Thurles Information

Death Of Martin Doherty, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, today Thursday 1st February 2024, of Mr Martin Doherty, Hillview Drive, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his parents Larry and Jane, brothers Paddy, Larry, Jack and Billy, sisters Peggy, Mary and infant Kitty; Mr Doherty passed away peacefully, following a long illness most bravely borne, while in the care of Staff of Ardeen Nursing Home, Thurles.

His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his loving family; wife Josie (née Tierney, Blakefield, Gortagarry Toomevara), daughters Mary-D (Ryan) and Geraldine (Hassett), sons Liam, Declan and Adrian, adored grandchildren and great-grandchildren, sons-in-law Tom and William, daughters-in-law Maria, Martina and Fiona, nephews, nieces, sisters-in-law Jane, Bridget, Pam, Chris, Eileen and Breda, brother-in-law Jim, extended relatives, former colleagues in Thurles Sugar Factory and the Cathedral Choir, good neighbours and many friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Doherty will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on Friday afternoon, February 2nd, from 5:00pm until 7:00pm same evening.
His remains will be received into the Cathedral of the Assumption, Cathedral Street, Thurles on Saturday morning, February 3rd, at 10:30am, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:00am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in St Patrick’s Cemetery, Moyne Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

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

The extended Doherty 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.

Benefits Of New Deposit Return Scheme

Deposit Return Scheme goes live from today.

Protect our Environment.
Reduce Litter and Waste.
Circular Economy Initiative.
Achieve EU Recycling Targets.

From today, drinks sporting the new Re-turn logo (See Image) should start to appear in shops and supermarkets across Ireland. (Do check containers for Re-turn logo.)

Purchased containers will be required to pay a deposit in addition to the price of the drink product. The empty and undamaged container can then be returned to any participating shop or supermarket in order to obtain your initial deposit back.

A deposit of 15 cents will apply to every container from 150ml to 500mls inclusive, while a deposit of 25 cents will be required for containers over 500ml up to 3 litres.

Anything over 3 litres will not attract a charge, thus it is believed it is possible that the new scheme could spell an end to 2 litre bottles with drink manufacturing companies moving to larger 3 litre bottles. Since the deposit applies to all bottles and cans between 150ml and 3 litres per each container, the sales of large multipack minerals (slabs), same now generating an extra cost of €3.00 per 20 container pack, may also dissipate.

Any dairy drinks products in plastic containers or cartons, such as milk or yogurt drinks, are excluded from this new scheme.

Remember: Refunds can be used against any store-bought purchase or issued in cash.

Undeclared Milk In Batch Of Oishi Wheat Cheese Flavoured Crackers From China.

Food Safety Authority of Ireland warning.

Alert Summary Dated Thursday, 01 February 2024.
Allergy Alert Notification: 2024.03.
Allergen: Milk.
Product Identification: OISHI wheat crackers with cheese flavour.
Batch Code Best before: 17/07/2024.

Message:
The above batch of OISHI wheat crackers with cheese flavour are being recalled as it contains milk which is not declared in the list of ingredients.
This may make the batch unsafe for consumers who are allergic to or intolerant of milk.

St Brigid, Imbolc & Co. Tipperary.

February 1st is St Brigid’s Day, the feast day of Ireland’s Patroness Saint, St Brigid. In pre-Christian times February 1st was also known as Imbolc or Imbolg, the ancient festival marking the beginning of spring. February 1st and the Imbolc celebration marked the halfway point between the winter solstice (Yule) and the spring equinox (Ostara).

**Church of St. Joseph and St. Brigid, Bóthar-na-Naomh, Thurles, Co. Tipperary**

The goddess Brigid was considered one of the most powerful Celtic gods, the daughter of the Dagda, the oldest god in the Celtic pantheon Tuatha du Danann.

Historically, the traditions were widely observed throughout Ireland, with Imbolc one of four ancient seasonal festivals, together with the other three; Beltane, Lughnasadh and Samhain.

Many scholars opine that when Ireland converted to Christianity, it was hard to convince people to get rid of their old gods, thus the goddess Brigid was adopted into Christianity as St Brigid.

It is interesting to note that ‘Imbolg‘ derives from the old Irish word ‘imbolc’ meaning “in the belly”, indicating that the seeds of spring were beginning to stir in the belly of Mother Earth. Therefore one could be forgiven for wondering if there could be an association with the word Imbolc and the numerous Sheela na Gig’s located across Co. Tipperary and indeed Ireland; which we now hope those involved in Tourism promotion will take on board. View Here.

Since 2023, St Brigid’s Day has become an annual public holiday here in the Republic of Ireland and so we wish all our readers a very Happy St Brigid’s Day.

Waste By Tipperary Co. Council Officials Continues.

Three men arrived on Kickham Street, Thurles on Monday January 9th last, their target to fill craters caused by one miserable shower of rain. It was the second visit by Co. Council employees to the street in just 15 days.
On Monday last they came armed with a new piece of machinery, namely a pickaxe.
I fool you not, the purpose of the pickaxe was to try out a new modern engineering technique, same never before used on a busy 3 year old disintegrating road surface.

**Filling the potholes on Kickham Street, Thurles, for the second time in 15 days**.

The technique involved on Monday last was to make the existing road craters deeper, using the new pickaxe to loosen the area lying below the non existing road surface, before filling the craters, once again, with cold tarmac.

Our forensic team here at Thurles.Info have spent two days debating the logic behind this new technique being used by the gentleman featured in the centre of the picture above.

Questions being asked include:-

Is this technique being used to allow the vast puddles of rain water, permanently lodged in these craters, to escape into the hard stony subsoil?
Was the pickaxe operator working under the instruction of Ms S. Scully (Thurles District Administrator) or Mr Tomas Duffy (District Engineer) or Mr M. O’Connor (Director of Services Roads and Transportation), or maybe Mr J. MacGrath (CE Tipperary Co. Council) or indeed all of the afore named?
Some of our forensic team are of the opinion that it may have been a gold digging operation. [Remember the lyrics of the song “Mountains of Mourne”, They don’t sow potatoes nor barley nor wheat, but there’s gangs of them diggin’ for gold in the street”.
Where is Tipperary County Council’s new Velocity Patcher equipment, purchased in November 2023? I am sure I read somewhere under a photo of Mr MacGrath (Chief Executive of Tipperary County Council) stating: “Our continuous advancement towards modernising our works programme delivery is greatly benefited by the purchase of these new vehicles over the past three years”.

These Velocity Patcher machines certainly haven’t been engaged in physical activity on Kickham Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, latter the now forgotten rural Tipperary town, boasting two resident TD’s, both supporting the present Irish government.