Thurles Information

Gardaí To Host Property Marking Event In Hollyford, Tipperary.

Tipperary Town Gardaí will host a property marking event in Hollyford Village, Co. Tipperary, on Thursday next, February 16th, between 11:00am and 2:00pm.

NOTE: Persons attending, wishing to have property marked on the day, are asked to please ensure they have their Eircode with them.

**Picture courtesy of An Garda Síochána**.

The machine can mark car trailers, chainsaws, and many other pieces of machinery found attractive to those persons with uncontrollable ‘sticky fingers’.

Property theft remains one of the biggest security challenges facing Ireland today. Every year within every community in Ireland, households and small businesses experience the trauma of being the victim of such thefts and every year hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of stolen property continues to be recovered from criminals. Alas, all too often there is no way of identifying the rightful owner of such property.

What is Property Marking:

Property Marking involves a community led crime prevention program run in partnership with the county-based Joint Policing Committees, Local Authorities and community organisations, particularly Community Alert and Neighbourhood Watch groups.
This approach has already been tested in a number of counties in Ireland and has been found to be extremely successful.

The program involves marking property with the owner’s Eircode number, which is a unique identifier. The mark that is made on the property is a physical mark which is etched into the property. It is very difficult to remove and can be repeated a number of times on the one item.

The mark is made by a specially designed machine which embosses the property item with small dots in the pattern of your Eircode.

Death Of Joan Egan, Formerly Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death today, Thursday 9th February 2023, of Mrs Joan Egan (née Cahill), Kilvemnon, Mullinahone, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, and formerly of Gortnahoe, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by her parents William and Hannah, brother Noel, sister Alice, nephew Damien and niece Caroline; Mrs Egan passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, while in the care of staff at Archersrath Nursing Home, Uppertown, Co. Kilkenny.

Her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her adoring daughter Lisa, son-in-law Darragh, grandchildren Alanah, Ava and Will, brothers Tom, Seamie and Dick, sisters Catherine and Brid, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, her companion Ned, Lisa’s father William, extended relatives and a wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Egan will repose at Doyle’s Funeral Home Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny on Saturday afternoon, February 11th, from 5:30pm until 7:30pm same evening, before being received into the Church of the Sacred Heart Gortnahoe, Thurles, at 8:00pm.
Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Sunday morning, February 12th, at 10:30am; followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in the Mill Cemetery, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny.

The extended Egan 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.

Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis.

American Composer Burt Bacharach Passes Away.

American legendary composer, record producer, songwriter and pianist Mr Burt Freeman Bacharach (1928 – 2023) passed away yesterday, of natural causes, aged 94 years.

One of the most important composers of 20th-century popular music, he composed hundreds of pop songs, often in collaboration with fellow lyricist Hal David, which he met at the Brill Building in New York City, and thus began their writing partnership which included:- ‘The Story of My Life‘; – ‘Make It Easy on Yourself ‘; – ‘This Guy’s in Love with You‘; – ‘Raindrops Keep Fallin’ on My Head‘; – ‘I Just Don’t Know What to Do with Myself‘; – ‘Wishin’ and Hopin‘; – ‘Walk on By‘; – ‘Always Something There to Remind Me‘; – ‘What the World Needs Now is Love‘; – ‘What’s New Pussycat?‘; – ‘The Look of Love‘; – ‘I Say a Little Prayer‘; – ‘Do You Know the Way to San Jose?‘; – ‘They Long to Be Close to You‘, – ‘Arthur’s Theme (Best That You Can Do)‘ and ‘That’s What Friends Are For‘.

Among his lifetime achievements were Six Grammy Awards; Three Academy Awards; The George and Ira Gershwin Award, for Musical Achievement; An Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music; The Thornton Legacy Award USC; National Academy Of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), New York Heroes Award; and The Polar Music Prize, latter presented in Stockholm by His Majesty King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden.

In his private life Mr Bacharach was married four times. His first wife was Paula Stewart for five years (1953–1958). His second marriage, to actress Angie Dickinson, lasted 15 years (1965–1980). The couple had a daughter (Nikki Bacharach), latter who died of suicide in January 2007, at the age of 40.
His third marriage was to lyricist Carole Bayer Sager, which lasted for nine years (1982–1991) during which they adopted a son named Cristopher Elton Bacharach.
His fourth wife, was Jane Hansen, whom he wed in 1993. Together they had two children, a son named Oliver and a daughter named Raleigh.

His autobiography, ‘Anyone Who Had a Heart‘, was published in 2013.

In ár gcroíthe go deo.

March 2023 €200 Energy Credit To Proceed Despite Call By European Central Bank To Desist.

The current roll-out, by the Irish Government, of €200 energy credits for March is now expected to proceed, despite instructions from the European Central Bank (ECB), for Ireland to roll back cost-of-living supports.

An Tánaiste, Mr Micheál Martin has stated that the call by ECB boss, Ms Christine Lagarde, will not affect the March payment, same the third payment since October last, but said that the Government must look again to intervene next winter, should inflation rates require further intervention.

Mr Martin confirmed that the Finance Minister, Mr Michael McGrath, together with Public Expenditure Minister, Mr Paschal Donohoe are both working on recommendations to place before all three party leaders, to discuss and approve in the coming days, on the expiry dates at the end of February, for all cost-of-living measures put in place, just last year.

He further confirmed that there would not be a ‘cliff edge’ ending to the measures, but government would continue to examine all past cost-of-living evulations; to determine which ones if any should be continued, while keeping an eye on the full year, including the coming winter of 2023.

While calling on energy companies to pass on lower costs to consumers; the Finance Minister Mr McGrath pointed out that while he would consider calls by the ECB to roll back cost-of-living supports, any extension of future measures would remain a national decision.

Death Of Michael Butler, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, today Wednesday, 8th February, 2023, of Mr Michael Butler, Lisheen Terrace, Mitchel Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Pre-deceased by his beloved wife Mary and son-in-law Albert; Mr Butler passed away peacefully in his 89th year, while in the care of staff at Esker Rí Nursing Home, Clara, Co. Offaly.
His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his loving family; children Michael, Siobhan and Francis, daughters-in-law Maria and Joan, granchildren Andrew, Stephen, Holly, Heather, Tommy and Jack, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, staff and friends both in Esker Nursing Home and Thurles.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Butler, will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on Friday afternoon on February 10th, 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 11th at 10.30am, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:00am.
Interment will take place immediately afterwards in St. Patrick’s cemetery, Moyne Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

For those of you who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mr Butler, same can be viewed, streamed live online HERE.

The extended Butler 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.