Thurles Information

Death Of Mary Enright, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death today, Sunday, 8th May, 2022, of Mrs Mary Enright (née McNamara), Childers Park, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly Kilnasoolagh, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Co Clare.

Mrs Enright passed away peacefully at her place of residence, surrounded by her loving family.

Her passing is most deeply regretted by her sons Brian and Dermot, grandsons Aaron, Kian, Ciarán, Sean and Eoghan, daughter-in-law Olive, sisters Phyllis (Woods, Thurles) and Noreen (Tighe, Montenotte, Cork), brother Michael (Shannon, Co Clare), nephews, nieces, brother-in-law Joe, sister-in-law Eileen, extended relatives, great neighbours and many friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Enright will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on Wednesday evening next, May 11th, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
Her body will be received into the Church of St. Joseph and St. Brigid, Bothar na Naomh, Thurles on Thursday morning, May 12th, at 9:30am to further repose for Requiem Mass at 10:00am.
Mass will be followed by a cremation service at Shannon Crematorium, Illaunmanagh, Shannon, Co. Clare, at 2:00pm.

For the many persons who would have liked to have attended Requiem Mass for Mrs Enright, but due to distance or ill health, are unable to do so, same can be viewed online HERE.

[NB: Due to C-19 virus fears; those attending will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing, face covering, with no hand shaking.]

The extended Enright 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.

Note Please: Family flowers only.

Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis.

All Things Bright & Beautiful.

The words to the Hymn “All Things Bright and Beautiful” were written by Irish woman Mrs Cecil Frances (Fanny) Alexander, and published in 1848, at the end of the Great Famine.

Her words were possibly inspired by a verse from a poem by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”, quote: –

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

“He prayeth best, who loveth best
All things great and small;
For the dear God who loveth us,
He made and loveth all.”

All Things Bright and Beautiful
All things bright and beautiful.
All creatures great and small.
All things wise and wonderful.
‘Twas God that made them all.

Each little flower that opens.
Each little bird that sings.
He made their glowing colors
And made their tiny wings.

The poor man in his straw-roofed cottage,
The rich man in his lordly hall,
The old man’s voice, the child’s first whisper,
He listens, and He answers all.

END

Major Objection To €30m Tipperary Solar Farm – Planning Granted By Tipp. Co.Co.

In all over 70 objections have now been lodged against a €30m Tipperary Solar Farm scheme granted permission by Tipperary County Council.
The solar farm was expected to produce in the region of 25 Megawatts of renewable energy, same sufficient, if fully achieved, to power 6,406 homes per year.

Some 26 parties are now appealing the council decision to An Bord Pleanála, with the Larry Goodman owned organic meat producer, “Good Herdsmen” understood to be one of these parties appealing.

Just last month, Tipperary County Council granted planning permission to a company known as “Renewable Energy Systems” for this development. Same is situated at Rathduff, Thomastown Demesne, South Co Tipperary, within 3km of Bansha village and 7.5km east of Tipperary town. Planning permission was granted after Tipperary County Council’s project planner concluded that it would not have any adverse impact on the character of the area or indeed on any adjoining properties in the vicinity of the development.

Not surprisingly, the founder and Managing Director of the ‘Good Herdsmen’, Mr John Purcell, who operate’s a 350-acre organic farm adjacent to the proposed site of this solar farm has claimed, in an objection, that the planned solar farm will indeed have an adverse effect their business.

Managing Director Mr Purcell has stated that the solar panels proposed would have the potential to cause a catastrophic visual impact on the area and would ruin the image that nature and his own organic farm have created, thus killing the vision of everything he has established todate. He claims that the promoters of this solar farm propose to metamorphose 107 acres of Golden Vale land, latter the richest farmland in Europe, into what he calls “a sea of plastic and metal panels”.

ABP’s organic beef brand, “Good Herdsmen” operating their factory in Cahir, currently employ 20 personnel with a further 6 employed on its organic farm, toiling on its day to day operations.

Others to appeal this County Council decision include:- South Tipperary Solar Farm Concern Group; Margaret Kennedy; Caitriona Bn Ui Annraghain;, Caroline and John Bourke; Denis Pollard Jnr; Maria Bailey; Michael & Mary Joyce; Chris Bailey;, VESI Environmental Limited and Carol, Emma and Daisy Welsh.

A decision on this appeal is expected by the end of August 2022.

Death Of Liam Barnaville, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death yesterday, Friday, 6th May, 2022, of Mr Liam Barnaville, Urard, Gortnahoe, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his parents Paddy and Mai: Mr Barnaville passed away peacefully, while in the care of staff at Aut Even, Hospital, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny, surrounded by his family.

His passing is most deeply regretted by his heartbroken wife Margaret, adoring daughters Michelle and Claire, much loved grandchildren Michael, Grace, Patrick, Lucy and Billy, son-in-law Francis Keogh, brothers Bobby, Tony, John and Albert, sister Eleanor, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Barnaville will repose at his place of residence (Eircode E41 YC95) on Sunday evening, May 8th, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm.
His body will be received into the Church of the Sacred Heart, Gortnahoe, Thurles, arriving on Monday morning, May 9th, for Requiem Mass at 11:30am.
Following Mass, interment will take place in Fennor Cemetery, Castle Court, Co. Tipperary.

[NB: Due to C-19 virus fears; those attending will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing, face covering, with no hand shaking.]

The extended Barnaville 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.

The Barnaville family would like to take to take this opportunity to thank the nurses and staff at St Luke’s Hospital Kilkenny and Aut Even Hospital, Kilkenny for their excellent care of Liam during his illness.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Intervention By Gardaí & ISPCA – Plus Sheep Killed By Dogs In Co. Tipperary.

Three dogs have been rescued from a property in Co. Tipperary.
Two of the dogs were being accommodated in a space with limited daylight through a skylight, due to the provided window space area being barricaded with wooden pallets.

Yesterday, ISPCA staff with the assistance of Gardaí from the Community Policing Unit, at Cahir entered the property under warrant, where they discovered three mature dogs living in deplorable filthy, conditions amid strewn about raw meat and other discarded rubbish and with no water available for any of the animals.

All three dogs are now safe in ISPCA care, where they are currently being assessed by a veterinary practitioner.

In a Totally Unrelated Incident.

On Monday April 25th last, just one Tipperary farm lost 27 hoggets (less than one year old yearling sheep) , same killed in a dog attack on his farm in the Knockmealdown mountains in south Co. Tipperary. This recent attack is this farms 10th dog attack since, they began operating their farm some 30 years ago, situated on the border of counties Tipperary and Waterford.

The owner of the sheep, latter a native of Newcastle, Co Tipperary, believes the dog responsible was an Alsatian and the same dog that attacked and killed his neighbour’s sheep back last December, 2021.