Thurles Information

State of St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Loughtagalla, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.

Two of societies golden rules remain as good today, as they have been in the past.

“What rules are they“, I hear you say.

* A person can check out the cleanliness of a hotel, by the state of its toilets.
* A person can check out a communities pride in its self, by the state of its local cemetery.

**State of St. Patrick’s Cemetery Loughtagalla, Moyne Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary**.
*Pic: G. Willoughby*.

While individual family graves in St. Patrick’s Cemetery Loughtagalla, Moyne Road Thurles are kept in pristine condition, maintenance under the control of Thurles Municipal District Council, leaves a lot to be desired.

[See image above of the area upon which people are being asked to walk in an effort to reach nearby family graves.]

It is also worthy of note that St. Patrick’s Cemetery, situated at Loughtagalla, Moyne Road, Thurles, is one of the very few graveyards in Tipperary which does not list those interred there on the internet, other than one very brief mention on the charity website Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

With people across the world anxious to trace their family histories, surely a website identifying graves in St. Patrick’s would greatly benefit in attracting tourists to an area where Tipperary Co. Council has deliberately and with great success, totally destroyed the town’s past existence.

Suspected Edibles Containing Synthetic Cannabinoids Seized By Nenagh Gardaí.

Yesterday, Gardaí in the Nenagh area of Co. Tipperary, carried out a series of searches, which resulted in the confiscation of a large quantity of Cannabis edibles; same suspected to contain synthetic cannabinoids. This was the second such known seizure in recent days, within Co. Tipperary.

Often labelled “not for human consumption” for liability defence; Synthetic cannabinoids are designed to be similar to Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and are a class of designer drug molecules which attempt to avoid legal restrictions on cannabis use.

The health effects from using synthetic cannabinoids can be unpredictable and harmful; even life threatening. Anyone who has a serious reaction to synthetic cannabinoids should call 911 or go immediately to their hospital emergency department.
Synthetic cannabinoids can cause severe illness including:- Heart Attack, Strokes, Kidney Failure, Breathing Problems, Seizures, Gastrointestinal Problems, Rapid Heart Rate, High Blood Pressure, Muscle Damage and sadly even Death.

A quantity of suspected cocaine was also seized, following these searches.

One male has now been arrested and detained at Nenagh Garda station.

Further investigations are continuing into the sale and supply of these products.

Winners Of 59th BT Young Scientist Announced.

The winners of 59th BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) have been announced.

Mr Shane O’Connor and Mr Liam Carew, both aged 19 and in sixth year at The Abbey School, Station Road, Tipperary, have won this years (2023) BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, with their project “Assessing the impact of second-level education on key aspects of adolescents’ life and development”.

**Shane O’Connor and Liam Carew being presented their award by Education Minister Ms Norma Foley and BT Managing Director, Mr Shay Walsh.**
*Picture : BTYSTE Twitter*

Their project entailed a three-year study, which covered the years of Covid (2020, 2021 and 2022), assessing students throughout those years in a longitudinal way, on the impacts of Covid, but also on the impacts of school on its students.

Professor Mr Joe Barry (Chairperson of the Social and Behavioural Sciences Group Judging Panel), described the winning entry as an extremely impressive undertaken survey.

As winners of the 2023 BT Young Scientist, Shane and Liam received the BTYSTE perpetual trophy and a prize of €7,500. They will now attend the 64th Annual London International Youth Science Forum this coming summer season.

Our sincere congratulations to pupils, teachers and The Abbey School, Tipperary.

Death Of Paul Twomey, Thurles, Co, Tipperary.

It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday Thursday 12th January 2023 of Mr Paul Twomey, Cluain Airne, Monadreen, Thurles, Co, Tipperary and formerly of Douglas, Co.Cork.

Pre-deceased by his father Patrick and brother Jerry; Mr Twomey passed away unexpectedly, surrounded by his loving family.

His passing is most deeply regretted and will be sadly missed by his heartbroken family; partner Tina, sons Kyle, Tristan and Nathan, daughter Rebecca, his mother Anna, sister Noreen, Tina’s sister Bridget and husband Paul, nephews, nieces, sister-in-law Ann-Marie, brother-in-law Stephen, aunts, uncles, extended relatives, neighbours, colleagues at Specsavers and Peake Villa, and many friends in both Tipperary and Cork.

Requiescat in Pace.

Funeral Arrangements.

The earthly remains of Mr Twomey will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles on Monday evening January 16th, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
His remains will be received into the Cathedral of the Assumption, Cathedral Street, Thurles, on Tuesday morning, January 17th, 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 Requiem Mass for Mr Twomey, same can be viewed, streamed live online HERE.

The extended Twomey 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: House Strictly Private.

Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis.

Commissioner Drew Harris Warns Of Sinister Agenda Causing Fear In Communities.

Attestation Of New Garda Members Welcomed At Templemore Co. Tipperary Training College.

24 Gardaí – 6 women and 18 men – attested in Templemore today.
Further recruitment campaign to be launched in the coming months to build stronger, safer communities.
1,000 new Gardaí to be recruited this year under Budget 2023.
200 recruits to enter Garda college every 11 weeks from next month.

The Minister for Justice, Mr Simon Harris TD, has welcomed the attestations of 24 members of An Garda Síochána at the Garda College, Templemore today, ahead of a significant acceleration of recruitment this year.

The newly attested members have now completed their training and will be placed in Garda Divisions throughout the country.

Minister Harris said: “I want to congratulate the recruits passing out in Templemore today. Their commitment to the security of the people of Ireland and to building stronger, safer communities is something which is to be commended and which we are all grateful for.
An Garda Síochána works tirelessly to ensure that people all over the country can go about their daily lives safely and securely. Much of this Trojan work goes unseen, and occasions like today’s attestation ceremony are important opportunities to recognise and acknowledge the efforts of our Gardaí.
In return, it is the role of Government to support the work of An Garda Síochána and my Department is committed to providing that support by way of unprecedented funding and strong legislation.
I particularly welcome that, from next month, we will see 200 recruits enter the college every 11 weeks to meet our target, funded in Budget 2023, of recruiting 1,000 new Gardaí in 2023.
In the coming months, we will launch a new recruitment campaign for An Garda Síochána to ensure we have a steady pipeline of recruits entering Templemore over the coming years.
I wish the new recruits every success in their careers.”

Budget 2023 reflects the commitment of Government to ensuring that our communities are safe and that An Garda Síochána has the resources required to operate effectively.
The budget provided by Government to the Garda Commissioner continues to increase to unprecedented levels, with an allocation of €2.14 billion for 2023.
In recent weeks, Minister Harris also announced an additional capital allocation of €21.5 million to support significant investment in a replacement helicopter and fixed wing plane for An Garda Síochána.

While recruitment was significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, today’s group of new recruits is one in a steady stream of groups which will continue to join the ranks of An Garda Síochána regularly throughout this year and the years to come.
The first recruits from the 2022 recruitment campaign will begin their training in Templemore soon and a new recruitment campaign will launch in the coming months.

Of the 24 attesting today, 18 are men, 6 are women, with 4 of the new recruits born outside of the Irish State.

Far-right individuals causing fear and concern within Irish communities.

Also in attendance and speaking at the garda graduation ceremony in Templemore, Co. Tipperary was the Garda Commissioner Mr Drew Harris. Speaking on RTE News this evening and referring to a number of demonstrations which have taken place recently, against the housing of refugees and asylum seekers in Dublin; Commissioner Harris confirmed that inquiries are ongoing into what he described as “a small number of far-right individuals”, who have and are using public protests to pursue their own sinister agendas, thus through misinformation are disrupting and causing considerable fear and concern within certain communities.

Commissioner Harris said that while most protests remain peaceful, Gardaí have become strongly aware of what is actually happening on the ground and also in the background. Gardaí are continuing their inquiries into these protest groups, who are known to have alternative motives. He further stated that such motives were being driven by prejudice and have a sinister agenda, adding that Gardaí will act when there is a breach of the criminal law.
Video footage of these protests, randomly shared on social media by individuals, regrettably, fails to explain what is truely going on behind the scenes.