Thurles Information

Death of Donal Ryan, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, today Thursday 26th September 2024, of Mr Donal Ryan, The Islands, Mullinahone, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his parents Dan and Lilly, his brother Martin and sisters Annie and Catherine, nephew AJ; the passing of Mr Ryan is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family; brothers Patrick, Rodie and Tom, sisters Mary, Pauline, Josie and Lilly, 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 Ryan will repose at Brett’s Funeral Home, No 6 Kichham Street, Mullinahone, Thurles on Saturday evening, September 28th, from 6:00pm until 8:00pm.
His remains will be received into the Church of the Assumption, Ballingarry Upper (SR), Thurles on Sunday morning, September 29th to further repose for Requiem Mass at 10:00am, followed by interment in the adjoining graveyard.

The extended Ryan 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.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Anyone In Charge?

Author: Mr Alan Joseph Shatter [Irish lawyer, author and former politician who served as Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence, (March 2011 – 7 May 2014) ].

Anyone In Charge?

Helter skelter.
Bicycle shelter.
Construction complete.
A real belter!

Security Hut.
Door kept shut.
Architecturally sound.
No short cuts.

Cost irrelevant.
OPW white elephants.
Government shocked.
Cos it can’t blame an emigrant!

Person in charge.
Still at large.
Nowhere to be found.
Gone to ground.

Taoiseach bemused.
Tanaiste taken aback.
No one responsible.
Sure governings great crack!

END

Recall Of Mlekpol Zloty Mazur Cheese – Possible Salmonella Newport.

Food Safety Authority of Ireland recall a batch of Mlekpol Zloty Mazur Cheese In Slices due to the possible presence of Salmonella Newport.

Alert Summary dated Thursday, September 26th 2024.

Category 1: For Action
Alert Notification: 2024.44
Product Identification: Mlekpol Zloty Mazur Cheese In Slices, pack size: 150g; approval number PL 20041601WE
Batch Code: 30.08/P6; best before date: 28/11/2024
Country Of Origin: Poland

Message:
The above batch of Mlekpol Zloty Mazur Cheese is being recalled due to the possible presence of Salmonella Newport. Recall notices will be displayed at point-of-sale.

Nature Of Danger:
People infected with Salmonella typically develop symptoms between 12 and 36 hours after infection, but this can range between 6 and 72 hours. The most common symptom is diarrhoea, which can sometimes be bloody. Other symptoms may include fever, headache and abdominal cramps. The illness usually lasts 4 to 7 days. Diarrhoea can occasionally be severe enough to require hospital admission. The elderly, infants, and those with impaired immune systems are more likely to have a severe illness.

Action Required by Manufacturers, Distributors, Retailers and Consumers:

Wholesalers/Distributors are requested to contact their affected customers and recall the implicated batch and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retailer customers.
Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batch from sale and display a recall notice at point-of-sale.

Consumers: Are advised not to eat the implicated batch.

Efforts To Understand Overcrowding At Mid-West Region Hospitals.

Here in the Mid-west region, which includes North Tipperary, there have been considerable complaints about the current state of our health services.

This in mind, Thurles.Info set up cameras, covertly, within the reception area of one of our medical establishment, (Facility shall remain nameless); in an effort to try and understand the problems within our health service, particularly regarding the situation where the number of individuals or objects occupying a particular space exceeds its intended or optimal capacity.

This video, shown above, will now be sent to the area dealing with health complaints procedures, and forwarded to the Minister Mr Stephen Donnelly TD, in the hope that the sending of same is not over complicated and hopefully will not causes adverse frustration within the service itself.

McDonalds Seek Planning On Lands At Slievenamon Road, Thurles.

McDonald’s Restaurants of Ireland Ltd intend to apply to Tipperary Co. Council for permission to develop lands on Slievenamon Road, latter adjoining the, as yet, unfunded Thurles Inner Relief road, at Thurles, in Co. Tipperary. (Latter beside the German International discount retailer Lidl, owned by the Schwarz Group).

From the site notice, erected by Ms Eva Bridgeman, (Agent-Downey, 29 Merrion Square, Dublin), first erected on September 20th last, we learn of McDonald’s proposed plans.

The development will consist of a single story ‘drive-thru’ restaurant, including the ancillary sales of hot food for consumption of and on the premises, with an associated coral area, elevated signage, with modifications to the existing vehicle access at the Thurles relief road.

Also required is car parking, including accessible parking spaces; grill bays; EV charging spaces; bicycle parking; a height restrictor; customer order points with associated canopies; totem signage (latter powerful external advertising platforms that act a bit like billboards); free standing signage; banner frames and digital menu boards; an ESB substation and kiosk; landscaping, including an outdoor furniture seating area with parasols; boundary treatments; lighting, and all associated site and engineering works necessary to facilitate the now sought development.

Currently there are 24 restaurant/takeaways in the just the side streets of this our much loved tiny town, each offering food daily for sale. [ 8 already on Slievenamon Road between Thurles Golf Club and the junction with Liberty Square; 2 on Parnell Street; 2 on Bakers Street; 3 on Friar Street; 3 on Kickham Street and Dublin Road; 3 on Mitchel Street; 2 and possibly a 3rd due to open on Cathedral Street, and 1 on O’Donovan-Rossa Street.]
Then there are the 13 excellent establishments/outlets all daily selling food on Liberty Square in the town centre.

Add this to the fact that Tipperary Co. Council will shortly become the proud landlords of 2 competing restaurants in the town, courtesy of taxpayer funding, (one currently under construction, as part of a 3.4 million Euro project, and currently delayed by the Pipistrelles Bat species and a gang of unruly, rowdy house sparrows), and both currently unable as yet to attract a long term tenant.

This brings the total number of establishments equipped to retail food in Thurles town to 39 outlets, As our readers will understand, the town economy really needs now is a drive-thru restaurant positioned on a non funded, non-existent inner relief road, to bring the total number of food outlets to that nice round figure of 40.

The phrase “a nation of shopkeepers” was an expression used to refer to the United Kingdom in 1794, used in a derogatory sense by French revolutionary Bertrand Barère. Today one could refer to Thurles as “a town of food outlets”.