Thurles Information

Death Of James Carey, Formerly Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Thursday 30th November 2023, of Mr James Carey, late of Mahon, Co. Cork, Farmers Cross, Co. Cork and Thurles, Co. Tipperary

Mr Carey sadly passed away unexpectedly, but peacefully, in the presence of his loving family while in the care of staff at Mercy University Hospital, Grenville Place, Cork.

His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his loving family: his wife Breda, son James and daughter Melissa, adoring grandchildren Megan, Tony, Alicia, Shianne, Josh, James, Aaron, Kaithlan, Tyler, James & Maiya, great grandchildren A.J., Kaiya and Savannah, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Carey will repose in Sullivan’s Funeral Home, Curragh Road, Turners Cross, Co. Cork, [T12 DV27] on Sunday afternoon, December 3rd, from 4:00pm to 5:00pm.
His remains will be receiced into the Church of the Holy Cross, Mahon, Co. Cork, to further repose for Requiem Mass on Monday morning, December 4th, at 11:00am, followed by cremation in The Island Crematorium, Rocky Island, Ringaskiddy, Co. Cork.

The extended Carey 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: No flowers. Donations in lieu, if desired, to Cancer Research.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Santa Claus Is Coming To Thurles Town, Co. Tipperary.

In a text message received from Mr Santa Claus, this evening we here at Thurles.Info can confirm that he is arriving here to Thurles tomorrow evening.

Please inform all children.

Tomorrow evening, December 1st 2023, will also see the annual turning on of the Thurles Christmas lights in both Liberty Square and the surrounding streets.

Those wishing to consult with Santa Claus, can call to his ‘Grotto’ in the local Tourist Office on Slievenamon Road, between 6:30pm – 7:30pm same evening, after the lights have been turned on.

Note: Mr Claus will also be in attendance again from 2:00pm until 4:00pm on Saturday December 2nd, 9th and 16th.

[Note: A charge of €3 per child, will insure a gift and sweets.]

EPA Publishes National Criteria Allowing For Safe Reuse Of Site-won Asphalt.

EPA Publishes National Criteria that allow for the safe reuse of site-won asphalt (road planings) as by-product.

The generation of construction and demolition waste needs to vastly reduce: the sector is responsible for over 50 per cent of all of Ireland’s waste.
The EPA new national by-product criteria supports the prevention construction waste and instead allows its reuse, as a lower-carbon alternative to virgin materials.
National by-product criteria will provide the construction sector with an efficient regulatory process to reuse road planings in the production of consistent and quality road surface products.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published National By-Product Criteria for Site-Won Asphalt (road planings) from road developments.

**Kickham Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary at 3:15 pm today**.

These criteria allow for the classification of road planings as a by-product, meaning it is not waste. The by-product can subsequently be used or placed on the market in the same way as virgin material. These criteria support waste prevention and facilitate the reuse of materials in new construction projects, in line with the circular economy.

There is a strong demand for secondary construction products in Ireland to support development of new infrastructure with a low carbon footprint. The criteria allow used asphalt to be remanufactured into new bituminous products for road building.

Commenting on the criteria, Mr David Flynn, Director of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Sustainability, said: “The publication of national by-product criteria for site-won asphalt is an important step for the ‘greening’ of Ireland’s construction industry.
The criteria will support waste prevention and circular economy ambitions, by tackling the generation of construction waste, the largest waste stream in the country, while encouraging the reuse of materials.
This is the type of progress needed if Ireland is to move in a meaningful way from the linear to the circular economy.”

The criteria provide a simple way to assess materials for re-use, and will support green procurement ambitions for road development projects.

Mr Warren Phelan, Programme Manager of the EPA’s Circular Economy Programme noted: “The publication of the national criteria show the EPA’s commitment to streamlining the regulation to support secondary products. The shift away from the assessment of case-by-case applications to national criteria, which is available to all producers, offers more regulatory certainty to the stakeholders involved. These criteria will introduce a level playing field for industry and introduce a single set of rules that are easy to implement.”

The EPA calls on relevant stakeholders in the construction sector to adopt and implement the new criteria.

Further information on the national by-product criteria and other initiatives of the circular economy programme are available on the EPA website, HERE.

Death Of Former Pogues Frontman Shane MacGowan.

It was with the greatest sadness that I learned this morning of the death of Mr Shane MacGowan Pogues frontman and songwriter at the age of 65. Mr MacGowan had been ill for some time.

I had the great pleasure of meeting and photographing Mr MacGowan on several occasions, both in his home town of Nenagh and topping the bill at a previous ‘Ned Of the Hill festival’, latter held in Upperchurch, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Born in Kent, UK, Mr MacGowan was the son of Irish immigrants Mr Maurice and Mrs Therese MacGowan; going on to front the band “The Pogues” from 1982 until their break-up in 2014.

Mr MacGowan had been receiving treatment at St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin for several months having had well-documented problems with drugs and alcohol, before being discharged on November 22nd last, to return home to spend time with his friends and family.

Mr MacGowan had formed the Irish punk band “Pogue Mahone”, [A derivative of the Irish phrase “Póg mo thóin” in English meaning “Kiss my Arse”], before later shortening same to “The Pogues”, in 1982, with the band releasing seven studio albums.

In 1988 the late Kirsty MacColl (1959-2000) collaborated with “The Pogues” for that most well-loved Christmas song ‘Fairytale of New York’, written by Mr MacGowan, which achieved the No.2 spot in the UK charts and today, within the UK and Ireland, same remains one of the best-loved of Christmas songs.

Mr MacGowan revealed he was diagnosed with encephalitis last year in a video posted to social media. [Encephalitis is an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed and swollen.] He had also confined to a wheelchair since 2015, having injured himself in a fall.

Garryard East, Silvermines, Nenagh, in Co Tipperary, the oft-time home of singer Mr MacGowan and his family, was offered for public sale on June 9th, 2017. This sale followed on following the death of Mrs Therese MacGowan, mother of much loved singer, following a single-vehicle road crash in North Tipperary, on January 1st 2017.

A statement by MacGowan’s spokesperson confirmed that he had died peacefully at 3:30am this morning, November 30th with his wife Victoria and sister Siobhán by his side.

Shane MacGowan is survived by his wife Victoria, his father Maurice and sister Siobhán.

In ár gcroíthe go deo.

Arrest & Car Seizures in Thurles Town.

Within the past 36 hours, Tipperary Roads Policing Unit, who were patrolling the town of Thurles, intercepted two vehicles within a short period of each other, following the use of their new “Integrated Traffic App” alert system.

Both vehicles were found and confirmed as having no insurance.

The New Integrated Traffic App give Gardaí more real-time data, thus allowing them to detect road users without Insurance and other offences.

In both of the above cases/traffic offences, vehicles were seized, with a court appearance to follow.

In another case within the past 12 hours, Tipperary Roads Policing Unit, again patrolling within the Thurles town area, intercepted a car after it drew their attention.
Following their interception, the driver was arrested on suspicion of Drug Driving, after a Drug Wipe test for Cocaine and Cannabis proved positive.