Thurles Information

Toxic Waste Slime Licker Candy Recalled Due To Possible Choking Hazard.

Product Identification: Toxic Waste Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy; pack size 57 ml EAN: 898940001016
Country Of Origin: USA

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland warn that the product “Toxic Waste Slime Licker Sour Rolling Liquid Candy”, is being recalled, because of a real possibility that the rolling ball may detach, which could in effect cause choking.
The implicated products can be identified by their barcode, (EAN: 898940001016).

A recall notices will now be displayed at all points-of-sale.

Action Required by manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, caterers and retailers:
Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale, and to display recall notices at point-of-sale.

Advice To Consumers:
Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.

“Truck” Returned To Stone Man On Liberty Square, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

The finial (from Latin: finis, meaning end), which originally donned the flag on the 1798 memorial statue when it was first erected on Liberty Square, Thurles in 1901, has now, at last been, replaced.

**Pic (1)**: **1798 Memorial Flag with finical replaced**.
**Pic (2)**: **Old picture showing original finical prior to accident**.

Accidently broken, together with the tip of the Arming Sword, during the erection of Christmas lighting some years back; while the Arming Sword tip was replaced, alas the finial was not and same vanished.

Back in the 19th century, this finial shape would have been better known as a “truck”, with its original purpose meant to keep a wooden flag pole from splitting.

At the very top of every flagpole can be found a finial, which is not just a decorative piece that users construct. Most finials today appear in the form of a gold ball and a few are observed as an eagle.
Back on September 16th 1898 the flag pole finial on the White House, latter located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. United States, was replaced by a patriotic eagle, same made of aluminium and coated in a gold anodized finish.

A finial ball is truly required for pole maintenance. A number of military flagpoles were at one time topped with gold-coloured eagles, but these proved impractical because flags would become entangled and torn, during high winds; hence the switch to spheres shapes, which eliminated this unnecessary waste and expense.

In the absence of the Stone Mans finical, many local people in Thurles believed the flag pole represented a pike, but of course it never was a pike.

The new finical is made from a left over piece of lime stone slab, which was used to replace a badly cracked piece of limestone previously, in Holycross Abbey, and carved by stonemason and sculptor Mr Philip Quinn.

Thurles Lidl Setting Environmental Standards.

Lidl the German international discount retail chain, headquartered in Neckarsulm, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, which operates over 12,000 stores worldwide, one of which is here in Thurles, Co. Tipperary; will shortly unveil a welcome return to what was once an old habit in Thurles Town.

The multinational shopping chain is expected to shortly unveil the introduction of reverse vending machines. Here in Thurles, following completion of work currently in progress; bottles and cans regularly dumped in hedges, ditches, along road sides or thrown over garden walls will soon become valuable commodities.

**Cans, dumped by careless individuals in Thurles, soon to be worth money.**

Customers may deposit their empty plastic bottles and drink cans and receive voucher credits to spend in-store, with each bottle or can deposited, earning its owner, between 10 and 15 cent per item deposited.

So the wheel, once again, comes full circle, with this situation returning to what it was in the past; returning empties for cash deposits, thus helping to tidy up our town and country landscapes.

Our congratulations to Lidl on this major initiative, which requires huge investment to introduce.

However, one wonders are we now so wealthy as adult individuals; so as to bother with garnering loose change in the form of our island’s abundant, discarded matter?
Perhaps, as before, children will grab hold and take advantage of this initiative to increase their personal sweet purchasing power.

Death Of Nellie Fennessy, Formerly Of Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, today Wednesday 11th October 2023, of Mrs Ellen (Nellie) Fennessy
(née Gardiner), Ballingarrane, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Poulacapple, Mullinahone, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her brother Michael and sisters Kathleen and Beatty; Mrs Fennessy passed away peacefully, while in the care of staff at Bon Secours Hospital, Collage Road, Co. Cork, surrounded by her loving family.

Her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her loving husband John, daughters Mairéad, Kaye and Elaine, sons-in-law Andy, Leonard and Eddie, grandchildren Emily, James, Mary, Ellen, Violet, Isabel, George and Oliver, brothers Jim, Jack and Eamonn, sisters Mary and Anne, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Fennessy will repose for Requiem Mass on Friday next, October 13th, at 12.00pm, in St. Mary’s Church, Irishtown, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, followed by interment immediately afterwards in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

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

The extended Fennessy 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. Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired, to South Tipperary Hospice Movement.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.

Closure Order Served On Tipperary Butcher Relating To Processed Food On Premises.

The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that two ‘Closure Orders’ were served on food businesses during the month of September, one of which was in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020. The Closure Orders were issued by Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE).

Two Closure Orders were served under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020 on:
(1) Xi’an Street Food (take away) (Closed activity: Part of the activities of its establishment be ceased, specifically the cooking of duck spring rolls), at No. 28 Anne Street South, Dublin 2
(2) Paul Tobin Butchers (Closed activities: the production and processing of all cooked and ready-to-eat food on the premises. This Closure Order does not affect the sale of raw meat), At No. 3 Abbey Road, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

Some of the reasons for the Closure Orders in September include; repeat failure to cook duck spring rolls thoroughly; food safety management procedures were not implemented; significant build-up of food debris, spillages and engrained dirt on the floor in the cooked/ready-to eat foods preparation area; the layout and size of the premises did not permit adequate separation between raw and ready-to-eat food handling operations; no designated sink was provided for washing food such as the vegetables used in the preparation of ready-to-eat coleslaw.

Commenting, Dr Pamela Byrne, (Chief Executive, FSAI), said that the issues resulting in the two Closure Orders in September related to failures in basic food safety and hygiene requirements.

“Consumers have a right to safe food. Under food law, it is the legal responsibility of food businesses to ensure the safety of the food they sell to the consumer is safe to eat. All food businesses must establish and regularly review a food safety management system to prevent instances of non-compliance and violations of food safety regulations such as these, which are only imposed when a significant risk to consumer health has been identified or when there are persistent, severe violations of food regulations,” said Dr Byrne.