Thurles Information

Thurles Planning Alert From Tipperary County Council.

Thurles Weekly Planning Alert From Tipperary County Council.

Application Ref: 2560479.
Applicant: Patrick Ryan.
Development Address: No. 21 Butler Avenue , Thurles , Co. Tipperary.
Development Description: full planning permission to construct a new first floor extension to the rear of my existing dwelling and all associated siteworks.
Status: N/A.
Application Received: 28/05/2025.
Decision Date: n/a.
Further Details: http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560479/0.

Application Ref: 2560292.
Applicant: Air Impact Ltd..
Development Address: Racecourse Retail Park, Thurles , Co. Tipperary.
Development Description: (1) First floor storage areas,
(2) Revised elevations to West elevation.
(3) Store shed and PERMISSION to construct a storage shed to the rear of the existing commercial building, including all associated site works and signage.
Status: Conditional.
Application Received: 09/04/2025.
Decision Date: 29/05/2025.
Further Details: http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560292/0.

Application Ref: 2560287.
Applicant: Cian Cronin.
Development Address: 25 Iona Avenue, Thurles , Co. Tipperary.
Development Description: (a) The removal of existing single storey extension to the rear & side of house, (b) The construction of a new single storey extension to the side & two-storey extension to the rear of house along with all other necessary associated site development work.
Status: Conditional.
Application Received: 06/04/2025.
Decision Date: 22/05/2025.
Further Details: http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560287/0.

Death Of Michael Lawlor, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death, today Monday 9th June 2025 of Mr Michael Lawlor, The Commons, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his parents Jimmy and Margaret; Mr Lawlor passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, while in the care of staff St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny.

His passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family; wife Mary, children Edel, Jimmy, Philip. Noreen, Michelle, Jason, Michael, Kelvin and Amy, grandchildren, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, brothers, sisters, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Lawlor will repose at O’Connell’s Funeral Home, Killenaule, Thurles, (Eircode E41 HH66), on Wednesday afternoon next, June 11th, from 4:30pm until 7:00pm same evening.
His remains will be received into the Church of the Assumption, Ballingarry, Thurles on Thursday morning June 12th to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in adjoining graveyard.

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

The extended Lawlor 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.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Irish Health Officials Urge Public To Stay Home If Feeling Unwell.

Irish health officials are urging the public to stay at home if they’re feeling unwell. A new Covid variant, known as NB.1.8.1, has been detected in Ireland, and according to the World Health Organisation (WHO), this strain first emerged in January and by late April was responsible for approximately 10.7% of global infections, up from just 2.5% a month earlier. The WHO note that while the variant may be more transmissible than previous strains, there is no evidence it causes more severe symptoms or illness.

This new strain has seen a rapid rise here in Ireland in recent weeks and according to data from the Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC), the proportion of sequenced Covid samples linked to NB.1.8.1 jumped from 3.7% to 27.3% within the last five weeks.

Irish people who find themselves unwell with unseasonal cold symptoms or gastrointestinal issues may actually have Covid, according to the HSE.

Ireland’s public health guidelines remain the same; if you have any symptoms of Covid, stay at home until 48 hours after the symptoms are mostly or fully gone. You should also avoid contact with other people, especially people at higher risk from Covid.

Covid symptoms to look out for include:

Fever (high temperature – 38C or above) – including experiencing chills; a dry cough; tiredness;
change to your sense of smell or taste; runny or blocked nose; conjunctivitis (red eyes or pink eyes); sore throat; headache; muscle or joint pain; skin rash; vomiting; diarrhoea; chills; dizziness; breathing difficulties; loss of appetite; confusion; pain or pressure in the chest.

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain.

Lyrics: American musician, Hall of Fame songwriter, and music publishing executive, the late Fred Rose 1898 – 1954.
Vocals: American country, pop and bluegrass singer, songwriter and guitarist Vince Grant Gill.

Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain.

In the twilight glow I see her,
Blue eyes cryin’ in the rain.
When we kissed goodbye and parted,
I knew we’d never meet again.

Love is like a dyin’ ember,
Only memories remain.
Through the ages I’ll remember,
Blue eyes cryin’ in the rain.

Some day when we meet up yonder,
We’ll stroll hand in hand again.
And in a land that knows no partin’,
Blue eyes cryin’ in the rain.

END

Grab Your Suitcase – Thurles Park Has Begun To Vanish.

In early September 2024, we wrote that in recent weeks we had watched 10 mature trees being ripped out from their allocated space, in the now closed ‘The Source’ car park. Same were re-sown close by, behind Thurles Swimming pool.

**10 trees removed from *‘The Source’* car park.**

Sadly the outer bark and the roots of these 10 mature trees were extensively damaged by heavy machinery, used to rip apart the tree heel mesh grills at their base.
We forecast then that at least two of these 10 mature trees were unlikely to survive the coming winter.
It would now appear that all ten of these trees, so savagely uprooted, have vanished without trace, leaving behind small hillocks of bare earth. (I hasten to add not the work of Beavers or giant Moles).

**Thurles Park** – *“Going, Going, Gone”*.

But then another shock!
The costly mural, lauded by local councillors, (who had suffered a bad announcement week), has also vanished from the same area.

We were aware that in their annual report in 2019, ‘Tidy Towns’ judges had been rather critical of this art work; unjustifiably so to my mind, again positioned to the rear end of Thurles Swimming pool. Their report had stated, quote – “with all due respect there are parts of the mural that look as if they were done by a graffiti artist”. (Obviously a prominent, leading, art critic was in their midst.)

It has taken until 2025, (six years later), to have this mural painted over, using a colour identified by locals as being “Rectum Defecatious”, same an inspirational neutral brown colour, but as yet not unveiled on this years ‘Colourtrend‘ colour card. Same colour I understand was chosen to reflect the hue projected by the River Suir from Barry’s Bridge, latter situated in the centre of Thurles town.

WARNING: Residents, with things vanishing without electors knowledge, do be very careful travelling through this area of Thurles Park, especially at night.