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“I see Thurles Municipal District Council has purchased a new sign, currently pointing in the right direction”, said I to Mikey Ryan, as we headed down Cathedral Street, for ‘The Arch Bar‘ yesterday, to drown a slight thirst.
“Surely everyone in Thurles and its environs knows where the feckin Swimming Pool is in Thurles, by now”, said a shocked Mikey.
“I would think it’s something to do with the sudden influx of foreigners coming into Thurles, from the Ukraine and other places”, said I, and then of course people might be attracted to come down from Dublin, on the train, to make use of the facility.
“Some local monkey will end up swinging out of that after sniffing a bit too much white powder some night” said Mikey “Anyway people would be better off paying no attention to those feckin council signs”.
“Why do you say that”, said I, somewhat confused.
“I’ll tell you why”, said Mikey, “a Thurles Garda friend of mine was sitting in his squad car, watching for speeding vehicles, near Two-Mile-Borris last week. He sees a car ‘puttering’ along at 3km and decides that this car is almost as dangerous as a speedering young lad, before pulling it over”.
As he walks up to the car a little old lady rolls down the window and asks “Is there something wrong officer?”
“Well, yes,” says my cop friend, “Why are you driving so slowly?”
“I’m following the speed limit,” says the little old lady, very confused “the sign back there says Turnpike 3km.”
“You’re mistaken ma’am”, said my cop friend “that sign was to tell you that the distance to the Turnpike is 3km, the speed limit here is 60km.”
“Oh deary me ,” says the woman very embarrassed, “I am so sorry officer, I promise I will pay closer attention to the signs in future.”
“At this point”, said Mikey, “the Garda notices the other passengers in the car; three other elderly women, all very pale faced and wide-eyed, clutching their armrests with white-knuckled hands”.
“Ma’am,” asks my now concerned cop friend “are your passengers alright? They look somewhat shaken.”
“Oh, they’ll be fine, dear,” says the elderly woman “we just turned off the M7 and M8, Dublin to Cork route, which said 259km.
The video viewed hereunder, demonstrates the six possible routes for a Thurles Walking and Cycling Scheme, envisaged for the town of Thurles, Co. Tipperary and announced yesterday.
Details not supplied in the announced plan yesterday include:-
- How many students from all levels of education within our school system actually use bicycles or walk to school? A majority of students use the school bus service, while many more are collected by cars, driven by their parents.
- Surely students will choose their own cycling or walking future route – based on the logical rule that the shortest distance between home and school, going and coming, “is a straight line”.
- Why is the final destination in all 6 routes, Bohernamona road, east of the town?
- Regarding Route (1), The Green Route; With narrow pavements on both sides of Friar Street currently serving pedestrians, how can space be introduced for a cycling route? Are we to remove car parking completely from that area?
- Has anyone driven up Mitchel Street recently? Currently there is not sufficient space for two cars travelling in opposite directions, to pass each other.
- Like Bowe’s Corner funding; did someone dream up this scheme to acquire capital from the National Transport Authority (NTA), latter who are allocating taxpayers money to Ireland’s local authorities, with a view to spending €289 million on walking and cycling infrastructure in 2022, at the behest of Minister for Transport Mr Eamon Ryan?
- Finally, does this mean that a cycle lane will be included on Liberty Square, whose enlarged stench ridden pavements are currently taken over by outdoor tea/coffee seating and alcohol sales.
We stand to be corrected on the date; but an exhibition possibly organised in 2009, in the early days of ‘The Source‘ building in Thurles, asked what would Thurles would look like in future years.
The above picture indicates one of the futuristic exhibits.
Alas, Tipperary County Council employed consultants, better known in the business as “Daydream Believers” to continue their previous successes in destroying the town centre, and choose to shy away from the wishes of public residents.
What will be interesting to watch, however, is the car-park area behind the soon to abscond Ulster Bank, when primary school pupils will return to the class room at an adjoining primary school.
Because of stupid restricted parking on Liberty Square; same now given over to those “Loading” and to “Taxi Ranks”, and with enlarged upgraded footpaths now surrendered for use as public houses and tea rooms operating between the showers, all car-parks remain full to capacity.
The major difficulties will now arise when parents return in September to attempt to pick up their small school kids.
Cahir Gardaí are appealing for witnesses to a serious collision between a motor vehicle and a horse, which has left a teenage driver in a critical condition in hospital.
Gardaí attended the scene of the collision, which occurred at approximately 11.55pm last night on the M8 at Cahir Abbey Upper, Cahir, Co Tipperary, between Junctions 11 (Cahir South) and Junction 10 (Cahir North).
We understand that a loose horse wandered out onto the motorway into the path of an oncoming motor vehicle.
According to Gardaí the male driver, who was in his late teens, sustained serious injuries and was removed to Cork University Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition.
Last night and this morning diversions were in place as forensic collision investigators conducted an examination of the collision scene.
Today, Gardaí are appealing to any person or road user who were travelling in the area with cameras (including vehicles with dash camera footage), to make same available to Cahir Gardaí.
Persons with information can contact Cahir Garda station at Tel. No.: 052 7445630, the Garda Confidential Line on Tel. No.: 1800 666 111 or indeed any Garda station.
A Tipperary resident who suffered a brain injury, latter having been knocked to the ground by a soapbox kart; following a downhill race in Roscrea, North Co. Tipperary, has settled a High Court action for €1.55m.
Mr Donal Walsh, aged 64 years, a retired army private, who had been acting as a ‘Steward’ at the Roscrea Soapbox Race, in Roscrea almost six years ago, was then walking back up the hill, where the racing had been taking place when a kart, knocked him to the ground.
Mr Walsh had sued the organisers of the Soapbox Race, Mr Shane Lee and Mr Eoghan Fogarty, latter with addresses in Roscrea, Co Tipperary, and Country Sports Ireland, with an address at Kilrea, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, as a result of the accident at the Soap Box Race in Roscrea which had taken place on September 11th, 2016.
Mr Patrick Treacy SC, instructed by Cian O’Carroll Solicitors, informed the High Court that the racing had finished, when it was decided to have one further run.
Mr Walsh had seen two karts pass him on Convent Hill, Roscrea, but a wheel had come off one of the karts, latter which then crashed in to him, knocking him forcefully to the ground; same collision resulting in him receiving a strong blow to his skull.
Mr Walsh lost consciousness and was immediately transferred to hospital, where it was discovered, he had suffered a brain injury.
Mr Justice Michael Hanna, approving the settlement, wished Mr Walsh and his family well.
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