Thurles Information

Come My Little Son.

Lyrics: British folk singer-songwriter, folk song collector, labour activist and actor, the late James Henry Miller (1915 – 1989), better known by his stage name Ewan MacColl.
Vocals: Dublin born Irish singer, folk musician and actor, the late Luke Kelly (1940 – 1984).

Come My Little Son.

Come me little son,
And I will tell you what we’ll do.
Undress yourself and get into bed,
And the tale I’ll tell to you.
It’s all about your Daddy,
He’s a man you seldom see,
For he’s had to roam,
Far away from home,
Far away from you and me.

[Chorus:]
Remember laddie he’s still your Dad,
Though he’s working far away.
In the cold and heat all the hours of the week,
On England’s motorway.

Now when you fall,
And hurt yourself,
And get a feeling bad,
It isn’t any good to go running for your Dad.
For the only time since you were born,
He’s had to spend with you,
He was out of a job,
And he hadn’t a bob,
He was signing on the brew.

[Repeat Chorus]

Sure we’d like your Daddy here,
Yes, sure it would be fine,
To have him working nearer home,
And to see him all the time,
But beggars can’t be choosers,
And we have to bear our load,
For we need the money your Daddy earns,
A working on the road.
Remember laddie he’s still your Dad,
And he’ll soon be home to stay,
For a week or two with me and you,
When he’s built the motorway.
END.

Death Of Andy Fogarty, Templederry, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Saturday 12th April 2025 of Mr Andy (Andrew) Fogarty, Gurrane, Templederry, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his beloved parents Willie Joe and Nora; Mr Fogarty passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, while in the care of staff at Milford Care Centre.

His passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family; loving wife Margaret, cherished sons Patrick, William, Danny and Brian, sisters Mary, Kathleen and Noreen, brothers Joe and Tom, aunt Sr Elizabeth, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, extended relatives, neighbours, friends and colleagues.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Fogarty will repose at Ryan’s Funeral Home, Nenagh (Eircode E45 KN93) tomorrow afternoon, Monday April 14th, from 5:00pm until 8:00pm same evening.
His remains will be received into the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Templederry, on Tuesday morning at 11:00am, to further repose for Requiem Mass, followed by interment immediately afterwards in Templederry Old Cemetery, Templederry, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary.

For those persons who wish to attend Requiem Mass for Mr Fogarty, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, [Link to follow later].

The extended Fogarty 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.

Note Please: House strictly private on the mornings of Monday April 14th and Tuesday April 15th.
Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired, to Milford Care Centre

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Death Of Breda Cleary, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Saturday 12th April 2025, of Mrs Breda Cleary (née Gaynor), No.13 Clohessey Place, The Ragg, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her husband Albert and son Thomas; the passing of Mrs Cleary is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; loving daughters AnnMarie, Catriona, Frances and Imelda, sons Timmy (Tadgh) and Christopher, sister-in-law Rebecca, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, their partners, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, neighbours and many friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Cleary will repose at her place of ordinary residence (Eircode E41 AV62) on Tuesday afternoon next, April 15th, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm same evening.
Her remains will be received into the Church of St. Laurance O’Toole, Inch, Monroe, Bouladuff, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, on Wednesday morning, April 16th, at 11:30am, to further repose for Requiem Mass followed by interment, immediately afterwards in St Patrick’s Cemetery, Moyne Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

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

The extended Cleary family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.

Death Of Mary Kevin, Formerly Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Saturday 12th April 2025, of Mrs Mary Kevin (Ó’Caoimhin), formerly of No. 33 Kennedy Park, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and late of St. Paul’s nursing home, Co. Limerick.

Mrs Kevin passed away peacefully while in the care of staff at the Fergus Ward, of University Hospital Ennis, Co. Clare.

Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; loving sister Connie, nieces, nephews, grand nieces, grand nephews, neighbours and many friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Kevin will repose at Dan Kennedy’s Funeral Home, Dublin Road, Thurles, [Eircode E41 XY47], on Monday evening, April 14th from 6:00pm until 7:00pm.
Her remains will be received into the Cathedral of the Assumption, Cathedral Street, Thurles on Tuesday morning, April 15th, at 10:30am, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:00am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in St Patrick’s Cemetery, Moyne Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary

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

The extended Kevin 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 h-anam dílis.

Thurles Town Strangled By Traffic Admits An Taoiseach Mr Micheál Martin.

Speaking in Dáil Éireann the newly elected north Tipperary Fianna Fáil TD Mr Ryan O’Meara, has concurred that the town of Thurles is being strangled by traffic issues; requiring immediate attention for an inner relief road. Same, if funding was provided, would link the N62 at Slievenamon Road to the Mill Road, thus providing a third vehicle bridge.

**Proposed Inner Relief Road for Thurles**

[Funny that, VIEW HERE. Back in 2021, we here in Thurles were previously informed that funding had already been acquired.]

However, many residents believe that Mr Ryan O’Meara has been fed false or inaccurate information and most business leaders see the proposed inner relief road as further waste of public funding.
An inner relief road already exists via the Mill Road, same entering and exiting south of Thurles at Turtulla Cross on the N62, which has seen 3 vehicles crash and be written-off, within the past 12 months.

Any new inner relief will only permit the exit and entering of vehicles closer into the town centre, with HGV traffic still required to travel to the four corners of Ireland, directly through our medieval streetscapes, which for the past 4 years have become a bottle neck, currently existing for all vehicles attempting to pass through Thurles town centre.

The only piece of common sense and perhaps even a small glimmer of hope was expressed by An Taoiseach, Mr Micheál Martin TD, responding to our misinformed, raw recruit, Mr Ryan O’Meara.
Mr Martin stated that the long queues of traffic being experienced, would become a thing of the past, if Thurles had a ring road/bypass and he would try to feed that into an expected review of the present National Development Plan.

As for Fianna Fáil TD, Mr Ryan O’Meara’s speech interjection in Dáil Éireann; same was perceived and smelled of the scent of a vote catching press release, same greedily accepted from his Nenagh office by local press, who were obviously experiencing a slow news day.