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Death Of Jimmy Gleeson, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, today Monday 22nd January 2024 of Mr James (Jimmy) Gleeson, Drangan, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

In his 91st year, and pre-deceased by his loving wife May (Mullane), recently deceased son Pat, brothers Fr. John and Paddy, sisters Josephine and Bridget; Mr Gleeson passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family, while in the care of staff at Acorn Lodge Nursing Home, Ballykelly, Cashel, Co. Tipperary.

His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his sons James and John, daughters Mary Rita (Brennan), Ann (Broderick), Rosarii (Hourigan), sons-in-law Liam, Micheál and James, daughters-in-law Nicola, Maeve and Helen, adored grandchildren Stuart, Jamie, Jack, Conor, Danny, Enya, Lucy, Éabha, Ellie-May, Síofra, Sarah, Sophie, Jim and May, great-granddaughter Lily, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Gleeson will repose at his residence, (E41 XW62), on Thursday afternoon, January 25th, from 4:00pm to 8:00pm same evening.
His remains will be received into the Church of the Immaculate Conception, Drangan, Thurles, to further repose for Requiem Mass on Friday morning January 26th, at 11:00am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in the adjoining graveyard.

For those persons who are unable to attend Requiem Mass for Mr Gleeson, same can be viewed, streamed live online, HERE.

The extended Gleeson 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 hanam dílis.

Tipperary Marginally Below National Average In Pobal HP Deprivation Index.

Tipperary is marginally below the national average level of affluence, according to the 2022 Pobal HP Deprivation (Poverty) Index.

The Index, which is Ireland’s primary social gradient tool, found a nationwide improvement in measures such as employment and population growth, with levels largely returning to those observed in 2006, however persistent disadvantage remains for many communities.

Since the 2016 general election, County Tipperary has been a parliamentary 5 seater constituency that has elected to Dáil Éireann, 5 TDs, (Teachtaí Dála). In August last, 2023, an Electoral Commission, because of population increase, has recommended that Tipperary revert to a 2 x 3 seater constituency (6 TD’S), representing North and South Tipperary, in the next general election; same expected to take place at the latest in 2025, if not sooner.

Those 5 TD’S elected in the previous 2020 General Election, together with their vote counts are shown in the table hereunder.

Party [2020 General Election].Candidate. Vote Count.
IndependentMichael Lowry 14,802
Sinn FéinMartin Browne10,004
IndependentMattie McGrath9,321
Fianna FáilJackie Cahill7,940
LabourAlan Kelly7,857

The Pobal HP Deprivation Index uses data from Census 2022, analysing ten measures of an area’s levels of disadvantage. These include educational attainment, employment status and the numbers living in individual households. Almost 19,000 small areas, including 640 in Tipperary, (50-200 households) were indexed, leading to the development of a detailed map of the relative affluence and disadvantage.

Ms Anna Shakespeare (CEO of Pobal) has recently stated “The 2022 Pobal HP Deprivation Index is created to inform national policy and ensure that resources can be properly directed to where they are most needed. There has been an overall improvement for the majority of communities in Ireland, however we must also recognise that this is not being experienced equally.
At Pobal, we are committed to working on behalf of government to support communities to
combat disadvantage. This tool helps to create an understanding of the challenge of disadvantage and where it is prevalent, which is an important step towards achieving social inclusion for all.”

The 2022 Pobal HP Deprivation Index, is available on Pobal Maps HERE, (latter a free online Geographical Information System map viewer), which outlines the deprivation score for various geographic units such as county, constituency, electoral division or small area. Percentage data for the area is provided under a range of categories such as unemployment, educational attainment, and population change. The data can also be extracted for further analysis, through the geoprofiling viewer and compared between the
2022 Index Census and the three previous editions.

The two questions which now must be asked are:-

  • Why has Tipperary, with 5 Teachtaí Dála, been allowed to fall behind on the Pobal HP Deprivation Index?
  • Should the Tipperary electorate now change their choice of candidates, when it comes to voting in the 2025 General election?

Death Of Con Ryan, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Saturday last, 20th January 2024, of Mr Con Ryan (Stephens) Gortahoola, Drombane, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and late of Ardeen Nursing Home, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his sisters Alice and Mary, brothers John, Denis, Ben, Patsy, Michael, Stephen and Andrew; the passing of Mr Ryan is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his sister Chris, sisters-in-law, brother-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, kind neighbours, friends and the Ardeen Nursing Home Community.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Ryan will repose at O’Dwyer’s Funeral Home, Cappanleigh, Upperchurch on Tuesday evening from 6:30pm, before being received into the Church of St. Mary, Drombane, Thurles at at 8.30pm same evening.
Requiem Mass for Mr Ryan will be celebrated on Wednesday morning at 11:30am, followed immediately afterwards by interment in Clogher Cemetery, Clonoulty, Cashel, Co. Tipperary.

For those persons who are unable to attend Requiem Mass for Mr Ryan, same can be viewed, streamed live online, HERE.

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.


Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Death Of Mary Gleeson, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Sunday 21st January 2024, of Ms Mary Gleeson, Moyaliffe, Ballycahill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly Main Street, Templemore, Co. Tipperary.

While in her 100th year and pre-deceased by her sister Bridie (Gunn), brothers John and Mattie, niece Brenda (Duffy); Ms Gleeson passed away peacefully, in the care of staff at Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary; Ardeen Nursing Home Thurles, Co. Tipperary and Sue Ryder Homes, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her loving family; nieces Dympna (Colton) and Ita (Peters), nephews, Jim (Gunn) and Martin (Gunn), grand-nieces, grand-nephews, cousins, extended relatives, kind neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Ms Gleeson will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles (E41 CP59) on Wednesday afternoon next January 24th, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, before being received into the Church of St. Cataldus, Ballycahill, Thurles (E41 A978) at 7.45pm same evening.
Requiem Mass for Ms Gleeson will be celebrated on Thursday morning January 25th at 11:30am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in Moyallife Cemetery, Ballycahill, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

For those persons who are unable to attend Requiem Mass for Ms Gleeson, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.

The extended Gleeson 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.

Baby Can I Hold You.

Baby Can I Hold You. (Rock country).

Vocals: American contemporary folk artist Tracy Chapman.
Lyrics: American songwriter Tracy Chapman.

Baby Can I Hold You.

Sorry,
Is all that you can say,
Years gone by and still,
Words don’t come easily,
Like sorry, like sorry.
Forgive me,
Is all that you can’t say,
Years gone by and still,
Words don’t come easily,
Like forgive me, forgive me.
But you can say baby,
Baby, can I hold you tonight?
Maybe if I told you the right words,
Ooh, at the right time you’d be mine.
I love you,
Is all that you can’t say,
Years gone by and still,
Words don’t come easily,
Like I love you, I love you,
But you can say baby,
Baby, can I hold you tonight?
Maybe if I told you the right words,
Ooh, at the right time you’d be mine,
Baby, can I hold you tonight?
Maybe if I told you the right words,
Ooh, at the right time you’d be mine.
You’d be mine.
You’d be mine
.

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