Thurles resident and Tipperary Fianna Fáil TD Mr Jackie Cahill has announced that he will not contest the upcoming General Election. In a statement last night, Mr Cahill said he had made this decision following health advice.
Mr Cahill stated that being an effective TD requires a great deal of time and energy, and he believes that both personally and professionally he would be unable to continue to make this commitment to his electorate for another five years period.
Prior to becoming a TD, Mr Cahill served on Tipperary County Council from 2014. From 2020 last, he has served as the chair of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee and was previously the national president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association.
Fianna Fáil will now begin a candidate replacement selection process and will be in contact with members in the North Tipperary/North West Kilkenny in relation to his successor.
We understand that the current three party government leaders have agreed that the general election will take place in 2024. However, the Tánaiste Mr Micheál Martin has ruled out any formal voting pact between coalition partners. Fine Gael has appointed former Laois Offaly TD Ms Olwyn Enright as its national director of elections. Ms Enright said she expects the party will have between 75 and 80 candidates running in the next election, with 71 candidates already selected across 41 constituencies.
‘Monsters, Misfits and Mayhem’, from all over counties Tipperary, Clare and Limerick’s Mid-West Region will gather, before descending on Bunratty Castle & Folk Park this October Bank Holiday Weekend (October 26th-28th), as the County Clare visitor attraction becomes transformed into a haunted Halloween village.
The traditions and superstitions of ‘Samhain’ will be on display during the October Bank Holiday weekend with Halloween games, ghostly characters, witchcraft, a Bed of Nails, tarot reading, street entertainment, and Haunted Train rides past ghosts, grim reapers, and zombies that will appear from the shadows throughout the 26-acre folk park.
Ms Marie Brennan, (Events Manager at Bunratty Castle and Folk Park), commented, “Our Halloween event is hugely popular with people from across the Mid-West Region and beyond. We are very excited about welcoming everyone back to Bunratty, where history meets the haunted.” “It is an eerie time of year, and we have pulled out all the stops to create an unforgettable experience full of fun, frights and festivity for the whole family,” added Ms. Brennan.
Age-old Halloween traditions will be re-enacted at the Golden Vale Farmhouse where the Bean an Tí will speak about the types of food that typically would have been eaten in Samhain and recall the peculiar superstitions of the time. The Farmhouse also will host Halloween-themed fun with traditional games such as Bobbing for Apples, Blind-Man’s-Buff and Snap Apple.
Adult visitors will be invited to step back in time at a Victorian-era parlour séance, where the secrets of the past will be unveiled as the spirits of the departed are summoned. The Wicked Wake will be hosted in The Shannon Farmhouse where the resident MacNamara family will mourn the loss of their beloved Mickey, whose ghostly presence suggests he has unfinished business in the land of the living.
Visitors can experience a re-enactment of a Witch Trial each day at 11.00am, 12.00 noon, 2.15pm, and 3.30pm, by following an angry mob from the village street to Ardcroney Church. Meanwhile, a bewitching duo will take up residence in the kitchen of the Loop Head Farmhouse, where mysterious concoctions will be brewing.
At Corry’s Pub on the Village Street, Bunratty’s resident seanchaí Mickey Joe will recount fables of Samhain and hair-raising tall tales passed down through the generations. Other performances include Halloween puppetry with Konor Halpin each day at 11.30am, 1.00pm, 2.30pm, and 4.00pm in the Village Street Alleyway; Escapologist Monsieur Gusto will showcase his juggling, escapology, and acrobatic skills on October 28th, and fun and frightening frolics with Dracula King of Vampires, The Minister of Death, Escaped Convicts, and Mad Musicians.
The Red Devil and the King of the Vampires will lurk in the shadows ready to pounce at a moment’s notice, The Talking Head guarantees to entertain and frighten guests at the Mountain Farmhouse, Dr. Jekyll’s surgery will open its doors for anyone who is brave enough to enter, a shrinking illusion will be on display in the Castle’s basement, and the Bed of Nails returns this year in the Castle’s Torture Chamber.
Visitors to Bunratty Castle also will get to see the deadly dungeon and monstrous murder hole and meet Maleficent’s Wicked Sister.
‘Monsters, Misfits and Mayhem’ takes place from 10.30am to 1.30pm and 2.00pm to 5.00pmeach day from Saturday October 26th to Monday October 28th.
In her 99th Year and predeceased by her husband Ned, son Paddy, daughter Geraldine, sisters Margaret and Ellen and brother Tommy; Mrs Bowe passed away peacefully in the presence of her family, while in the care of staff at Fennor Hill Care Facility, Urlingford, Co. Kilkenny.
Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; Josephine, Tommy, Marian, Michael, twins Pierce and Eamonn, Martina and Gerry, sons-in-law, daughters-in-law, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.
The extended Bowe family 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: House strictly private.
Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis i dteannta na Naomh agus na n-aingeal.
Pre-deceased by his parents Michael and Bridget, his brothers Joseph, Michael and Noel, sisters Mary and Carmel; Mr Dunne passed away peacefully while in the presence of his loving daughters.
His passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family daughters Sharon and Jayne, their mother Valerie, grandchildren Heather, Evan, Jack, Kerrie and Saphra, sons-in-law Allen and Enda, brothers Seamus, Brendan and Eugene, sisters Eileen, Kathleen and Claire, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, neighbours and a close circle of friends.
For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mr Dunne, same can be viewed streamed live online, (Link to follow later).
The extended Dunne family 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.
Pre-deceased by his loving parents Elizabeth and Séamus, Liam, Noel and Jim; Mr Farrelly passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family.
His passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family; wife Christina, sons Paul and Matthew, daughters Cliona and Caroline, Cliona’s partner Jamie, Paul’s girlfriend Sarah, grandsons Donnacha and Harry, brothers Gerard and Kevin, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, former colleagues in An Garda Síochána, neighbours and many good friends.
His funeral cortège will leave his residence on Wednesday morning, October 23rd, at approximately 10:30am to be received into the Church of Our Lady and the Guardian Angels, Sallins, Co. Kildare, (W91 E7F3), arriving at 11:00am, to further repose for Requiem Mass, followed by private family cremation.
For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mr Farrelly, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Farrelly family 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: House strictly private. Family flowers only. Donations in lieu, if desired, to the Irish Cancer Society
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