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“Bricks through the window now,
Thieves in the night.
When they rang on her bell,
There was nobody there.
Fresh graffiti sprayed on her door,
Shit wrapped in a newspaper posted onto the floor.”
Extract from that wonderful poem “History”, by Carol Ann Duffy, DBE FRSL HonFBA HonFRSE.
A current decision by Dublin City Council planners to grant permission for a proposed demolition of yet another part of Moore Street’s 1916 battlefield site; latter to make way for another office block, has been described as “deplorable”. If relatives of the Signatories to the 1916 Proclamation and the Moore Street Preservation Trust expect help from Minister of State at the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Mr Malcolm Noonan, then forget it and for God’s sake don’t communicate, as we did, by email.
We base this assertion on the Ministers assistance in preventing the total destruction of the Great Famine Double Ditch, once situated at Mill Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Over the past few weeks we have continued to watch as officials of Tipperary County Council and Thurles Municipal District Council combined to further continue to wipe out Thurles History.
Watch the video hereunder and sigh.
You can see from the video, that despite threats of “COVER CCTV” detecting “ENVIRONMENTAL OFFENCES”; the most of these offences I might add, were done by Tipperary County Council and Thurles Municipal District Council, whose combined destruction of this area has continued unabated.
The old 1846/47 stone walls built by starving, emaciated men, have now been totally destroyed in favour of modern wire fencing. This same fencing has removed legal access to the lands on the southern side, of the now destroyed ditch area, formerly identified as Bohereen Keagh [translated from Irish to English ‘Blind Road’]
The old stile entrance appears to has been temporally replaced, with the worst effort at stone masonry that I and many others have ever witnessed. [Compare same with left section of stile built in 1846]. Sadly, none of the original faced stone work was retained. Dog walkers are now beginning to use the stile entrance as an area to dump dog faeces bags.
Thankfully, the perennial Common Spotted Orchid, despite every possible attempt to destroy it, has survived the cement post holes. Alas, other wild flowers have since been replaced by tarmac.
The promise by Councillor Seamus Hanafin in Press and Radio Statements of February 20th, 2022, to the more gullible of his electorate, has, as we suspected, never materialized.
His quote, lest our readers forget, “This coming week contractors will begin site preparation works on the pathway running from Monakeeba to the Mill Road through the double ditches. Some vegetation will be removed and illegal dumping cleaned up“.
Five months later, this filth and unsightly dumped rubbish remains in its entirety; some 3.5 years, after we first highlighted its existence, and today remains currently hidden, courtesy of Mother Nature’s green cloak, until next autumn.
Quite a few of the newly built houses, situated north of the destroyed Great Famine Double Ditch, are now occupied.
To demonstrate their ‘gratitude’, a few of these newly housed persons have already begun to rip numerous vast breaches in the new green chain link fencing, in their efforts to gain access to lands to the south side of the now destroyed Famine Ditch.
With council officials unable to fill a pothole in Thurles streets; same are unlikely to be able to control continued acts of local vandalism to the satisfaction of Thurles taxpayers.
It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday, Saturday 2nd July 2022, of Mr Richard (Dick) Delaney, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary and formerly of Holycross, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
In his 91st year; Mr Delaney passed away peacefully, while in the care of staff at University Hospital Limerick, (Previously in the care of staff at Caherass Nursing Home, Croom, Co. Limerick).
His passing is most deeply regretted by his loving wife Hilda, his daughters Catherine, Margaret (Loughlin), Hilda (Hanley) Anne (O’Neill) and son Joseph, sons-in-law Bernard, Tim and Mike, brothers Michael and Tom, sister Kathleen, grandchildren Billie, James, Michael, Sarah, Ayla and Mairead and husband Kieran, brother-in-law Junie, extended relatives, kind neighbours, carers and many friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr Delaney will repose at O’Donoghue’s Funeral Home, Kickham Street, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary from 6:00pm to 8:00 on Tuesday evening next, July 5th.
Requirm Mass will be celebrated in the Catholic Church of St. Oliver and Irish Martyrs, St. Oliver’s Square, Elm Park, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, at 11:30am on Wednesday morning; followed by interment immediately afterwards in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary.
[NB: Due to C-19 virus fears; those attending will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing, face covering, with no hand shaking.]
The extended Delaney 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.
It was with a great sadness that we learned of the death, yesterday, Friday 1st July 2022, of Mr Michael Butler, Moyne Terrace, Mitchel Street, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
Pre-deceased by his parents Philip and Bridget, sister-in-law Nuala, brother-in-law Jimmy; Mr Butler passed away peacefully after a short illness, while in the care of staff at Sacred Heart Nursing Home, Crosspatrick, Co. Kilkenny and St. Luke’s Hospital, Kilkenny City, Co. Kilkenny.
His passing is most deeply regretted by his loving family, sisters Anna and Betty, brothers Philip, Martin and Dermot, nephews, nieces, grand-nephews, grand-nieces, brother-in-law John, sisters-in-law, cousins, extended relatives, good neighbours and many friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr Butler will repose at Hugh Ryan’s Funeral Home, Slievenamon Road, Thurles, on Sunday evening, July 3rd, from 5:00pm to 7:00pm.
His body will be received into the Cathedral of the Assumption, Cathedral Street, Thurles on Monday morning next July 4th at 10:30am for to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:00am.
Interment will follow immediately afterwards in St. Patrick’s Cemetery, Moyne road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
For the many persons who would have liked to have attended the funeral service for Mr Butler, but due to distance or ill health are unable to do so; same can be viewed online HERE.
[NB: Due to C-19 virus fears; those attending will continue to observe strict adherence to social distancing, face covering, with no hand shaking.]
The extended Butler 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 dílis.
“There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who moil for gold……”.
A two line extract from “The Cremation of Sam McGee” – By Scottish poet Robert W. Service.
I went into the Thurles Branch of Ulster Bank today. It was my regular once a month visit, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Before I continue, may I confirm that I found the counter personnel at the Thurles Ulster Bank branch have always been and continue to be, appropriately qualified, extremely competent and very professional in their everyday dealings.
Regrettably, I cannot say the same for the Ulster Bank Group’s top management, latter who announced today, on Twitter, (at 11:47am) that counter services at their branches would close today, as of 1:00pm, and into the future.
Note: I as a customer was never directly notified.
Arriving in at approximately 1.15pm today, Friday, July 1st; with ESB and Internet accounts due, I was informed that I was not now entitled to remove money from my bank account, due to this new 1:00pm closure ruling.
I left the bank branch in Liberty Square, before returning a short time later following reflection, to seek a meeting with the branch manager. A short few minutes later I was served at the counter and my lodgement was accepted.
The next time, An Taoiseach, Mr Micheál Martin (leader of Fianna Fáil) and An Tánaiste, Mr Leo Varadker (Fine Gael TD – Dublin West), start to tell us how competition in the market place, here in Ireland, has been good for consumers; ask them ‘how come’.
How come our enlarged collection of banks were allowed to destroy this country; why numerous Internet Service providers and Electricity/Gas/ Petrol/Diesel suppliers, were all allowed to enter the market place and have metamorphosed into the most expensive distributers in Europe.
* Changes To Disabled or Invalid Parking In Liberty Square, Thurles.
* Thurles Municipal District Council Use Consultant To Decide Paint Colour For Liberty Square Businesses.
Picture shown above, indicate recent changes to Disabled or Invalid Parking in Liberty Square, Thurles. Initially sign posts identifying these parking areas [See Pic. I] were erected facing away from traffic [See Pic. 2] the wrong way. Now the same erected signs have been removed altogether [See pic. 3] and their postholes filled in with tarmac, [See Pic. 4].
Disabled or Invalided drivers, not familiar with the area, can now no longer find the spaces, shielded by parked cars.
But not to worry; once again it’s only taxpayers money.
On another matter; local press reports that Fianna Fáil Councillor Mr Seamus Hanafin has been informed by District Administrator Ms Sharon Scully (Templemore Thurles Municipal District Council) of a proposed Liberty Square painting scheme.
From the report we understand that Ms Scully informed council members that a consultant had drawn up a “pallet of colours”, which would be used and she was asking for expressions of interest by property owners on the half upgraded Liberty Square area of the town.
It is all about Liberty Square.
Meanwhile, local press makes no public mention of the stench of sewage being experienced by shop owners on the money side of Liberty Square (distinct from the ‘Sunny side’).
We understand, however, that a representative of Thurles Municipal District Council has called to the shops in question, [latter stretching from Emmet Street to Slievenamon Road], following complaints having been received by said council. According to two shop owners, they were informed to forward any further complaints to “Irish Water”.
We further understand, that at least one premises has contacted their landlord, regarding the issue.
One shop owner informed us that an Irish Water representative has since called, but couldn’t get any smell.
Perhaps his olfactory sensory neurons, which are found normally in a small patch of tissue high inside the nose and connected directly to his brain, were out of action at the time. Or perhaps the prevailing wind, blowing from a westerly direction, had failed to materialise on that given day.
Meanwhile, regardless of this stench; same akin to sewage, (according to my chemosensory system), Fianna Fail Councillor Mr Hanafin, [again according to Local Press] has stated that dereliction is a major problem in town centres across Co. Tipperary and the only way he could see out of it, was by the council issuing ‘Compulsory Purchase Orders’ on these properties, or else charging a ‘dereliction levy’ on property owners.
Cllr Hanafin, did not elaborate on what all the properties would be then used for, once ‘compulsory purchase’ had been undertaken by the council, using of course good old taxpayers money.
A listen, sure you have to be saying something when elected to a position of power within your community.
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