Or will weeping family members be digging a hole in some rural graveyard?
Almost four out of five road deaths occur on Irish rural roads; that is according to accurate figures released by the Gardaí and the Road Safety Authority (RSA) ahead of the August Bank Holiday occurring this weekend.
Up to yesterday, July 31st 2019, eight people have lost their lives on the rural roads of Tipperary so far this year 2019; while 11 tragically were killed in the full 12 months to December 31st of 2018.
Today, the RSA have stated that a 7% increase in road deaths during the first six months of this year is disturbing, with eighty-nine road users already killed this year (2019) compared to 2018.
Overall, last year (2018) had observed a decrease in Irish road deaths. Data available from January 1st through to December 31st of 2018, confirms that in total there were 139 fatal collisions nationally which resulted in 146 persons tragically killed. However, these statistics only represents two fewer collisions and 10 fewer deaths, when compared to similar data held for 2017.
Of these 146 deaths in 2018; 60 were vehicle drivers; 20 were vehicle passengers; 42 were pedestrians; 15 were motorcyclists and finally 9 were pedal cyclists.
The month of May 2018 saw the lowest number of road fatalities, with a total of 5 persons just needlessly killed. Largest number of fatalities took place during April 2018 with 17 deaths registered, while two month later, June 2018, a further 16 road deaths were recorded .
Sunday was the most dangerous day of the week to take your car on the road, with 32 deaths recorded on Sunday’s during 2018.
Please take it easy and thoroughly enjoy your long Bank Holiday weekend and sure we might see you on Tuesday, please God.
Halting Site and part of the new, modern, six-unit group housing scheme now being provided.
The High Court has made an order requiring members of the Travelling Community to vacate an unofficial halting site in Thurles Co. Tipperary by Tuesday, July 16th 2019 before 5:00pm on that date.
The orders were granted by Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds to Tipperary County Council, against eight named individuals; Mr William McCarthy, Ms Elizabeth McCarthy, Ms Mary Ellen McCarthy, Mr Jimmy McCarthy, Mr John McCarthy, Ms Winnie McCarthy, Ms Belinda O’Reilly and Mr Ned O’Reilly, whose presence currently residing at Cabragh Bridge, Cabragh, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, was found to allegedly constitutes a public nuisance.
Just last week, July 4th, Tipperary Co. Council obtained permission to serve short notice of court proceedings against the defendants. When the case returned before the High Court today, Mr David Humphries Bl, acting for the council, stated his client had served the proceedings on the defendants and were now seeking injunctions compelling the defendants to remove their caravans, mobile homes and any other vehicles from the Cabragh Bridge site, thus removing all obstructions from the R659 regional roadway.
Legal Counsel duly informed Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds that Tipperary Co. Council had offered the named defendant’s alternative accommodation at a nearby halting site, which had been ignored. Tipperary Co. Council, through their Council, also confirmed that this aforementioned offer of alternative accommodation will continues to remain open and available.
Defendants made no appearance at today’s Court hearing, and same will now be served with the court’s order, by Gardaí before 5:00pm tomorrow evening.
Eighth Road Tragedy In Six Months In Co. Tipperary
One man has been killed, and three others injured, in a single-vehicle collision here in north Co. Tipperary.
The collision occurred near Nenagh, on the Portroe to Garrykennedy road, at approximately 5.30am, in the early hours of this morning.
The male victim is understood to be in his 20s, and was pronounced dead at the crash scene.
Three other males; two aged in their 20s and one aged in his late teens, were taken to University Hospital Limerick, where we understand they escaped with non life-threatening injuries.
The scene has now been examined by Garda forensic personnel and the roadway has been re-opened to normal traffic. However, Gardaí are appealing for anyone with information, particularly those who may have travelled in that area at the time of the accident, and who may have dash cam footage; to contact Gardaí in Nenagh on Telephone No. 067-50450.
Garda figures show Tipperary had the greatest number of road fatalities, totalling 11, in 2018. The tragic death this morning now brings to 8, the number of persons who have lost their lives on Tipperary roads so far in the first 6 months of 2019.
Perhaps some member attending tomorrows meeting might bring it to the attention of Health & Safety officials that for some time a school warning sign on Abbey Road; is pointing in the wrong direction (See image above).
During our recent Local Elections here in Tipperary, the electorate choose, for the most part, to vote for “more of the same” and “more of the same” or even less, is most likely all the electorate can, in reality, honestly expect.
Cork County Council paid out €3.7m in footpath injury insurance claims of 22 local authorities in a two-year period. But did you know that our own Tipperary County Council, came home a strong second, doling out €2.8m in similar claims over this same period?
Pictures Left-Right(1) Paving around tree on Rossa Street Thurles: (2) Bulb not working in traffic light on Cathedral Street; (3) Traffic lights facing wrong direction in Parnell Street, Thurles. [Reported on April 2nd 2019 last]; (4) Paving around almost all trees on Liberty Square Thurles.
Cash strapped Local Authorities across Ireland are receiving more than 1,000 personal injury claims each year, caused by persons tripping and slipping on footpath surfaces. Examining these claims some €15.9m was paid out in 2018 for footpath injuries. The 22 councils in total received 1,336 claims in 2018, a 7.3% increase on 2017.
Here in Thurles, each day awakens to further accidents just waiting to happen through blatant neglect.
Approximately 10 days ago traffic lights out of action on Slievenamon Road in Thurles were repaired; however non-working traffic lights on Cathedral Street and Parnell Street, just yards away, have remained out of action since late March 2019.
Define ‘Neglect’:- A failure to look after; a failure to care for; failure to provide for; to leave alone or to abandon.
Define ‘Neglect’:- A failure to look after; a failure to care for; failure to provide for; to leave alone or to abandon.
This neglect / abandonment of basic, necessary services, together with, (and more importantly),health & safety issues, must immediately be addressed. We welcome all fair comment on these issues, granting a right of reply. What has Thurles Chamber of Commerce; Tipperary Co. Council; Mr Matt Shortt (Director of Services, Director of Roads, Transportation, Health and Safety) for the Templemore / Thurles Municipal Council; politicians and all our local elected public representatives, got to say on these serious matters?
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