Pre-deceased by her parents Paddy and Tess, brothers Davy and John and sister Geraldine; Mrs Heffernan passed away peacefully, at her place of residence, surrounded by her loving family, following a long illness most bravely borne.
Her passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by her sorrowing family; devoted husband Tom, sons Mark, Brian and Padraig, adored grandchildren Niamh, Darragh, Róisín, Tríona, Sadhbh, Aóibhín and Saoirse, daughters-in-law Sinead, Karan and Aisling, sisters Rita and Teresa (Cooke), nephews, nieces, brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, close friend Bridgie, relatives, neighbours and a wide circle of friends.
For those persons who are unable to attend the funeral service for Mrs Heffernan, same can be viewed streamed live online, HERE.
The extended Heffernan and Dee 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.
Note Please: Donations if desired to Milford Home Care.
Suaimhneas síoraí dá h-anam dílis i dteannta na Naomh agus na n-aingeal.
Lyrics and Cords: English musician, songwriter, record producer, animal rights activist and astrophysics Sir Brian Harold May (CBE) and British pianist, songwriter, singer, and lead vocalist in the rock band “Queen” Freddie Mercury. Vocals: British rock band “Queen” with lead vocals Freddie Mercury.
Is This The World We Created… ?
Just look at all those hungry mouths we have to feed. Take a look at all the suffering we breed. So many lonely faces scattered all around, Searching for what they need. Is this the world we created? What did we do it for? Is this the world we invaded, Against the law? So it seems in the end, Is this what we’re all living for today? The world that we created. You know that every day a helpless child is born. Who needs some loving care inside a happy home. Somewhere, a wealthy man is sitting on his throne, Waiting for life to go by. Oh-oh, is this the world we created? We made it on our own. Is this the world we devasted, right to the bone? If there’s a God in the sky, looking down, What can he think of what we’ve done, To the world that He created?
A poem by the late great American acclaimed poet; storyteller; fry cook; street-car conductor; professional dancer; prostitute and lesbian madam; film director; nightclub performer; civil rights activist; playwright; autobiographer and professor of American studies at Wake Forest University, Dr Maya Angelou, [Latter born Marguerite Annie Johnson].
The late Dr Maya Angelou, (1928 – 2014).
“Still I Rise”
You may write me down in history, With your bitter, twisted lies. You may tread me in the very dirt, But still, like dust, I rise.
Does my sassiness upset you? Why are you beset with gloom? ‘Cause I walk as if I have oil wells, Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns, With the certainty of tides, Just like hopes springing high, Still I rise.
Did you want to see me broken? Bowed head and lowered eyes? Shoulders falling down like teardrops, Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you? Don’t take it so hard, ‘Just cause I laugh as if I have gold mines, Diggin’in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words, You may cut me with your lies, You may kill me with your hatefulness, But like life, I rise.
Does my sexiness upset you? Does it come as a surprise, That I dance as if I have diamonds At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history’s shame, I rise. Up from a past rooted in pain, I rise. I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide, Welling and swelling bearing in the tide. Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak miraculously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the hope and the dream of the slave. And so, I rise.
Thurles, Co. Tipperary continue in a cycle of spending large amounts of funding on projects that tick lots of boxes, but ultimately the town fails to maintain what it has already got and fails to fix longstanding important issues.
After spending, in or around some €10 million Euro on updating half of Liberty Square, ask yourself are traffic conditions any better? Motorists would confirm that conditions have become significantly much worse, with heavy goods vehicles (HGV’s) forced to traverse our medieval streets, with no progress being made with regards our long sought after “Thurles Ring Road”. Ask yourself why have all the business premises either moved or closed within the Liberty Square area of Thurles, and where is the promised increase in ‘footfall’, same now reduced by 60%, according to the few angry, remaining business owners.
Officialdom appears to “fix what isn’t broken”; the latest being a €3.4 million car park revamp near ‘The Source’ building, same only revamped some 8 years ago. Latter is just one example; as they simultaneously ignore what badly needs fixing, e.g. the river Suir in the centre of Thurles Town, same being just one example, which Thurles.Info has already highlighted, on numerous occasions, most recently on August 17th 2024 last, HERE.
But there are other amenities showing obvious decay, same directly highlighting officialdom’s utter neglect of town maintenance.
We have mentioned already the 8 year old re-vamped Town Park carpark, same now to be re-vamped, yet again, to become a Market area and Restaurant, as yet devoid of tenants, which will considerably reduce existing car parking spaces, while competing with existing local small businesses, same already struggling to operate just a few metres away in the Liberty Square town centre.
In recent weeks we have watched mature trees ripped out from this aforementioned Town Park carpark and re-sown close by, their bark extensively damaged by heavy machinery which was used to rip apart the tree heel mesh grills at their base. Two of these mature trees are unlikely to survive the coming winter.
New “Nature Signs” provided along the river walk, close to the junction of Emmet Street and Thomond Road, and only recently erected, have now been smashed by a very small group of “uncouth barbarians”, permitted to roam freely in the area. Of course no local residents nearby heard anything, as a large rock was used to pound the thick Plexiglas Perspex acrylic sheet, protecting its contents from weathering.
No Closed-Circuit Television Installed!
Signs are positioned nearby threatening CCTV (Closed-Circuit Television) being in operation. Yet again, no CCTV has ever existed, covering this area, and proof of same is the amount of damage caused by the afore mentioned small number of “uncouth barbarians”, with no arrests ever being made.
The area in the park known as the “Fitness Zone”, again, has been totally neglected, with the individual sectioned area’s poles either pulled up or broken off. Same poles are now rotten, having been only preserved using one basic coat of fence preservative some 8 years ago, before being then left uncapped due to its semicircle (circular half arc) construction.
Video, shown above, is undeniable proof of this very small section of our town, now depicting that which normally indicates an inner-city slum.
Pre-deceased by his wife Sheila (Nee Fitzgerald, Knockeenalicka, Kilcummin, Killarney), and son Joseph; Mr McLoughlin passed away peacefully while in care of staff at Killarney Community Hospital.
His passing is most deeply regretted, sadly missed and lovingly remembered by his sorrowing family; son John, daughter Angela, son-in-law Connie (Daly), grandchildren Christina and her husband Donal McCarthy and Anthony and his partner Kathy, great grandchildren Chloe, Aideen and Caolán, sister Margaret Cronin (UK), brothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, extended relatives, neighbours and friends.
Requiescat in Pace.
Funeral Arrangements.
The earthly remains of Mr McLoughlin reposed at O’Shea’s Funeral Home, Cathedral Place, Demesne, Killarney, Co. Kerry(V93 KX61), yesterday evening, Thursday, September 5th, from 7:00pm until 8:30pm. His remains were received into the Prince of Peace Church, Fossa, Killarney, this morning, Friday September 6th, at 10:45am to further repose for Requiem Mass at 11:00am, followed by interment immediately afterwards in Aghadoe Lawn Cemetery, Nunstown Co. Kerry.
The extended McLoughlin 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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