Thurles Information

Undeclared Milk In Batches Of Sour Cream & Onion Chips.

Food Safety Authotity of Ireland warn of undeclared milk in specific batches of Boundless Sour Cream and Onion Flavour Chips.

Alert Summary dated Tuesday, February 18th 2025.

Allergy Alert Notification: 2025.A03
Allergen: Milk
Product Identification: Boundless Sour Cream and Onion Flavour Chips; pack size: 80g
Country Of Origin: United Kingdom
Batch Code: Please see table hereunder.

Batch code	Best before date
31724	30. 11. 2025.
32424	30. 11. 2025.
34624	31. 12. 2025.
34724	31. 12. 2025.

Message: The above batches of Boundless Sour Cream and Onion Flavour Chips contain milk which is not declared in the list of ingredients. This may make the batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of milk.

Death Of Dan Ryan, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great personal sadness that I learned of the death, today Tuesday 18th February 2025, of Mr Daniel (Dan) J. Ryan (Hugh Ryan Funeral Directors), Edelmount, Dublin Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

In his 92nd year and pre-deceased by his father Willie Hugh, mother Nora (née Dwyer, Milltown, Clonoulty), brothers Hughie, Billy and Johnny, sister Carmel (Downey); Mr Ryan passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, while in the care of staff at St Theresa’s Nursing Home, Thurles.

His passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family; loving wife Mary (née Gardiner), sons Donal and Hugh, daughter-in-law Orla, grandchildren Daniel and Róisín, brother Paddy, sister Eileen (Calkin), nephews, nieces, sister-in-law Alice (Donnelly), brother-in-law Tom, cousins, extended relatives, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Ryan will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on Thursday afternoon, February 20th, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm.
His remains will be received into the Cathedral of the Assumption, Cathedral Street, Thurles, on Friday morning, February 21st, at 10:30am, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:00am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards in Holycross Abbey graveyard, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mr Ryan, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.

The extended 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.

In ár gcroíthe go deo.

Order To House Poultry Flocks In Effort To Protect From Bird Flu.

The Department of Agriculture have issued an order to house poultry flocks and other captive birds, same coming into effect from today, in an effort to protect them from Avian influenza.

This order follows five detections of Avian influenza virus; more commonly called bird flu, found in wild birds across Ireland since December 2024 last.

Detections have already been identified in counties Galway and Dublin last December, with three further cases pinpointed in January of this year in counties Donegal, Westmeath and Wexford.

Following these identified cases, the Department of Agriculture has announced this immediate housing order to protect poultry flocks and captive birds from mixing with wild birds, who may be infected by the virus.

All ready in Northern Ireland, 64,000 birds are set to be slaughtered at one commercial poultry unit, situated in Co. Tyrone, following the discovery of a suspected case.

According to the HSE Health Protection Surveillance Centre, [HPSC] Avian influenza or “bird flu” is a disease of birds caused by type A strains of the influenza virus. It can affect all species of birds, some other animals (e.g. cats, horses) and can, although very rarely, infect humans.
Only the virus types of the H5 and H7 types are known to cause the highly pathogenic (HPAI) form of the disease. The most well-known example is the avian influenza subtype H5N1 viruses, currently circulating in poultry in parts of Asia and north-east Africa, which have caused human disease and deaths since 1997. Other avian influenza subtypes, including H7N9 and H9N2, have also infected people. Some of these infections have been very severe and some have resulted in deaths, but many infections have been mild or even without symptoms in humans.
To date, Hong Kong has reported 21 cases of H7N9 in humans, all traced to mainland China and involving contact with poultry.

Warning: Members of the public (Please inform your children) are strongly advised not to handle sick or dead wild birds and to report any such incident cases to the Department of Agriculture.
In 2017 three cases of the H5N8 bird flu virus were identified in North Co. Tipperary, while in 2018 the subtype H5N6 strain of avian influenza was detected in a dead Common Buzzard and in a White-Tailed Sea Eagle, latter found near Terryglass also in North Co. Tipperary.
In 2023 a number of sick and dead birds were found near Dromineer, once again in North Co. Tipperary.

This sudden housing order does not mean that human food safety is at any immediate risk.

Death Of Pat White, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Sunday 16th February 2025, of Mr Pat White, (Slievnamon Agri Service), Tullicussane, Drangan, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his loving parents Richard and Johanna, sister Nellie, nephew Thomas Cahill and brother-in-law John (Phelan); Mr White sadly passed away after a short illness, while in the care of staff at the ICU ward of South Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel; surrounded by his loving family.

His passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family; loving wife and best friend Eileen, daughter Elaine, sons Richard, Padraig, John and Martin, sister Rosie, sisters-in-law Alice and Mary, brothers-in-law Michael, Donal and Martin, daughters-in-law Bridget, Aileen, Deirdre and Linda, son-in-law Ronan, grandchildren Avril, Evan, Molly, Hannah, Eoin, Ciara, Eve and Sineaid, nieces Margaret, Mary, Josephine and Helen nephews Richard P, Micheál and Richard, extended relatives, neighbours, a wide circle of friends and staff past and present of S.A.S.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr White will repose repose at his place of ordinary residence on Wednesday afternoon, February 19th from 2:00pm until 8:00pm same evening, (Tullicussane, Drangan, Eircode E41 CD96).
His remains will be received into the Church Of The Immaculate Conception, Drangan on Thursday February 20th, at 1:00pm, to further repose for Requiem Mass, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in the adjoining cemetery.

The extended White 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.

“The family would like to express their sincere thanks to all those who cared for Mr White, throughout the period of his illness”.

In ár gcroíthe go deo.

Death Of Nancy Preston, Formerly Templemore, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Saturday last, 15th February 2025, of Mrs Nancy (Ann) Preston (née Kennedy), Ballinteer, Co. Dublin and formerly of Templemore, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her husband Tony, siblings Mary and Kitty, Mrs Preston passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, while in the care of staff at Simpsons Hospital.

Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; daughters Gillian, Karen and Emma, sons-in-law Antony, Glenn and Paul, cherished grandchildren Halle, Katie, Lara, Hana, and Paul, siblings Michael, Peggy, and Dennis, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, neighbours and wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Preston will repose at Larry Massey’s Funeral Home, Eden Centre, Grange Road, Rathfarnham, [D16 VO46], on tomorrow afternoon, Tuesday February 18th, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm same evening.
Her remains will be received into the Church of St John the Evangelist, Ballinteer Avenue, Ballinteer, Dublin 16, [D16 VK27], on Wednesday morning, February 19th, to repose for Requiem Mass at 10:00am, followed by interment in Mount Venus Cemetery, Mount Venus Rd, Rathfarnham, Dublin, [16D16 RH50].

For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mrs Preston, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.

The extended Preston and Kennedy 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 the Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland.

Leaba i measc na naomh dá h-anam uasal.