Thurles Information

Death Of Ann Stewart Formerly Co. Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, on Saturday 5th August 2023, of Mrs Ann Stewart (née Hayes), Cabinteely, Co. Dublin, and formerly of Ballinteer, Co. Dublin and Co. Tipperary.

Mrs Stewart sadly passed away on August 5th 2023, following an illness most bravely fought, and while in the care of staff at St. Vincents University Hospital, Dublin.

Pre-deceased by her loving parents Patrick and Nonee and her brother Martin; her passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by her family; Fiona, Lorraine, Edele, Marty and Bobby, grandchildren Eva, Lola, Dylan, Trajan, Jenson, James & Hannah, her sisters Angela, Helen, Margaret, Noreen, Mary and Kathleen, her brothers Willie, Pat and John, sons-in-law Robert and Gary, extended relatives, neighbours and friends. .

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mrs Stewart will repose at the Brian McElroy Funeral Home, Crumlin Village, Crumlin, Dublin, on Friday afternoon from 5:00pm until 7:00pm same evening.
Her remains will be received into the Church of St. Agnes, St Agnes Road, Crumlin Village, Crumlin, Dublin 12, to further repose for Requiem Mass on Saturday morning at 10:00am, followed by interment, immediately afterwards, in the Old Church Yard Cemetery, Ballingarry, Co. Tipperary.

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

The extended Stewart 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 by request. Donations in lieu, if desired, to the Irish Cancer Society.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a h-anam dílis.

Death Of Davy Harold, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

It was with a great personal sadness that I learned of the death, on Sunday 6th August 2023, of Mr David (Davy) Harold, Corbally, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

His passing is most deeply regretted by his heartbroken family; beloved son Cillian and his mam Collette and brother Andrew, mother Marian, father Tom, sister Norma, brothers Seamie and Tossie, nephews, nieces, sisters-in-law Janette and Monika, brother-in-law Con, his close friend Shirley, uncles, aunts, cousins, extended relatives, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Harold will repose in Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on Friday afternoon, August 11th, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm same evening.
His remains will be received into the Cathedral of the Assumption, Cathedral Street, Thurles, on Saturday morning, August 12th, at 10:30am, to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:00am, followed by a Cremation Service in Shannon Crematorium, Illaunmanagh, Shannon, Co. Clare, at 3:00pm.

The extended Harold 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.

In ár gcroíthe go deo.

By Failing To Plan, You Plan To Fail.

The blog read “Excuses By Tipp Co. Council’s Chief Executive & Thurles District Administrator” was first published by Thurles.Info on May 11th 2023 last and referred to the failure by Thurles Municipal District Council to clean drains blocked since February 20th, 2022 and earlier. Read HERE.

One day earlier, on Wed, May 10th, Ms Sharon Scully (Thurles Municipal District Administrator), in an email sent to me stated; See [C] “…… all gullies in the town are on a ‘rotation list’ for cleaning. However the network is susceptible to flash flooding of this nature. Locations as listed below will be examined.”

There is no *“rotation list”* for blocked drains in Thurles, above drains have been blocked since 2020. In all 6 pictures shown above, *‘**accumulated** **indiscriminate littering**‘* is not the cause of the gully blockages, but rather clay from builders and gravel from unrepaired road surfaces. Example: See one blocked drain on corner of Clongour Road, near Lidl supermarket, which was recently resurfaced, having been blocked since 2020.

Mother Nature has warned us here in Thurles, specifically over the past two years, to expect excessive rainfall in the years ahead.

A review of Ms Scully’s “rotation list” for gully’s is now needed; if drains are not unblocked with the frequency needed to match our excessive rainfall. Flash floods need a solution, if rainfall continues to become more and more a feature of life for both residents and businesses in Thurles.

To put it simply, blocked drain + lots of rain = trouble.

Meanwhile, in the email forwarded to Ms Scully, also on May 11th, 2023, asking for certain further clarifications shown hereunder; to date no reply has been received.

Email sent read: Please now also let my readers & myself have your thoughts regarding other issues shown via the following links:-

[1] http://www.thurles.info/2023/04/22/possible-bus-shelter-for-thurles/.
What was the total cost of the full installation of the new carparks traffic barrier system including shelters, and CCTV cameras, same referred to as ‘Checkpoint Charlie’– and was there any money refunded following its hasty removal.

[2] http://www.thurles.info/2023/05/10/kickham-street-thurles-co-tipperary-saga-part-i/
When will repairs be undertaken on Kickham Street. Note: According to Councillor Ryan, (Littleton) same is due for reconstruction in September 2023.

Incidentally, the very recent pedestrian crossing lights issue on Cathedral Street, was fixed, (Motorists and pedestrians thank you), but alas, having used their spanner to correct this issue, sadly no one had a spare light bulb to replace that which had failed to operate.

Again no gain to Thurles residents from paying increased property tax charges.

Policy Paper On Restorative Justice Published.

The Minister for State with responsibility for Law Reform and Youth Justice, Mr James Browne T.D., has today published the Department of Justice’s policy paper on Restorative Justice.

The Programme for Government Our Shared Future makes the commitment to “work with all criminal justice agencies to build capacity to deliver Restorative Justice, safely and effectively”. Publishing this policy paper, entitled Promoting and supporting the provision of Restorative Justice at all stages of the criminal justice system, works toward fulfilment of this pledge.

Publishing the paper, Minister Browne said; “This policy paper is a culmination of a body of work carried out by the Department since the 2020 Programme for Government was published. At the same time, it signposts the next steps for continuing to ensure the safe and effective delivery of Restorative Justice initiatives, and sets out a roadmap for present and future attainment of the highest standards in this area.
In light of the clear and positive benefits of Restorative Justice to victims, offenders, and the State, and mindful of the opportunity to increase current levels of provision of Restorative Justice services, the path forward that this paper identifies – to strengthen existing capabilities within current structures – provides the best prospect to make the most significant impact with the greatest efficiency.”

Restorative Justice aims to enable all those affected by an offence to participate actively in repairing the harm done and to find a positive way forward. Restorative Justice is now legislated for, and widely used, in many countries throughout the world. In Europe, a recent legal framework supports making Restorative Justice available with all offences and at all stages of the criminal justice process.

Most recent figures for Ireland, prepared by Restorative Justice Strategies for Change (RJS4C: Ireland), estimated that the total number of Restorative Justice cases reported was 1,056 in 2020. While initial figures have been produced for 2022, they do not yet include youth cautions. After removing youth cautions from the relevant previous year figures, while they show a slight increase for 2022 (413) based on 2021 (395) and 2020 (340), they are significantly down on the 2019 figure of 721.

Minister Browne further stated: “It is reasonable to conclude that Ireland is yet to use Restorative Justice to its maximum potential, and that the use of this process would increase greatly if it is more widely available. To that end, the very title of this paper is indicative – Promoting and supporting the provision of Restorative Justice at all stages of the criminal justice system. And, at all stages, our unwavering commitment to continued improvement, toward achievement of this goal, will remain.”

Thurles Curate Fr. Vincent Stapleton Appointed Diocesan Chancellor & Secretary.

**Thurles Cathedral, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.**

The following transfers and appointments have been announced by Cork born, Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, Most Rev. Kieran O’Reilly, DD.:-

(1) Congratulations to Roman Catholic Curate Rev. Fr. Vincent Stapleton, (Thurles and Bothar-na-Naomh), who has been appointed Diocesan Secretary and Chancellor. Fr Vincent will continue to reside in Bothar-na-Naomh, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

(2) Congratulations to Rev. Fr. James Walton PP, (Ballybricken and Bohermore), who has now has been appointed as Parish priest to Gortnahoe and Glengoole, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Both new appointments will take effect from Saturday, August 26th next, 2023.

(3) The Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly also welcomes two priests from the Diocese of Mutare, Republic of Zimbabwe, Southern Africa.

Fr. Francis Mudungwe and Fr. John Makoni have now been assigned to the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly, by the Bishop of Mutare, Bishop Paul Horan, O. Carm, latter a native of Drangan, Co. Tipperary.

Archbishop O’Reilly has stated that he was delighted that an agreement, between the two dioceses, will now see benefits affecting both dioceses and he now extends a warm welcome to both Fr. Francis and Fr. John, while wishing them both well in their new ministries in Co. Tipperary.

Fr. Francis Mudungwe will take up his ministry as CC in the parish of Templemore, Clonmore and Killea; while Fr. John Makoni will take up his ministry as CC in the parish of Cashel and Rosegreen.