Ms Maura Barrett, (Cashel Library) reports on two upcoming events:-
Event No.1
Following on from the wonderful Cashel, “Our Playground” project with Cashel Arts Festival this year, Cashel Library will screen the documentary by Mark Fitzell in the Library building, on tomorrow morning, Saturday October 12th, beginning at 11:00am until 12:15pm.
So, please do drop in and take a trip down memory lane, while enjoying a ‘cuppa’ with the liberary tomorrow morning.
Event No. 2
Cashel Library will host a talk entitled “Harry Gleeson and the Criminal Procedures – was Harry a saint?” by Eddie Dalton, on Tuesday evening, October 29th at 6:30pm.
Eighty-three years after he was wrongfully executed for murder, the remains of Harry Gleeson were laid to rest in his native village of Holycross, this summer, to the accompaniment of music from his own fiddle. He was granted a posthumous pardon by the Irish State in 2015, having always protested his innocence.
You canlocate the Cashel Library building, situated on Friar Street, Lady’s Well, Cashel, Co. Tipperary, HERE. (G487+RX) Note: Booking for this FREE event is essential please to Tel: 062-63825.
UPDATE OCTOBER 16th:The “Harry Gleeson and the Criminal Procedures” lecture by Eddie Dalton, due to be held in Cashel Library on Tuesday 29th October at 6:30pm, is now fully booked out, with an existing waiting list, so unfortunately we have reached max capacity for this event.
The wife of a man, latter jailed for eight years for the rape of another woman in a Dublin hotel, is now seeking a High Court order preventing him from unlawfully taking control of the company in which they are both currently shareholders.
Mrs Fiona Brett claims that Mr Dermot Brett, sole director and 80% shareholder in Pharmafoods Ltd of Clonmel, Co Tipperary, operating from his prison cell, is behaving in a manner oppressive to her, as a 20% shareholder in the same firm.
Last November, at the Central Criminal Court, the fifty seven year old Mr Brett, with an address at Sweet Auburn, Carrickbeg, Carrick-on-Suir, Co Tipperary, received a jail sentence having been convicted on one count of rape at the InterContinental Hotel on January 11th, 2019. He had pleaded not guilty, and the victim consented to him being named following his conviction.
The court had heard that friends of the 20-year-old woman, who was a university student, had got a taxi for her, after she was asked to leave a pub because of her intoxicated state.
It is understood that she had exited the taxi without the knowledge of her friends and then met with Brett, who claimed he was concerned for her welfare because there were a number of other men in the vicinity who were showing an interest in her.
The university student had no recollection of meeting Mr Brett or indeed getting out of the taxi. This was confirmed by CCTV footage at the hotel where they arrived which showed that the individual raped was unable to stand upright on the night in question.
Mrs Brett claims that her husbands conviction and the subsequent reporting and naming post-trial, has cast a devastating impact on their business, resulting in the loss of all of their key customers and suppliers.
The company was once family owned and engaged in supplying food processing equipment and operating from Ivowen Retail Park, in Clonmel.
Mr Justice Brian Cregan granted counsel permission to serve the proceedings at short notice on the respondent and said the case can come back before the court next week.
Two decades is too long to wait to fix Ireland’s deficient wastewater treatment plants, says EPA.
The number of towns and villages discharging raw sewage every day has reduced from 29 down to 16 since the beginning of 2023.
Wastewater treatment at 10 large towns and cities failed to meet European Union standards set to protect the environment.
Uisce Éireann’s delays in delivering improvements at priority areas, where wastewater is adversely impacting rivers and coastal waters are prolonging risks to water quality.
Wastewater discharged from over half of treatment plants did not always meet the licence standards set to prevent pollution.
The EPA’s Urban Wastewater Treatment in 2023 report, released today, highlights progress in wastewater treatment, including a 45% reduction in the number of towns and villages discharging raw sewage, since the start of 2023. Nevertheless, wastewater treatment at many areas is not good enough to prevent wastewater discharges from impacting the quality of rivers, estuaries, lakes and coastal waters. All deficient wastewater works must be brought up to the standards required to protect the environment but, based on Uisce Éireann estimates, this could take over two decades and will require substantial investment. As it is not possible to fix all the problems in the short term, improvements must be prioritised where they are needed most. The EPA has identified 73 priority areas where improvements in wastewater treatment are most urgently needed to protect our environment. Uisce Éireann has not yet started upgrade works at half of these.
Sixteen towns and villages discharging raw sewage in mid-2024.
Launching the report, Dr Tom Ryan, EPA Director said: “Investment has resulted in stopping raw sewage discharges during the past year from 13 towns and villages that were priority areas highlighted by the EPA. This demonstrates that such investment protects our environment and benefits our local communities. The much-needed upgrade of Ireland’s largest treatment plant at Ringsend in Dublin, treating over 40 per cent of all national wastewaters, is now well advanced, and this is to be welcomed. However, wastewater discharges continue to be a significant pressure on water quality in many of our rivers, estuaries, lakes and coastal waters. Without an ambitious and sustained investment programme to build out our wastewater treatment infrastructure it could take over two decades to achieve the required standards to protect the environment. At an operational level, Uisce Éireann’s slow progress in designing and delivering the solutions needed at the waters most affected by wastewater discharges are prolonging impacts on water quality. Uisce Éireann must prioritise the prompt delivery of these essential works.”
The Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive sets general European wide treatment standards for large towns and cities. Ten areas, including Dublin, failed these basic standards in 2023. Wastewater discharge licences issued by the EPA to Uisce Éireann may specify more stringent standards than those in the Directive when such standards are necessary to prevent and reduce pollution of waters. Over half of licensed treatment plants discharge wastewater that does not always meet these licence standards.
Noel Byrne, EPA Programme Manager, said:“Wastewater discharge licences issued by the EPA set out the treatment standards needed to prevent pollution by wastewater discharges and protect our rivers and coastal waters. It is unacceptable that over half of licensed treatment plants do not always meet these standards, with issues ranging from short term breaches of treatment standards up to continuous discharges of raw sewage. The short term breaches should be resolved through effective management and maintenance of equipment. Uisce Éireann must address infrastructural deficits at the priority areas highlighted by the EPA during its 2025 to 2029 investment cycle. This will help deliver significant environmental benefits and protect water quality.”
The report includes a range of recommendations for Uisce Éireann, including the need to speed up its overdue assessments of how wastewater discharges impact shellfish waters, and to collect better information about discharges of untreated wastewater through storm water overflows.
Meanwhile, no public update on progress being made in relation to the River Suir in Thurles; promised by the Local Authority Waters Programme, (LAWPRO).
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) today reported that 16 Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses during the month of September last; one of which was in the postal area of Thurles, Co. Tipperary.
The 16 Enforcement Orders were served for breaches of food safety legislation, pursuant to the FSAI Act, 1998 and the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020. The Enforcement Orders were issued by Environmental Health Officers in the Health Service Executive (HSE) and officers of the FSAI.
Four Closure Orders were served under the European Union (Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020 on:
Red Robin Takeaway LTD, River Street, Killenaule, Thurles, Co. Tipperary.{Dated 24/9/2024} Antonio’s (Take Away), 61a Ballybough Road, Dublin 3. The Lord Lucan Pub, Finnstown Shopping Centre, Lock Road, Lucan, Co. Dublin. Coolmine Shawarma & Grilled (Closed activity: Storage, preparation, handling and cooking of raw meat at the premises) (Take Away), Unit 40B, Coolmine Industrial Estate, Porters Road, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15.
Nine Closure Orders were served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:
Glens Takeaway and Diner, Cappaughna, Glengarriff, Cork. Grace’s Garden (Service Sector), Dublin Road, Shankhill, Co. Dublin. Koffee and Kale (Restaurant/Café), 21B Hill Street, Dublin 1. Spar (Closed area: Deli area only), Unit 3, 111 Reubens Square, Dolphins Barn, Dublin 8. Kimex Ireland Limited (Small Meat Manufacturing Plant), Unit 7, Golden Bridge Industrial Estate, Tyrconnell Road, Inchicore, Dublin 8. Osteria 99 Italian Cuisine (Restaurant/Café), 1st Floor, 99 Monkstown Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin. Polonez (Retailer), Unit 4, Walkinstown Retail Centre, Walkinstown Avenue, Walkinstown, Dublin 12. Café Sol, Cornelscourt Shopping Centre, Foxrock, Dublin 18. That’s Amore (Restaurant/Café), 107 Monkstown Road, Monkstown, Co. Dublin.
One Improvement Order was served under the FSAI Act, 1998 on:
Sizzlers (Take Away), 41 William Street, Limerick.
One Prohibition Order was served under the European Union(Official Controls in Relation to Food Legislation) Regulations, 2020 on:
Hearty Sunshine (Health Food Shop/Pharmacy/Sports Nutrition), Unit 2A Block, Moore Street Mall, 55-66, Parnell Street, Dublin 1.
Some of the reasons for the Enforcement Orders in September include: a live rodent running across the floor of a food storage room; a dead rodent caught in a snap trap in a kitchen; clear evidence of a rodent attack on a bag of rice, along with bird droppings, feathers, and a dead bird present on the premises; active cockroach infestation beneath a cold service display unit storing uncovered food; inadequate procedures in place to control pests; repeated failure to cease handling raw meat in a premises which could not accommodate the safe storage, handling, preparation, and cooking of meat; lack of adequate, regular and thorough cleaning; no hot water, no soap and no facilities provided for hand washing and drying at the wash hand basin in the kitchen; persistent and recurring failure to comply with food hygiene legislation, demonstrating a complete absence of a food safety culture; false or misleading claims on a number of food products.
Dr Pamela Byrne, (Chief Executive, FSAI), said that food businesses must ensure that their premises are fully pest proofed.
“The number of Closure Orders served in September which listed evidence of widespread rodent or cockroach activity along with a lack of pest proofing, is very concerning. Pests can transmit very harmful pathogens to food, food surfaces and equipment and this presents a grave and immediate danger to public health. Every food business must ensure that they have a robust pest control system in place and that the system is checked regularly. It is crucial that swift and effective action is taken at the first sign of an infestation. Consumers have an absolute right to expect safe food. There is no room for excuses and adhering to food safety standards is a legal obligation for every food business,” said Dr Byrne.
Also, during the month of September, one prosecution was taken by the HSE in relation to:
For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mr Quirke, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Quirke 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.
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