Thurles Information

Death Of Mrs Theresa Kelly-Walsh, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, today Thursday 14th March 2024, of Mrs Theresa Kelly-Walsh, Carrick Road, Mullinahone, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her husband Michael; Mrs Kelly-Walsh (formerly Kelly’s Shop), passed away peacefully.

Her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her sister Geraldine, brother Donal, sister-in-law Mai-Britt, niece Astrid, nephew Ivar, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Kelly-Walsh will repose at St Michael’s Church Mortuary, Mullinahone, Thurles on Saturday afternoon, March 16th, from 4:00pm, followed by prayers at 5:45pm.
Her remains will further repose for Requiem Mass at St Michaels Church, Kickham Street, Mullinahone, Thurles, on Sunday, March 17th, at 12:00 noon, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in St. Michael’s Cemetery, Killaghy, Mullinahone, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

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

The extended Kelly-Walsh 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 at all times.

Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis i dteannta na Naomh agus na n-aingeal.

Death Of Michael Dunne, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, today Thursday 14th March 2024, of Mr Michael Dunne, Ballycullen, Mullinahone, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Mr Dunne passed peacefully, while in the care of staff of St. Theresa’s Home, Cashel, Co. Tipperary.

His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his loving wife Margaret, daughters Josephine and Helen, sisters Mary, Agnes and Jackie, brothers Ray and Dick, son-in-law David, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, grandchildren David, Rebecca, Kevin and Maggie, nieces and nephew, extended relatives, neighbours and wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Dunne will repose in Brett’s Funeral Home, No 6 Kickham Street, Mullinahone, Thurles on Sunday afternoon, March 17th, from 5:30pm until 7:30pm same evening.
His remains will be received into the Church of St Michael, Kickham Street, Mullinahone, Thurles, on Monday morning, March 18th, at 11:15am, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am, followed by interment immediately afterwards in St Michael’s Cemetery, Killaghy, Mullinahone, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

The extended Dunne 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.

Death Of Marion Lawlor, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Wednesday 13th March 2024, of Mrs Marion Lawlor (née Kane), Liskeveen, Littleton, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Mrs Lawlor passed away peacefully at the Sacred Heart Nursing Home, Crosspatrick, Co Kilkenny.

Her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her son Patrick, grandchildren, brothers, sisters, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The remains of Mrs Lawlor will repose at Devitt’s Funeral Home, The Green, Cashel, on Saturday afternoon next, from 5:30pm until 7:30pm same evening. Mrs Lawlor will be cremated at a private family ceremony later.

The extended Lawlor and Kane 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 Acquired Brain Injury Ireland.

In ár gcroíthe go deo.

Death Of Lottie Doran, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Wednesday 13th March 2024, of Mr Loughlin (Lottie) Doran, Archerstown, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his parents John and Margaret and his sister Chris; Mr Doran passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family, while in the care of staff of Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, South Co. Tipperary.

His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his devoted wife Nora (née Fogarty, Leugh), daughters Margaret and Mary, sons John and Peter, grandchildren, brother Paddy, sons-in-law Freek and Conal, daughter-in-law Sinead, nieces, nephews, brother-in-law Michael (Fogarty), extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Doran will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on tomorrow afternoon, Friday March 15th, from 5:00pm until 8:00pm same evening.
His remains will be received into the Church of Our Lady and St Kevin, Littleton, Thurles on Saturday morning, March 16th, at 11:00am, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am, followed by interment immediately afterwards in St Mary’s Old Cemetery, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

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

The extended Doran 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.

National Robocode Champions 2024

A team of students from the University of Limerick have emerged victorious at this year’s National Robocode Competition which was held as part of the 2024 Games Fleadh at the Technological University of the Shannon (TUS), in Thurles County Tipperary.

**ICT Learning Centre Director Mr Clem O’Donnell with National Robocode champions Mr Lewis Ubebe, Mr Maksims Gerkis and Mr Nathan Ndlovu**.

The triumphant ‘UL_SeeSaw’ team, comprised of three Computer Science students from the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems (CSIS), namely Mr Nathan Ndlovu, Mr Lewis Ubebe and Mr Maksims Gerkis.

The team faced tough competition from other rival teams representing three higher education institutions in the region, TUS Thurles (Tipperary), TUS Moylish (Limerick) and the South East Technological University (SETU), (Carlow).

Robocode is an annual programming contest open to first year full-time undergraduate students. It provides a platform for participants to showcase their programming prowess and enhance their skills in graphical user interface (GUI) programming, application programming interface (API) usage, and Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Using Java programming language, each team develops strategies for their tanks, which must autonomously navigate the battlefield, dodging enemy fire while seeking out and eliminating opponents without manual intervention.

Mr Clem O’Donnell, Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) Learning Centre Director at UL, reflected on the victory, which he said highlights the University’s commitment to fostering students’ ICT skills and promoting active learning. He stated, “Since 2010, UL ICT students’ participation in this competition and other similar annual competitions has been organised and managed by the ICT Learning Centre as part of our aim to enhance and broaden the students’ ICT skill-sets, promote active and student-centred learning, and to promote ICT as a career path. We are very proud of our students’ achievement, given that UL’s last victory in this competition dates back to 2016.”

Speaking on behalf of the winning team Mr Nathan Ndlovu said: “I think Robocode is an amazing competition as it allows you to demonstrate your skills using API, and also gives you experience of using Java for other purposes – we are delighted with the win!”

This year’s competition featured one team from each of the four represented institutions, engaging in intense battles throughout the morning. UL_SeeSaw’s robotic tank navigated through individual skirmishes to reach the semi-finals, where they faced off against TUS (Moylish), prevailing in a nail-biting match with a score of 7-5. This victory propelled them into the final showdown against TUS (Thurles), where UL emerged victorious with a final score of 9-6.