The Irish Government has agreed to nominate Mr. Mark Dunne, SC and Mr. Micheál O’Connell, SC as Ordinary Judges of the High Court.
Biographical Details of nominees: Mr. Mark Dunne, SC Educated at University College Dublin and the Honourable Society of King’s Inns. Called to the Bar in 1998. Called to the Inner Bar in 2019. Legal practice mostly included Administrative Law, Commercial/Chancery, Dispute Resolution, General Common Law, Judicial Review and Tort & Personal Injury Law.
Mr. Micheál O’Connell, SC Educated at Trinity College Dublin and the Honourable Society of King’s Inns. Called to the Bar in 1999. Called to the Inner Bar in 2018. Legal practice mostly included Commercial/Chancery, General Practice, Conveyancing & Property Law.
One nomination will fill a current vacancy and the second nomination is contingent upon a vacancy arising on 27th day of December 2025.
The current vacancy arises due to the elevation of the Hon. Mr. Justice Alexander Owens to the Court of Appeal, on the 29th day of September 2025. The reasonably anticipated second vacancy arises due to the scheduled retirement of Judge Ms Mary Ellen Ring on the 27th day of December 2025.
Recall of several batches of Quail.ie Always Fresh 20 Quail Eggs due to the possible presence of Salmonella.
Alert Summary Dated Thursday, December 18th, 2025
Category 1: For Action. Alert Notification: 2025.71. Product Identification: Quail.ie Always Fresh 20 Quail Eggs. Batch Code: All best before dates up to and including 10 Jan 2026. Country Of Origin: Ireland.
Message: The above batches of Quail.ie Always Fresh 20 Quail Eggs are being recalled due to the possible presence of Salmonella.
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:Caterers Retailers and Customers:
Retailers: Same are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale. Caterers: Same should not use the implicated batches. Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.
Wishing all athletes and their families a very Happy Christmas and a healthy 2026.
Basketball training has been moving forward most satisfactorily this season so far. We have huge numbers turning out each week for exercising, ball skills and basketball training.
Well done to each of them and their families and carers for transporting the athletes to every session. We welcomed a group of new volunteers this season and they have blended in very nicely with our existing group.
Thanks to all the volunteers and Mr Martin Hehir, at the Presentation Sports Hall, for their support.
We held our annual Christmas party in Meitheal on Wednesday, December 10th last and a great night was had by all present.
A big thank you to Linda and Meitheal Staff, Mr Paul Scully from Photo Station who looked after the photographs on the night, the volunteers who prepared the gifts and assisted at the party and all the athlete members who danced and sang on the night.
Training resumes on Wednesday January 7th, and in the meantime a very Happy Christmas to everyone associated with Thurles Special Olympics Basketball Club.
Witness appeal after fatal single-vehicle collision on the N24 in Co. Tipperary.
Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a fatal road traffic collision on the N24 at Cordangan Cross, near Tipperary town, on yesterday evening, Wednesday December 17th 2025.
At approximately 9:45pm, emergency services attended the scene of a single-car collision. The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle; a man aged in his 20s, was, sadly, pronounced dead at the scene.
The man’s body was removed to Waterford University Hospital, where a post-mortem examination will take place.
The road remains closed this Thursday morning to allow for a technical examination by Garda Forensic Collision Investigators, with local diversions in place.
Gardaí are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or any road users with camera footage (including dash-cam), who may have been travelling in the area around Tipperary town and the Bansha Road, between 9:00pm and 10:00pm, to make this footage available to investigating Gardaí. In particular, Gardaí are interested in potential sightings of a 2005-registered grey Toyota Yaris during this period.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Tipperary Garda Station TEL: 062 80670, the Garda Confidential Line TEL: 1800 666 111, or indeed any Garda station.
Undeclared sulphur dioxide and incorrectly declared milk in specific batches of Le Paysan Smoked Salmon Pate and Le Paysan Smoked Mackerel Pate.
Alert Summary dated Wednesday, 17th December 2025.
Allergy Alert Notification: 2025.A47 Allergens: Sulphur dioxide and sulphites, milk Product Identification: Please see table below for product details. Batch Code: Please see table below for batch codes and use-by dates. Country Of Origin: Ireland
Message: The below batches of Le Paysan Smoked Salmon Pate and Le Paysan Smoked Mackerel Pate contain sulphur dioxide which is not declared in the list of ingredients. Milk is also not emphasised in the ingredients list. This may make the batches unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of sulphur dioxide and/or milk and therefore, these consumers should not eat the implicated batches. The affected batches are being recalled.
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