, Oscar Traynor Road, Coolock, Co. Dublin, (Eircode D17 FK58) on Tuesday afternoon, July 1st from 2:00pm until 4:00pm.
Her remains will be received into the Church of The Holy Trinity, Donaghmede, Grange Rd, Donaghmede, Dublin, (Eircode D13 H920) on Wednesday morning July 2nd, to arrive for Requiem Mass at 10:00am, followed by a Service of Cremation in Dardistown Crematorium, Collinstown Cross, Old Airport Rd, Dardistown, Dublin, (Eircode K67 HP26).
For those persons who wish to attend Requiem Mass for Mrs O’Grady, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The Service of Crematorion can be viewed streamed live online on Wednesday morning, HERE.
The extended O’Grady and O’Connor 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.
Note Please: Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired, to LauraLynn.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.
Final Implementation Plan For Zero Tolerance Strategy On Domestic, Sexual & Gender-Based Violence Published.
- Priority areas include expanding refuge accommodation, advancing legislative reform, and cross-sectoral training initiatives for frontline professionals.
- There are 95 actions in total across the strategy’s four pillars of protection, prevention, prosecution and policy co-ordination.
- A robust monitoring and reporting framework establishes performance indicators to track progress and understand impact.
A targeted implementation plan for the final phase of Zero Tolerance, the Third National Strategy on Domestic, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (DSGBV) has been published.
The implementation plan contains 95 actions across the strategy’s four pillars of Protection, Prevention, Prosecution and Policy Co-ordination, with a strong focus on delivery and collective action to 2026.
The DSGBV Agency Cuan worked in collaboration with officials from the Department of Justice and in close consultation with other Government Departments, state agencies and external stakeholders to develop the plan for 2025-2026.
Priority areas include continuing national leadership and cross government alignment, expanding refuge accommodation, delivering a comprehensive national emergency domestic violence accommodation plan, and advancing legislative reform. That legislative reform includes removing the guardianship rights of a person who has been convicted of killing their intimate partner; developing a mechanism to ensure any person in an intimate relationship can be informed if their partner has a history of domestic violence; and advancing provisions to ensure counselling records are only released where the Court decides that they contain material relevant to legal proceedings.
The plan also includes actions to continue to deliver impactful awareness campaigns on sexual consent and pathways to safety, and a comprehensive set of training actions to upskill front-line professionals across the health and social care sector, DSGBV services, the judiciary, courts and other justice agencies.
The development of the plan was collaborative and evidence informed, involving research and a review of implementation to date, followed by in-depth consultations with Government departments and state agencies. It takes an intersectional approach, ensuring that actions and outcomes are responsive to the diverse and overlapping identities of victims and survivors of DSGBV, supported by the development and establishment of survivor-centred structures to ensure that victim/survivor voice is heard. The work to develop foundational structures, build networks and relationships lays the groundwork for beginning the transition to a Fourth National Strategy on DSGBV.
Also published today is the second 2024 Progress Report, covering the period July to December 2024, which highlights continued progress across government and the sector in implementing the Zero Tolerance strategy.
Notable achievements during the reporting period include:
- Expanding emergency accommodation capacity including launch of a state-of-the-art refuge facility in Wexford and strengthening the pipeline for refuge and safe home expansion.
- Reform of the Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) Curriculum to empower students to be healthy and resilient young adults who have the skills and confidence to nurture healthy relationships.
- Expansion of services for children and young people experiencing domestic or sexual violence, with €17m in funding distributed to 60 services supporting children and young people.
- Enactment of the Family Courts Act 2024 providing for the establishment of family court divisions within the existing court structures including a Family High Court, a Family Circuit Court and a Family District Court.
- Supporting the Game Changer campaign, a three-year initiative led by Ruhama, in partnership with the GAA and the Men’s Development Network, using sports-based advocacy to raise awareness of gender-based violence.
- Convening of a National Consent Forum.
- Engagement with the Central Statistics Office (CSO) to scope the development of a Domestic Violence survey to commence in 2025.
The 2025–2026 implementation plan and the Second Progress Report (2024) are available at: https://assets.gov.ie/static/documents/Zero_Tolerance_Implementation_Plan_2025-2026.pdf.
It was with sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Monday 23rd June 2025, of Mrs Margaret (Peggy) Ryan, (née Buckley), No 12 Mount George, Borrisoleigh, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Garnakilka, Upperchurch, Thurles Co. Tipperary and Reafadda, Hollyford, Co. Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by her husband Michael and son Michael; Mrs Ryan passed away peacefully while in the care of staff at University Hospital Limerick, surrounded by her loving family.
Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; sons Jerry, Joe, Patrick, William, Eamon and Seamus, daughters Bridget and Catriona, son-in-law Anthony, daughters-in-law Eileen and Florence, grandchildren Diarmuid, Cathal, Orla and Clodagh Margaret, brother Noel, sisters Eileen, Teresa, Pat and Phil, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, grandnephews, grandnieces, extended relatives, neighbours and many friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mrs Ryan will repose at Stapleton’s Funeral Home, Borrisoleigh, Thurles, (Eircode E41 YT20), on Wednesday afternoon, June 25th, from 5:30pm until 7:30pm, before being received into the Church of the Sacred Heart, Borrisoleigh, Thurles at 8:00pm same evening.
Requiem Mass for Mrs Ryan will be celebrated on Thursday morning, June 26th at 11:00am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in nearby St. Brigid’s Cemetery, Borrisoleigh, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
For those persons who wish to attend Requiem Mass for Mrs Ryan, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Ryan and Buckley 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.
Note Please: Family flowers only please, donations in lieu, if desired, to Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.
According to an internal inspection, undertaken by HSE auditors, on emergency, elective and day procedures at Tipperary University Hospital (TUH); a listing used to ensure HSE safe surgery is being followed, was not located in healthcare records. The failure was discovered following a random sample, taken of 15 patients, latter who had undergone surgical procedures at TUH, Clonmel, Co Tipperary, just last year.
The HSE audit report revealed that it could only provide limited assurance regarding the adequacy and effective governance relating to risk management and the internal control system, at the hospital, when it came to HSE strict policy on safe surgery.
HSE auditors had carried out a retrospective random sample on healthcare records of 15 patients out of a total of 96. Same had undergone surgery or an endoscopy at TUH, over a seven-day period in July 2024. Same audit was undertaken to check that planned surgery was clearly documented and that consent was obtained and recorded for each surgical procedure.
While, TUH had amalgamated aspects of the required checklist into its care plans, latter recommended in the HSE’s National Policy and Procedure for Safe Surgery; the audit found that the HSE’s actual checklist was not found in any medical records reviewed, in relation to the auditors random sample of 15 procedures which had been carried out on site within the hospital.
The report stated that there was a risk that variances between the hospital’s care plans and the official checklist “may result in sub-optimal implementation” of the HSE’s policy on safe surgery “with potential adverse consequences for patients.“
Among questions on the checklist which were not included in the HSE’s recommended care plan were:
(A) If the procedure had been confirmed with a parent or guardian in the case of children and if prophylactic antibiotics were required.
(B) Failure to check if a healthcare record number matched the number on the patient’s wristband or if protocols were in place if the patient suffered unexpected blood loss.
(C) TUH included some questions that were completed after an anaesthetic was administered, which should have been carried out beforehand under the rules as set out in the HSE checklist.
(D)TUH was unable to provide records about the number of medical staff who had completed a mandatory course on safe surgery.
The audit further concluded that recommended pre-surgery briefings among medical staff at TUH Clonmel, resembled “nursing huddles” as opposed to multidisciplinary briefings, of which not all members of the theatre team were found to be present at such meetings. The report also noted that non-attendance of key members could result in critical information not being properly transferred, thus resulting in potential harm to patients.
The HSE auditors issued a total of four recommendations, including that all components of the HSE’s checklist for safe surgery be incorporated into the relevant care plans at TUH, or, alternatively that the checklist be adopted as a standalone document by the hospital.
TUH management have now agreed to the implementation of all the recommendations conveyed by the HSE audit.
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