Thurles Information

Slievenamon River Walk – Victorian Pedestrian Entrance Retained Intact.

So nice to see the Victorian pedestrian entrance on Slievenamon Road, beside Lidl, professionally retained intact after it was moved some 3.5m (10ft) to widen the existing roadway.

I note the hand cut, capping stones are also in place this evening, covered in frost blankets, to protect the fresh concrete.

Unlike the Victorian stile entrance disaster, located entering the once Great Famine Double Ditch, on the Mill Road, (Hanafin’s Folly), destroyed by Tipperary Co. Council, under the stewardship of Mr Joe MacGrath; the pedestrian entrance on the Slievenamon Road entrance has been done by by someone, who can truly call themselves a professional stonemason.

Nice work by those responsible and hopefully the Victorian cast iron revolving gate will also be returned to its original place.
Thurles residents reading this article, will remember these 2 cast iron gates at both ends of the river Suir walkway, were beautifully restored by that once engineering master, the late Mr Wilbert Houben, back in the late 1980s.

In the meanwhile, we can expect to see motorcycles using the walkway, if same is left open.

NOTE: If you are using this walkway in the company of small children, please do take care, as young unsupervised children could easily run out onto the roadway, into the ever fast moving traffic on this section of the N62.

Citizenship Ceremonies 2022

The last of this years (2022) Irish Citizenship Ceremonies will be held on Monday next, December 5th, and Tuesday December 6th, in the INEC Killarney, Co. Kerry.

Those presiding over the ceremonies will include Minister of State Mr James Browne TD; Minister of State Ms Anne Rabbitte TD; retired High Court Judge Mr Bryan MacMahon and retired District Court Judge Mr Paddy McMahon who will confer Irish citizenship on some 3000 people.

On Monday, there will be three ceremonies at 11:00am, 2:00pm and 4:30pm. There will be one ceremony only on Tuesday at 11:30am.

Minister Mr James Browne will be presiding over Monday’s ceremonies and Minister Rabbitte will preside over Tuesday’s ceremony.

University Hospital Limerick, Serving Co. Tipperary, Most Overcrowded In November 2022.

Irish hospitals have recorded their worst November ever in 2022, with regards overcrowding, according to latest figures from the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO).

Over 12,624 people were unable to access a bed in Irish hospitals in November, with over 563 children left resting on trolleys.

As Tipperary politicians wander about aimlessly, making no effort to demonstrate leadership; the most overcrowded hospital in the Irish Republic was University Hospital Limerick, latter supposed to be serving North Co. Tipperary, with some 1596 patients without a bed over the 30 day period.

In second place was Cork University Hospital with 1334 patients; followed by Letterkenny University Hospital with 1108 patients; Sligo University Hospital with 783 patients and Galway University Hospital with 703 patients.

Meanwhile, the Minor Injury Unit in Nenagh, North Co. Tipperary was closed today, due to unclarified staffing issues. Patients in need of assistance were being asked to travel to Ennis hospital (119km [74mls] or 1hr 30min drive subject to traffic) or to St. John’s acute General Voluntary Hospital located in Limerick City, (some 110km [69mls] or 1hr 15min drive, subject to traffic).

This situation is no longer acceptable or indeed supportable in 21st century rural Ireland.

Thurles Man Stands Accused Of Fracturing Cheek Bone Of Cork Taxi Driver.

A resident of Thurles, Co. Tipperary, named as Mr Mark Beresford with an address at No. 41 Gortataggart, Thurles, Co Tipperary, who stands accused of fracturing the cheek of 52-year-old Cork taxi driver, latter named as Mr Willy Lufuluabo, has had his case adjourned in order to prepare the book of evidence.

The incident is understood to have occurred at Curraheen Road, Bishopstown, Co. Cork, over one year ago, on May 1st, 2021. You can read the background to this story HERE.

In order to prepare the book of evidence, Mr Justice Olann Kelleher (Cork City) has now put the case back for hearing until February 13th, 2023.

Initially, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) had stated that this case could be dealt with summarily at Cork District Court. However, Mr Justice Colm Roberts refused jurisdiction for summary disposal, having read the medical report on the taxi driver’s injuries, and refused to accept jurisdiction; stating the case was too serious and was a matter for trial by ‘Judge and Jury’ at Cork Circuit Criminal Court.

€8,000 In Drugs & Cash Seized In South Tipperary.

On Monday afternoon last (November 28th, 2022) at approximately 3.30pm; armed with a search warrant members the District Drugs Unit at Clonmel Garda Station carried out a search in the Moyglass area of Fethard, in South Co. Tipperary.

During the course of that search and pending analysis, drugs including Cannabis Herb, Cannabis jellies, Cannabis Resin and Magic Mushrooms, all with an estimated street value of some €5,500 were seized together with over €2,500 in cash.

A male was arrested and detained at Clonmel Garda Station, held under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984, before later being released pending submission of a file to the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, (DPP).

The search was conducted as part of Operation Tara, the goal of which is to protect communities from the scourge of illegal drugs in line with An Garda Siochana’s mission of Keeping People Safe.