Motorists travelling into Thurles from the west side of town tomorrow morning, e.g. parents dropping students into the various educational facilities in the Town, please take note.
On Friday last, September 20th 2024, per the Tipperary County Council website, an announcement was posted stating that there will be Temporary Traffic Management on Abbey Road Thurles, Co.Tipperary (R-660).
Annual Blocked Drain on Kickham Street, Thurles. Pic: G.Willoughby.
The road hazard type is described as “Road Works”.
Interesting that, since this road was only upgraded just 3 years ago, (August 19th, 2021 viewHere) with funding of €75,000 allocated to erect a basic road roundabout, which is constantly struck by heavy traffic, resulting in motorway signs being replaced, (Following month September 29th, 2021, view Here).
Do you think one of that workforces employees might oblige by dropping up to Kickham Street, armed with a shovel, to unblock a drain?
Pre-deceased by her husband John, sisters Breda (Ryan), Ann (Harrington) and Mary (Corbett), brothers Paddy, Jimmy and Sonny, son-in-law Kieran; Mrs Gormley passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family, while in the care of staff at the Community Hospital of the Assumption, Thurles and Tipperary University Hospital, Clonmel, South Co. Tipperary.
Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; sons Pat, Denis and John, daughter Caroline (Connors), grandchildren Laura, Fiona, David, Megan, Conor, Liam, Paul, Emma and Michael, great-grandchildren Arlo and Oscar, daughters-in-law Mary, Siobhan and Mary, sisters Teresa (Rohan) and Christina (O’Meara), nephews, nieces, brothers-in-law Martin and Fr Kevin, sisters-in-law Greta, Nora, Breda and Chris, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mrs Gormley, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Gormley and O’Connell families 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.
Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis i dteannta na Naomh agus na n-aingeal.
A new contract for Automated Border Control “eGates” services, for passport control in Dublin Airport, has been announced, which will see the upgrading of the existing eGates.
Automated Border Control eGates provide highly secure automated passport validation and security checks on passengers for passport holders from the EU/EEA, Switzerland and the UK, who are over 18 years of age; same being a “self-service” type channel to clear immigration control.
Last year, over 4 million passengers arriving at Dublin Airport, and were processed by the eGates operated by the Department’s Border Management Unit. Securing this contract means that Dublin Airport staff can continue to process, Irish, EU and other eligible travellers, as swiftly as possible, while conducting stringent security checks on passengers and their documents.
We are informed that utilising new technology, such as Automated Border Control eGates, is paramount to delivering a secure, effective, and modern Immigration Service.
Over four weeks ago (August 18th) we highlighted attempts, by one or other motorised vehicle, to re-design the “Watery Mall” Famine Wall, located on Robert Emmet (Emmett) Street, Thurles, immediately behind Tesco Supermarket.
Pictures taken of front & rear of the damaged wall on Robert Emmet Street. Pic’s: G. Willoughby.
The rear of this wall, shown immediately above, has now begun to crumble. Because the area has been allowed to fall into an unexceptable state by Thurles “nettle huggers”, its unkempt state is regularly the haunt of children who see this disordered and ungroomed zone as a favourite playground, where they can hide, see and not be seen, by passers-by.
Thurles Municipal District officials have been notified by email.
Meanwhile, following our video, published on August 29th last (VIEW HERE) , the “Ring Buoy” stolen and missing for months has been replaced. So also the river walk has now had the host of overhanging nettles and briars cut back on the tarmacked pathway, situated between Lidl and Thurles Shopping Centre.
Alas, further down while an effort was made by persons unknown to clear a path travelling southward to Suir Island, those involved obviously got ‘fed up’ and ‘pissed off’, or got ‘pissed off’ and ‘fed up’, whatever. See picture hereunder.
No real effort made to clear a path through the acre of nettles south of the river walk to Suir Island. Pic: G. Willoughby.
Alas, the request to Supermarkets on August 20th, in this area (VIEW HERE), to remove their shopping trolleys from the river has, for the most part, gone ignored.
Time now to affect a byelaw re. such trolleys and issue fines, seizing these trolleys until same fines are paid. It should be noted that the basic metal trolley dumped in the river Suir, costs €180.00 each, and supermarket customers pay for the loss and replacement of same, through a percentage increase in the goods that consumers purchase within that Supermarket.
The body of man, aged in his 40’s, sadly found deceased late last Thursday night, on the grounds of University Hospital Limerick (UHL), (Latter the medical facility serving North Co. Tipperary), is believed to be that of a man declared missing from the mid-west region. A member of the staff at the UHL medical facility is understood to have discovered the man’s remains, before alerting the emergency services.
While the body; same located close to a helipad and a staff car park in the hospital grounds on St Nessan’s Road, has, as yet, not been formally identified; Gardaí suspect that the remains are that of a man who had been initially reported missing some weeks previously.
Gardaí are continuing to investigate all of the circumstances surrounding the discovery of the body, which has since been removed from the scene. A post-mortem examination by the office of the Limerick Coroner will now take place; the results of which will determine the course of any future investigation.
Yesterday, Friday September 20th, a large area, which included the staff car park and the adjoining the green area, presumedly where the body was located, remained firmly sealed off, with Gardaí maintaining a close presence at the scene.
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