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Death Of Winnie Forry, Formerly Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Sunday 29th October 2023 of Mrs Winnie Forry (née Martin) Killeen, Templederry, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her beloved husband Jerry, her parents Mary and Tommy Martin, her siblings, Josie, Tommy and Michael Martin and Paddy, Jim, and Jack Connors, Mary Stapleton and Alice Ryan; Mrs Forry passed away peacefully on Sunday 29th October 2023, in Queen’s Court Care Home, Windsor, aged in her 89th year.

Her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her nieces, nephews and extended relatives.

Suaimhneas síoraí di.

Funeral Arrangements.

Requiem Mass for Mrs Forry, followed by cremation will take place in England.
A Memorial Mass and the interment of her ashes, beside her late husband, will take place in Templederry at a date to be later decided.

The extended Forry 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.

Death Of Josie Kearney, Thurles, Co. Kilkenny.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Saturday, 23rd September 2023, of Ms Josephine (Josie) Kearney, Manchester, England and formerly Shravaralla, Clonoulty, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her parents Paddy and Margaret and her partner John; Ms Kearney passed away peacefully following a short illness.

Her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her loving son John and his wife Nicola, her adored grandchildren Grace and Ruairí, sister Mary (Dublin), brothers John (Thurles), Philip and Patrick (Clonoulty), brother-in-law Frank, sisters-in-law Margaret, Kay and Bridgit, aunt Mary, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.

Suaimhneas síoraí di.

Funeral Arrangements.

Interment has already taken took place in Manchester.

A memorial Mass will now take place in St. John the Baptist Church, Clonoulty, on Sunday morning next, November 5th, at 10:00am.

The extended Kearney 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.

Death Of Andy Byrne, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Monday, 30th October 2023, of Mr Andrew (Andy) Byrne, Ballycurrane, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Ruan, Upperchurch, Thurles, Co Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his wife Kitty, son Andrew, brother Sean and sister Sadie; Mr Byrne passed away peacefully, following a short illness, surrounded by his family and while in the care of staff at Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and staff at the Community Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his loving family; daughter Tammy, son Michael, grandchildren Paul, Andrew, Kayleigh, Tom and Daisy, daughter-in-law Linda, sister Eileen, nephews, nieces, brothers-in-law Jimmy, Dick and John, Kayleigh’s partner Bryan, Paul’s family Amy, Ben and Eimear, extended relatives, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Byrne will repose in Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on Thursday afternoon, November 2nd, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm, before being received into the Church of the Sacred Heart, Upperchurch, Thurles at 8:00pm same evening.
Requiem Mass for Mr Byrne, will be celebrated on Friday morning, November 3rd, at 11:30am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Moyne Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

The extended Byrne 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: Donations, if desired, to the Community Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles or Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary


In ár gcroíthe go deo.

Perhaps Love.

Perhaps Love.

Lyrics: Written by American Folk singer and songwriter, the late John Denver (Real name Henry John Deutschendorf Jr.).
Sadly Mr Denver lost his life on the 12th of this month October, 26 years ago, [1997], following multiple blunt force trauma; obtained when his light home built aircraft crashed into Monterey Bay, near Pacific Grove, California, USA.

Vocals: John Denver.

Perhaps Love

Perhaps love is like a resting place, a shelter from the storm.
It exists to give you comfort; it is there to keep you warm.
And in those times of trouble when you are most alone,
The memory of love will bring you home.

Perhaps love is like a window, perhaps an open door.
It invites you to come closer, it wants to show you more.
And even if you lose yourself and don’t know what to do,
The memory of love will see you through.

Oh, love to some is like a cloud, to some as strong as steel.
For some a way of living, for some a way to feel.
And some say love is holding on and some say letting go.
And some say love is everything and some say they don’t know.
Perhaps love is like the ocean, full of conflict, full of change.
Like a fire when it’s cold outside or thunder when it rains.
If I should live forever and all my dreams come true, my memories of love will be of you.

END

Annual Report Of Criminal Assets Bureau Published.

An Biúró um Shócmhainní Coiriúla Tuarascáil Bhliantúil – Criminal Assets Bureau Annual Report.

The Annual Report of the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) for the year 2022 has now been published. Same which can be found published HERE.

During 2022, the Bureau focused on all crimes which involved wealth acquisition and returned to the Irish Exchequer in excess of €6.3m million.

CAB seizures included cash, property assets, luxury cars, watches (including Rolex, Breitling and Hublot), together with items of clothing (Christine Louboutin shoes and Louis Vuitton bags). Further details can be found in the annual report.

In total, for the year 2022, the Bureau denied and deprived criminals of their ill-gotten gains to the sum of €6.359 million, and the value of assets under the new proceeds of crime cases commenced by the Bureau ranged in value from €9,718 to €1,948,147.

Internationally, the Bureau continued to liaise and conduct investigations with law enforcement and judicial authorities, throughout Europe and worldwide.

This included extensive cooperation with law enforcement agencies in Northern Ireland, including the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the National Crime Agency (NCA).

The 2022 Annual Report evidences the hard work and dedication of Chief Bureau Officer Mr Mick Gubbins and all of the staff and agencies involved in CAB.
Between the years 1996 and 2022, CAB has denied and deprived criminals of over €210 million worth of assets that have been returned to the Exchequer.
Of this, €35.5 million came under the ‘proceeds of crime legislation’, €169 million was from Revenue collections and over €5.8 million from Social Welfare recoveries.

In 2021 the Community Safety Innovation Fund, which reinvests proceeds of crime, same returned to the Exchequer by CAB, was returned back into communities, thus funding innovative local projects and building stronger and safer communities.

Local Divisional Asset Gardaí Profilers, trained by CAB, played an important role in every Garda division, provided information to CAB; becoming the eyes and ears of the Bureau while providing a vauable increased reach to all areas of this island.

An additional 37 Divisional Asset Profilers were trained in 2022, and extra training was provided for 130 existing Divisional Asset Profilers. At the end of 2022 the total number of Divisional Asset Profilers stood at 572 nationwide. In 2023 the number of Divisional Asset Profilers reached its highest level ever, in the organisations history, with over 600 Profilers.

In 2022 this total number included: 545 Gardaí; 19 Officers of the Revenue Commissioners engaged in Customs and Excise duties; and 8 Officers of the Department of Social Protection.