Road crater at Lognafulla, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. Pic: G.Willoughby.
The many persons driving, travelling from the west side of Thurles, and having visited St. Patrick’s cemetery on Moyne Road east of Thurles, same on the return journey are being advised to take great care. A large deep crater exists outside the Mace Supermarket at No. 10 Mitchel St, Lognafulla, Thurles, Co. Tipperary. A partially submerged plastic bollard may currently mark the spot. [See picture immediately above.]
Meanwhile; on the Dublin Road, travelling west, at Wrensborough, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, east of Ronayne’s Homevalue Store; an even larger crater currently exists. Pedestrians using the footpaths at both of these locations are being asked to take care to avoid flying stones and airborne mucky water. Stupid attempts to fill these identified water-filled craters, using cold tarmac, are obvious, as shown in the attached pictures. [See pictures immediately above.]
Failure to provide proper public lighting in the area of Thurles Shopping Centre. Pic: G.Willoughby.
Take care also, both motorists and pedestrians; in the area of the raised roundabout, outside Thurles Shopping, Centre, situated on Slievenamon Road, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, (N62) on the south side of the town, the public lighting in this area has not worked for many months. While much of the Thurles public lighting system has remained burning 24 hours each day over many previous months, the failure to ensure that a public lighting exists on this N62 section, which boasts 2 marked, but unlit and uncontrolled pedestrian crossings, now demonstrates a total lack of care by officials and Councillors, employed at the Thurles Municipal District Offices. Christmas Eve saw dangerous interaction taking place between blinded motorists and large numbers of rushing pedestrians, in this new Thurles town centre area, at Slievenamon Road. [See picture with burned out light fixture, inset, immediately above.]
Efforts by Tipperary Co. Council engineers, same intended to slow traffic, while increasing pedestrian safety in Thurles, are proving costly for local taxpayers.
Photographs hereunder, taken today, show lights on two busy pedestrian crossings, situated on Parnell Street (comprising an area of the N62 & R498), totally eradicated; one outside Thurles Credit Union offices and the other just below the main entrance to Semple Stadium, at the busy junction of Bohernanave.
The directional signage for the village of has also been adjusted. Same image can be viewed on Slievenamon Road (N62) at the junction with Thomond Road and Fianna Road.
Of course all of this destruction is being caused by high sided vehicles forced to mount footpaths, while attempting to pass each other on strips of roadway not fit for purpose. All of these issues are being caused by poor, below standard, planning within Tipperary Co. Council’s engineering department.
Further evidence of this poor engineering ability can be viewed HERE and HERE and HERE and HEREetc. etc.
We wonder are road engineers graduating too soon from colleges, with little or no real project work being undertaken? Perhaps the problem is more the fact that lecturers engaged in giving such training, themselves lack on-the-job experience.
Meanwhile, 25 years later, after Thurles Council’s first submission for a town road bypass; local, elected representatives have failed dismally to obtain funding for a bypass for Thurles town, and now we hear same issue may be included as part of the 2040 National Development Plan.
With two elected TD’s living in the town, (one of whom, Fianna Fáil’s Mr Jackie Cahill, latter who claims to have “the ear of Micheál Martin”), now twenty five years later, Thurles is viewed as the “poor relation” of other towns in the county; as continued waste of taxpayer’s money, by Tipperary Co. Council, continues unabated, while our Local Property Taxes (LPT) increase.
Tipperary Roads Policing Unit while conducting a speed checkpoint, along the M8(Motorway) over the past number of days, detected a vehicle speeding.
The driver subsequently failed the new roadside “DrugWipe 6 S test, which indicted the presence of cannabis.
A passenger in the vehicle also was found to be in possession of cannabis. The cannabis was confiscated and the driver was arrested on suspicion of Drug Driving.
The victim, named locally as Mr Tony Cullen, sadly lost his life, while just a short distance from his home in the area.
Mr Cullen, who was unmarried, and who had spent his career in the Defence Forces, before retiring more than 10 years previously; worked as a barman in the area and was well known to village residents. He had left a pub in the village shortly before the accident occurred, with the driver of the offending vehicle failing to remain at the scene of the accident.
Gardaí continue to appeal for witnesses to come forward as they investigated the death.
A male motorcyclist has sadly lost his life, following a collision with a lorry in South Co. Tipperary.
The fatal crash occurred on New Road, Lisronagh, Clonmel at approximately 10:00am.
The body of the motorcyclist, a man understood to be aged in his 40s, was removed to Tipperary University Hospital.
The road was closed this morning and diversions were put in place, as Gardaí awaited the arrival of forensic collision investigators. No other injuries have been reported.
Gardaí continue to appeal for any witnesses to come forward, and are asking that any road users who may have dash camera footage, while travelling on New Road, to make same immediately available.
Gardaí are particularly looking to speak with a number of motorists who may have been present at, or driven past, the collision to make contact with them.
Any person with information is asked to contact Clonmel Garda Station, Tel: 052 617 7640, the Garda Confidential LineTel: 1800 666 111, or indeed any Garda Station.
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