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It was with great sadness that we learned of the death, today Thursday 1st December 2022, of Mr Paddy McGrath, Marlhill, New Inn, Cahir, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Killeenyarda, Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Mr McGrath, sadly, passed away while in the care of staff at the Bon Secours Hospital, College Rd, University College, Cork.
His passing is most deeply regretted and sadly missed by his loving family; his loving wife Noreen, daughter Deirdre, son Pat, son-in-law Eamon, daughter-in-law Rachel, grandson Dylan, sister-in-law Rita, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, kind neighbours and many friends.
Requiescat in pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr McGrath will repose at his place of residence in Marlhill, Newinn on Saturday evening next, December 3rd, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm.
His body will be received into the Church of Our Lady Queen, New Inn, on Sunday morning, December 4th to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:30am, followed by interment immediately afterwards in the adjoining graveyard.
For those who are unable to attend Requiem Mass for Mr McGrath, same can be viewed, streamed live online HERE.
The extended McGrath family wish to express their appreciation for your understanding at this difficult time and have made arrangements for those wishing to send messages of condolence, to use the link shown HERE.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam uasal.
The Tipperary Roads Policing Unit, carrying out patrols this evening, intercepted a vehicle for having a number of defects.
The driver later was arrested on suspicion of Drug Driving, after failing a drug test for Cocaine, using the new Garda DrugWipe apparatus.
Gardaí are deploying a new drug testing device for drivers as and from today, to coincide with the start of their Christmas and New Year Road Safety campaign.
This new apparatus will test for a wider range of drugs and will be used by every roads policing unit in our Republic, thus forming a central part of the garda campaign over the next six weeks.
The new test, as stated in the video shown above, can deliver, for the first time, results in around eight minutes and can test for cannabis, cocaine, benzodiazepines and opiates, as well as amphetamines and methamphetamines.
Meanwhile, yesterday, Tipperary Roads Policing Unit stopped a vehicle after it turned away from a checkpoint here in Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
It was found that the vehicle’s driver had never held a licence or insurance.
The vehicle was immediately seized, with a court appearance expected to follow.
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.
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.
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.
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