Food Safety Authority of Ireland recall all foods from EB Food Essentials, due to production in, and/or sold from, an unregistered establishment.
Alert Summary dated Friday, December 12th 2025.
Category 1: For Action Alert Notification: 2025.70 Product Identification: All food products produced by and/or sold by EB Food Essentials, Coolanagh, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois. Please see table below for examples of some affected products, however, this is not an exhaustive list. All pack sizes are implicated. Batch Code: All batch numbers and all expiry dates.
Message: All food products produced by and/or sold by EB Food Essentials, Coolanagh, Ballickmoyler, Co. Laois are subject to recall, as they were produced in and/or sold from an unregistered establishment, which is not subject to official controls. Recall notices should be displayed at point-of-sale.
Nature Of Danger: The food was produced in and/or sold from an establishment that was not subject to official controls, and as such, it is not possible to confirm the food was manufactured in compliance with all relevant food safety legislation. Therefore, as a precaution, the implicated products are being recalled to ensure consumer safety.
Action Required:Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, caterers & retailers: Retailers: Same are requested to remove the implicated products from sale and should display recall notices at point-of-sale. Wholesalers/Distributors: are requested to contact their affected customers and recall the implicated products and provide a point-of-sale recall notice to their retailer customers. Consumers: Consumers are advised not to eat any products from EB Food Essentials.
Tipperary parking shake-up to go to consultation in early 2026, with Thurles calls growing to scrap charges.
A countywide overhaul of parking charges and permits across Tipperary’s nine pay-parking towns is due to go to public consultation in early 2026, after councillors examined proposals at a series of workshops aimed at “harmonising” how parking is managed from town to town.
The characterisation of Thurles town centre as “just a drive through area” reflects ongoing public concerns about traffic congestion and the impact of traffic management schemes on the town’s future vitality.
The nine towns currently within the Council’s eParking/pay-parking system are Thurles, Cahir, Carrick-on-Suir, Cashel, Clonmel, Nenagh, Roscrea, Templemore and Tipperary Town.
What’s in the proposals (as currently outlined)? Three-tier classification: the nine towns would be grouped into Tier 1, Tier 2 or Tier 3, with a different pricing structure depending on classification. First 20 minutes free: the plan would introduce a formal 20-minute free-parking period in each town when implemented (reported for September 2026). Charging hours: parking charges are proposed to apply 8.30am–6.30pm, every day except Sunday. Permit overhaul: reforms are proposed for the full range of permits, including categories such as residential and visitor permits, alongside other permit types. Off-street incentives and local “return” of revenue: the outline includes lower charges for off-street parking and a new approach to how parking income is used locally (with towns retaining a share of additional revenue above an agreed baseline). Submissions urged: the public are being encouraged to make submissions, seeking calls for one hour duration in free parking, rather than 20 minutes.
Why Thurles is central to the debate.
Despite Tipperary County Council initiatives framed as boosting Thurles town-centre trade and footfall (including measures such as time-limited free parking promotions), local retailers have long argued the centre cannot compete with shopping centres offering easier/free parking. They say that, following recent town-centre parking changes and the loss/uncertainty around key capacity, shopper activity has increasingly gravitated towards Thurles Shopping Centre and LIDL on Slievenamon Road, to the detriment of town-centre shops, because sufficient convenient parking has not been maintained with recent upgrading.
In Thurles, the conversation is being shaped by a series of recent town-centre parking and traffic changes, including:
A push to increase short-stay turnover in central areas, following concerns that all-day parking by workers was squeezing out shoppers.
Ongoing controversy around plans linked to Liberty Square, where parking spaces have been a recurring flashpoint.
The introduction of updated local rules under Thurles Municipal District Parking Bye-Laws 2025, adopted by elected members and brought into effect in April 2025.
Pressure on supply from the loss/closure of key town-centre parking, including the Munster Hotel car park closure, Market Area and The Source closures, alongside other long-term reductions referenced locally (reported as over 100 spaces).
“Abolish charges altogether” – the emerging Thurles position. Against that backdrop, the argument being made by some in Thurles is straightforward: because the town centre has already absorbed significant disruption and a tightening of parking availability, parking charges should be abolished altogether rather than “rebalanced.” There is precedent for this stance in the Liberty Square context, with calls previously made for parking charges to be suspended in Thurles during major works to help protect footfall.
What happens next ? The Council is expected to publish consultation details in early 2026, allowing residents, traders and commuters to lodge submissions on:
the tiering model,
the free-parking period,
charging hours and enforcement,
permit eligibility and pricing,
how parking income should be reinvested locally.
Tipperary County Council already uses its online portal to run formal public consultations on matters of upgrading and parking bye-law proposals, however, the petty exercise of same authority, by minor officials is perceived only as a “tick box” exercise, rather than a meaningful tool for future public consultative policy development.
Pre-deceased by her beloved husband Mick, parents Martin and Alice, brothers Dick and Billy, brothers-in-law Conor, Bishop Laurence, Pat, Jim and John, sister-in-law Maggie; Mrs Ryan passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family.
Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; loving sons Kevin, Joe, Colm and Aidan, daughter Alison (Laffan), daughters-in-law Suzanne, Deirdre, Breda and Kerrie, son-in-law Eddie, sisters Ailish (Ryan) and Pauline (Jennings), brother Michael, her 13 cherished grandchildren and great-grandson, brother-in-law Matty, sisters-in-law Kitty, Mary, Mae and Birdie, nephews, nieces, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
For those persons who would wish to attend Requiem Mass for Mrs Ryan, but for reasons cannot, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Ryan and Quinn families 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: Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired, to Irish Kidney Association in memory of Mrs Marie Ryan (née Quinn)
The Government is to publish new legislation that will allow An Garda Síochána to use biometric recognition technologies, including facial image analysis, in the investigation of serious crime; matters relating to State security and missing persons cases.
The Garda Síochána (Recording Devices)(Amendment) Bill 2025 will provide a clear legal basis for the retrospective analysis of images and footage already in Garda possession, such as CCTV and mobile phone recordings. The technology will allow Gardaí to sort, filter and compare relevant images far more quickly than is currently possible.
This move will save Gardaí thousands of work hours and speed up complex investigations where officers can currently spend months manually reviewing large volumes of footage. It is also expected to reduce the exposure of Garda members to distressing material, particularly in cases involving child sexual abuse and human trafficking.
The use of biometric analysis will be tightly controlled and operate only as an investigative tool, with no automated decision-making. All results will be reviewed by a trained Garda member, and use of the technology must be necessary and proportionate in each case.
The Bill also provides for a statutory Code of Practice, to be drafted by An Garda Síochána in consultation with stakeholders and approved by the Oireachtas. The Code will set out detailed safeguards, including strict data protection and human rights standards, and will be published to ensure transparency.
The Government has separately approved the drafting of a General Scheme to provide for retrospective and live biometric identification, in line with the EU AI Act, including for use in missing persons investigations and in protecting the security of the State and protecting those at risk.
Lyrics and Vocals:American non-traditional country music singer/songwriter Alan Jackson.
Alan Eugene Jackson.
Merry Christmas To Me.
Merry Christmas To Me.
Today I took some paper from the closet, And wrapped the wedding ring you left behind, And I addressed it to the man who vowed to love you, And on the little card, I wrote these words inside.
Chorus. Merry Christmas to me, Just one gift beneath my tree, For the fool who let you leave, Merry Christmas to me.
Then I sat down in my chair and thought about you, About the many reasons why you’re gone, And I opened up the present that I gave to me, And realized how much it hurts to be alone.
Chorus.
I’m the fool who let you leave, Merry Christmas to me.
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