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It was with great sadness that we learned of the death yesterday, Monday 18th March 2024 of Mr Michael Hickey, Ard Mhuire, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by his parents Larry and Nellie; Mr Hickey passed away unexpectedly at at his place of residence, surrounded by his loving family.
His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his heartbroken family; his devoted wife Phyllis (née Ryan), his daughters Michelle and Sharon, son Leon, adored grandchildren Molly, Darragh, Art and Oscar, sons-in-law Hugh and Stephen, daughter-in-law Sally, brothers Sean, Larry, Tony, Danny and Eugene, sisters Maureen, Ann, Helen, Veronica and Connie, nephews, nieces, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr Hickey will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on Thursday afternoon, March 21st, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm same evening.
His remains will be received into the Cathedral of the Assumption, Cathedral Street, Thurles, on Friday morning, March 22nd, 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 are unable to attend the funeral service for Mr Hickey, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Hickey 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 anam dílis.
Breaking News!
Thurles.Info are proud to inform its readers that Thurles Town has been nominated for no less than five Irish National Awards, for the first time in the Town’s history.
We attempted to contact Ms Sharon Scully (Thurles District Administrator) to announce the news, on Thursday March 14th last, however Ms Scully failed to answer her telephone.
We then attempted to contact Tipperary Co. Council’s Chief Executive Mr Joe MacGrath, however all we got was the usual automated email reply which read; [(Thu, 14th Mar, 11:25) “I am away from my office until Wednesday 20th March, 2024. Please re-send your email to evelyn.harty@tipperarycoco.ie, if this matter requires urgent attention. Since it wasn’t, we didn’t.
Full details of these “Five Irish National Awards”, (much coveted by other competing counties I might add), were contained in a communication delivered by registered post, to the offices of Thurles.Info. today.
The communication received reads as follows:-
Dear Mr. Willoughby,
It is with great pleasure that I, as President of the Pothole Preservation Society of Ireland (PPSI), can inform you that Thurles has swept the boards in our annual “National Pothole Awards Competition”.
As you will be possibly aware the foundation of our Society came about because of the need to maintain the high standard and quality of all road potholes in Ireland, and to recognise and reward those local authorities who contribute to the making of new potholes and who also support the improvement of those already in existence, by not filling them in, thus destroying their original structure and cultural Irish diversity.
You have highlighted the pothole situation on many occasions with fine photographs from your local area and a number of these are now on permanent display in our Library.
As you know, potholes have been an intrinsic part of our heritage for centuries, in fact ever since the invention of the wheel. It is a matter of record that many blacksmiths all over our green and pleasant land, have made a good living, for many years, from the refurbishing of wheels on donkey carts, horse-drawn carriages and caravans, as a result of the careless driving through, rather than around, our nation’s numerous potholes.
Similarly, in modern times, tyre companies have contributed greatly in reducing unemployment figures as they attend to the needs of motorists who fail to recognise the need to avoid potholes at all times, especially at night. Speaking of which, our Society is extremely conscious of the difficulty of this latter point raised, and is presently engaged in active discussion with the Road Safety Authority on the possibility of providing Pothole Warning Lights (PWL), for night-time driving.
Adjudication:
Judging of all the major towns in Ireland has just been completed and, while the final official ratings from our headquarters will not be available for some weeks. Delay is due to the practice by some County Councils, who insist on filling potholes that have already been nominated for an award.
However, I am in a position to inform you that, to-date, Thurles has been awarded first place in all of our major categories.
These categories include:
- Highest Overall Number of Potholes.
- Lowest Number of Streets with no Potholes.
- Highest Number of Potholes impossible to avoid while driving.
- Potholes that simply will not vanish.
- First-time Potholes Filled In, but still causing serious bumps while driving.
Your town of Thurles is expected to finish top of the list outstripping, by a huge majority, all other leading contenders in their race for National Award recognition.
It is a matter of great pride for our Society to highlight the fact that the municipal authority, within the Thurles Town Municipal District area, has set new standards of preservation with regards non maintenance of potholes in the town and its environs. and have set new standards for others that will be most difficult to emulate into the future.
Yours sincerely,
T. R. McAdam, Honorary Secretary,
(Pothole Preservation Society of Ireland).
Readers please keep your fingers crossed, the race is on.
An estimated 2,500 viewers attended at the Thurles St Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday afternoon last, March 17th; encouraged out by the bright spring sunshine and the slight increase in the local temperature.
Possibly the largest crowd ever in the history of such parades; people from the Republic of the Philippines, Ukraine, England, São Paulo in Brazil, China, Poland, Italy and Stockholm in Sweden, joined the large number of local residents, who turned out for this most enjoyable of events.
The huge crowds (See also Video Part 1 HERE) that packed Thurles streets, from Friar Street west, through the town centre and unto Barry’s Bridge, were extremely impressed by the colours of floats; the marching groups representing numerous clubs and societies; the bands and other individuals; all taking part.
A huge “Thank You” to the work undertaken by Mr John Kenehan and his committee, and to the many people ‘in yellow jackets’, who successfully ensured the health and safety of the public in attendance.
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, today Monday 18th March 2024, of Ms Una (Winifred) Corcoran, Ardragh, Kilmanagh, Co. Kilkenny and formerly Ballingarry (South Riding), Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Ms Corcoran passed away peacefully, while in the care of staff at JULA House, Disability centre, Newtown, Kells, Co Kilkenny, and St Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny city, Co. Kilkenny.
Her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her loving parents Michael and Noreen, her brother Seamus, her sisters Catherine, Geraldine and Mary, brothers-in-law Thomas, Jason and James, nieces and nephews Eamonn, Shane, Leanne, Emily, Evan, Kieran,and Ryan, her extended relatives, neighbours and friends; especially her friends and family at JULA House.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Ms Corcoran will repose in the funeral home of Dermot Ronan, Ballingarry Upper Ballingarry (SR), Thurles (R691) on Tuesday afternoon, March 19th, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, followed by removal to the Church Of The Assumption, Ballingarry Upper (SR) Thurles, on same evening.
Requiem Mass for Ms Corcoran will be celebrated on Wednesday morning, March 20th, at 11:30am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in the adjoining Church graveyard.
The extended Corcoran 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.
It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Friday 15th March 2024, of Mr Owen Brennan, Oakfield Drive, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by his parents Nora and John, brothers Mikey, Dick, Willie, Sean and Timmy, sisters Kathy, Mamie and Nora. Mr Brennan passed away suddenly, but peacefully, at his place of residence.
His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his sisters Bridgie, Julia, Ann, Theresa and Celia, nephews, nieces, grand-nephews, grand-nieces, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr Brennan will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles, [E41 CP59], on tomorrow afternoon, Wednesday, March 20th, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, before being received into the Church of St Joseph and St Brigid, Bothar-na-Naomh, Thurles at 7:45pm same evening.
Requiem Mass for Mr Brennan will be celebrated on Thursday morning, March 21st, at 10:00am, followed by interment immediately afterwards in the graveyard attached to the Church of St Patrick and St Oliver, Glengoole, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mr Brennan, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Brennan 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.
“You’ll never walk alone”
In ár gcroíthe go deo.
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