Thurles Information

Compensation Package for Shannon-to-Dublin Water Pipeline.

Uisce Éireann agrees compensation package for Shannon-to-Dublin water pipeline.

**Part of Tipperary’s Lough Derg shore line.**

Uisce Éireann has reached agreement with the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) and the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA) on a voluntary compensation package for farmers and landowners along the route of its proposed Shannon-to-Dublin water pipeline.

The deal, which follows months of negotiation, marks a key milestone in the Water Supply Project. It includes upfront compensation payments for landowners affected by the pipeline’s construction and operation.

The public utility said the package reflects the project’s national importance while helping to mitigate its impact on farmland. It is now engaging directly with more than 500 landowners who were issued way-leave offers in July. If accepted, the agreements will give Uisce Éireann the rights to lay, operate, and maintain the underground pipeline in advance of a formal planning application.

The deadline for returning consent forms has been extended from September 23rd to October 7th to give farmers more time to consider the offer and seek advice.

A Strategic Infrastructure Development application will be submitted later this year.

Uisce Éireann argues the project is vital to secure future water supplies, citing the greater Dublin Area’s heavy dependence on the River Liffey, which serves 1.7 million people.

Programme Director Mike Healy said demand in the region is forecast to rise by 34% by 2044:
“This combination of a growing supply deficit and lack of resilience is simply not sustainable. This agreement is a major step towards delivery of this essential infrastructure, and we will continue to engage with landowners and communities along the route.”

Thurles Planning Alert From Tipperary County Council.

Application Ref: 2560354
Applicant: Rory O’Regan.
Development Address: Knockroe, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Development Description: construction of a new milk truck access road and for construction of a milking parlour, dairy and ancillary rooms, drafting and handling facilities, waiting yard, meal bin, water storage tank and underground slatted soiled water storage tank.
Status: Conditional.
Application Received: 24/04/2025.
Decision Date: 03/09/2025.
Further Details: http://www.eplanning.ie/TipperaryCC/AppFileRefDetails/2560354/0

Rodent Droppings Lead To Closure of McDonald’s Storage Unit.

Rodent Droppings Lead to Closure of McDonald’s Storage Unit in Drogheda.

A storage unit at McDonald’s in Drogheda, Co Louth, has been served with a closure order by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) after rodent droppings were discovered on shelving and food equipment.

An FSAI inspector’s report found that cleaning agents and disinfectants intended for use on food equipment were also stored in the same area, leaving them vulnerable to contamination.
The unit was also described as inadequately pest-proofed.

The closure order applied specifically to the storage unit at the side of the McDonald’s premises on The Waterfront, Rathmullen Road, Drogheda, Co. Louth.

Separately, here in Thurles, Co Tipperary, An Coimisiún Pleanála has upheld planning permission for a new McDonald’s Burger outlet. The restaurant is expected to be erected on the south side of Lidl Supermarket, along the Clongour Road leading out of Thurles town.

In all the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE) served eight Closure Orders and one Prohibition Order on food businesses during the month of August for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020.

Two-Mile-Borris, Thurles, Silver Jubilee Presentation.

**Pictured L-R:** **Mr Gerry Bowe** *(Chief Organiser)*, **Ms Bridie Keane**, **Mr **Michael** Keane** **and Very Rev. Fr. Joe Tynan P.P.** *(Knocklong, Co. Limerick)*

At a gathering of friends in Keane’s Oyster Bar/Restaurant, Kilrush Rd, Garraun, Kilkee, Co. Clare, on Sunday 7th September 2025, a presentation was made by Fr. Joe Tynan P.P. (Knocklong, Co. Limerick), to Michael and Bridie Keane and Family.

The presentation was to mark the occasion of the 25th anniversary of ‘Two-Mile-Borris Friends’, travelling to the West Clare Region.

This event was initially started by the late Mr Michael (Mick) Galvin, “The Shambles”, Two Mile Borris, Thurles, who was originally a native of Moyasta, Co. Clare.
Included in the photo above, on the left is Mr Gerry Bowe, chief organiser of the annual event down through the years.

Government Waiver Immigration Fees For victims Of Domestic Abuse.

Victims of domestic abuse will not be required to pay the immigration registration fee of €300.

The Irish government has signed into effect regulations to facilitate arrangements for survivors and victims of domestic abuse, which exempts them from immigration registration fees.

Under the immigration guidelines anyone who experiences domestic abuse and whose permission to be in Ireland is linked to the perpetrator of that abuse, can apply to the Immigration Service for a separate independent immigration permission.
Providing a separate and independent permission removes barriers for people to leave abusive relationships or unsafe family environments. The application for this permission is free and requests are dealt with sensitively by the immigration authorities.

When a person applies for a residency permit, they are required to pay a registration fee.
Exemptions from the registration fee are provided by law, while some survivors and victims were already exempt under the previous Regulations, the government has now amended these regulations to expressly include survivors and victims of domestic violence, granted an independent permission.

The government is committed to protecting victims and survivors of domestic, sexual and gender-based violence as a matter of priority and consequently encourages people to come forward and access State support services, where previously they may have been hesitant to do so.

Currently this €300 fee must be paid by all applicants, unless they are:

Under 18 years at the time of registration.
A spouse, widow or widower of an Irish citizen.
A civil partner or surviving civil partner of an Irish citizen.
A spouse or dependent of an EU national who has a residence permit.
A Programme Refugee or a person granted Refugee Status under Section 47(1) of the International Protection Act 2015.
A person granted Subsidiary Protection under Section 47(4) of the International Protection Act 2015.
A person granted Permission to Remain under Section 49(4)(a) of the International Protection Act 2015.
A family member reunited with a recognised refugee in Ireland under Section 56 of the International Protection Act 2015.