Thurles Information

Thurles N62 Road Closure Due To Traffic Incident.

The N62 roadway from the junction of Clongour Road and Slievenamon Road remains completely closed off since lunch time today; due to a traffic incident, in the vicinity of Thurles Golf Club.
Only local traffic is being allowed into Monadreen, Willows and Rosemount housing estates.

The scene has been attended by Gardaí, ambulances and fire service personnel and motorists are being advised to avoid the area.
Diversions have been put in place.

Have You Lost Your Bankers Card? Please Check.

Attention Please.

A Bankers Card has been found in the vicinity of Kickham Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary this evening.

Same has been left into the Ely’s Centra Supermarket, situated at the Junction of Ikerrin Road and Kickham Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, [Eircode E41 XR66], for collection by the owner.

Note Please: Owner will be asked to identify themselves before the card can be retrieved.

Death Of Josephine Barry, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday, Saturday 25th November 2023. of Mrs Josephine Barry, (née Coughlan), The Willows, Thurles, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Fermoy Co. Cork.

Pre-deceased by her husband John T, sisters Nancy, Maura and Peg; Mrs Barry, while in her 102nd year, surrounded by her loving family, passed away peacefully in the care of staff at Milford Nursing Home, Castletroy, Co. Limerick.

Her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her family, Zita (Kennedy), Una (Cashman), Ann (Prendergast), Ursula (Smyth) and Tony, grandchildren Karina, John, Victoria, Sophie, Elizabeth, Chloe and Harry, her great granddaughter Isla, sons-in-law, Seamus (Kennedy), John (Cashman) and John (Smyth), daughter-in-law Barbara (Barry), niece Rona and nephew Dara, extended relatives, neighbours and many friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Barry will repose at Kennedy’s funeral home, Castlequarter, Borrisoleigh, Thurles, [E41 VX81], on Tuesday afternoon, November 28th, from 5:30pm until 7:00pm same evening.
Her remains will be received into the nearby Church of the Sacred Heart, Borrisoleigh, Thurles, on Wednesday morning, November 29th, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:00am, followed by cremation in Shannon Crematorium, Illaunmanagh, Shannon, Co. Clare, [V14 PV30].

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

The extended Barry 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: Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired, to Millford Care Centre Limerick.

Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis i dteannta na Naomh agus na n-aingeal.

Food Comparison: Which No Added Sugar Baked Beans are Best?

When we’re out and about shopping, savvy consumers these days engage in price comparisons in an effort to hunt out the best deals for our pocket. Those same savvy consumers would do well to consider engaging in food ingredient comparisons too, to hunt out the best deals for our gut.

You might think there’s little in the difference between one brand of food item over another, but when ingredients are compared, you may well discover that one is potentially much healthier than the other.

Thurles.Info recently posted about the free Yuka App which enables the public to scan barcodes and get an easy to read summary of what’s in your food.

Note: The Yuka App was created and launched in 2017 by the French team of Julie Chapon, François Martin and Benoit Martin. They wanted to create an easy way for consumers to find out what ingredients and nutrients were in our food.
It’s now estimated that over 10 million people use this App in France and the UK. It has even influenced a major French grocery shop chain, Intermarché, to change ingredients in 900 products following a drop in sales by consumers using the App and refusing to purchase products with various additives.

On a recent shopping excursion we used the Yuka App to compare one staple food item, found in almost every Irish cupboard – the tin of Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce.

***Question: Which No added Sugar Baked Beans are best?***

According to Yuka, Batchelors No Added Sugar Baked Beans are rated poor (49/100) because of the presence of E954 otherwise known as Saccharin, a hazardous additive associated with increased risks of certain cancers and cardiovascular disease if consumed in large quantities.
In comparison, Heinz No Added Sugar Baked Beans are rated excellent (84/100) with, according to Yuka, no hazardous additives present.
Bramwells No Added Sugar Baked Beans are rated excellent (90/100), also, with, according to Yuka, no hazardous additives present.

In two large supermarket chain stores checked today:
Three 225g cans of Bachelors Baked Beans (No Added Sugar) retailed for €3.29.
Three 200g cans of Heinz Baked Beans (No Added Sugar) retailed at €3.00.
Three 225g cans of Bramwells Baked Beans (No Added Sugar) retailed at €1.47.
A significant difference in price, but also a potentially big difference in health, while also proving “it pays to shop around”.

So savvy shoppers consider comparing prices AND ingredients when out and about bargain hunting. As the old adage goes: “health is wealth“.

FSAI Recall Tesco ‘Growers Harvest Garden Peas’ Due To Foreign Body Contamination.

Date: Saturday, 25 November 2023.
Category 1: For Action.
Alert Notification: 2023.32.
Product Identification: Growers Harvest Garden Peas product details.
Batch Code: See table shown below.
Country Of Origin: Unknown?

Best Before Date	Batch Codes	Pack size
Jan-25	23196, 23197, 23198, 23199, 23200	900g
Feb-25	23237, 23238, 23239, 23240	900g
Mar-25	23256, 23257, 23258, 23259, 23260, 26261	900g
Apr-25	23275, 23276, 23277	900g

Message: Tesco, on the advice of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), are recalling the above batches of ‘Growers Harvest Garden Peas’, 900g, due to the possible contamination of an unknown type of berry, which may therefore pose a risk to customers, if consumed.

Action Required:
Retailers: Retailers are requested to remove the implicated batches from sale and display recall notices at point-of-sale.
Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat the implicated batches.