Police in Missouri, in the mid-western region of the United States have identified Irish national, Mr Shaun Brady, as the victim of a shooting in Kansas City yesterday evening.
Mr Brady, aged 45, was originally from Co Tipperary but had moved to the United States some years ago.
Police have confirmed that officers of the Kansas City Police department responded to reports of a shooting at 5:18pm local time, in the 63rd and Rockhill area and upon arrival officers located an adult male victim, suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, in a back parking area close to a number of businesses premises.
Police and Emergency Medical Personnel responded, performing life saving measures, before transporting the victim to a local hospital, where sadly he was pronounced dead
It is understood that Mr Brady was taking out rubbish when he observed multiple individuals at a parked vehicle. An altercation occurred between Mr Brady and the individuals which then led to Mr Brady’s demise. Police officers have interviewed several witnesses and are expected to review available surveillance footage. Two teenagers are understood to be assisting police with their investigations.
Mr Brady grew up in Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, Ireland, and was one of the youngest graduates of the Dublin Institute of Technology. After falling in love with the Dublin restaurant scene, Mr Brady worked in kitchens in both Europe and Asia, before eventually embarking on a culinary career in Chicago. He relocated to Kansas City to become Executive Chef at the Ambassador Hotel
Mr Brady later became the chef at his co-owned Brady & Fox Restaurant & Lounge, and became a highly regarded member of the Irish ex-pat community in Kansas city. Mr Brady was a regular contributor to the local television station FOX4 and showcased Irish food to promote ‘Irish Fest’, (latter an Irish themed food festival), performing live cooking demonstrations for the public.
Mr Brady, a father, is survived by his wife Kate, a Wichita native, whom she first met while on vacation here in Ireland.
A recruitment campaign to recruit prison officers for the Irish Prison Service has opened today. The 2024 recruitment campaign offers applicants the opportunity to embark on a rewarding career within the Irish Prison Service, and to make a positive, lasting impact on society.
The Public Appointments Service, on behalf of the Irish Prison Service, is running this year’s competition, and the Prison Service intends to recruit more than 250 prison officers this year.
The Irish Prison Service invites applications from suitably qualified persons who wish to be considered for inclusion on a panel from which vacancies for Recruit Prison Officer may be filled.
The Irish Prison Service is responsible for the provision of safe, secure and humane custody for those people committed to prison by the Courts. Political responsibility for the Prison System in Ireland is entrusted to the Minister for Justice.
The Irish Prison Service operates as an executive agency within the Department of Justice. It is headed by a Director General supported by a number of Directors. The Service is a key component in our country’s criminal justice system ensuring safer community life and employs approximately 3,500 personnel.
The Irish Prison Service are committed to a policy of equal opportunity and encourage applications under all nine grounds of the Employment Equality Act.
The last recruitment competition was held in 2023 and welcomed more than 1800 applicants. The 2024 Recruit Prison Officer Competition will remain open until September 26th 2024, closing at 3:00pm.
Construction waste is Ireland’s largest waste stream with over 9 million tonnes generated annually.
Over 80% of construction waste is soil and stone.
Excavated clean soil and stone is a valuable resource which is better reused in other projects.
The EPA’s new National By-product Criteria provide rules for the safe reuse of greenfield soil and stone and prevents it becoming a waste.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has today published National By-Product Criteria for Greenfield Soil and Stone.
These criteria allow for the classification of greenfield soil and stone as a by-product, meaning the material does not become waste. Keeping materials in use is one of the fundamental elements of a circular economy and enable useful soil and stone materials from one site to potentially be reused for landscaping, reprofiling of land and other similar uses.
Commenting on the criteria, Mr David Flynn, Director of the EPA’s Office of Environmental Sustainability, said: “Construction is the largest generator of waste in our country, in the region of 9 million tonnes annually with the bulk of this being soil and stone waste. Embracing new approaches to design, materials choice and modern methods of construction will shift the sector onto a more sustainable path. Today, the EPA is streamlining the regulation of construction materials to promote the reuse of useful soil and stone that would traditionally end up as a waste. This opens up more opportunities for safe reuse, and offers greater regulatory certainty to the industry and stakeholders while ensuring appropriate safeguards remain in place.”
The European Waste Framework Directive puts a priority on construction and demolition waste. Construction activity comes at an environmental cost, putting pressure on our natural resources, biodiversity, and generating significant waste quantities. The scale of wasted resources and materials in the construction sector needs urgent attention.
Mr Warren Phelan, Programme Manager of the EPA’s Circular Economy Programme noted: “These criteria present a real and meaningful opportunity for the construction sector to follow a simple set of rules and in doing so reduce soil waste from sites and make tangible savings. These latest criteria are the third in a series of national decisions introduced by the EPA to support improved material circularity in the construction sector.”
Further information on the national by-product criteria and other initiatives of the circular economy programme are available on the EPA website.
Proposals are invited for community and youth service organisations to establish new Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) in North Tipperary. Once fully operational, the new project will ensure full YDP coverage across the State, fulfilling commitments in both the Programme for Government and Youth Justice Strategy.
Youth Diversion Projects (YDPs) work with young people at risk of crime and anti-social behaviour, to divert them away from criminal behaviour and towards better life outcomes.
Same are seen as a key support to An Garda Síochána, in the operation of the statutory Garda Youth Diversion Programme, under the Children Act 2001.
There are currently 99 YDPs in operation and the intention under the Youth Justice Strategy 2021-2027 is to have the service available throughout the State.
The establishment of these new projects is understood to mark a significant milestone in the achievement of this objective.
Expressions of interest must be from registered charities and demonstrate a strong track record of delivering programmes of support for challenging young people and sound corporate governance and financial management capabilities.
Expressions of interest are welcome from individual organisations or from a consortium of eligible organisations, (with one specified lead for governance and financial management purposes).
These must include proposed supports or dedicated Youth Justice Workers, targeting family support interventions for typically hard-to-reach young people and early interventions for 8-11 year-olds, who may be at increased risk of becoming engaged in criminal activity.
Details of the operational requirements for YDPs are available HERE
Expressions of interest from community-based organisations in establishing new YDPs in any of these areas, should be submitted to yjs@justice.ie, by Monday30th September 2024. Shortlisting may apply.
Additional information for approved applicants on the youth crime profile in the specific areas and operational boundaries for the new projects will then be made available at the start of October 2024. Completed final proposals should then be sent to yjs@justice.ie, by Thursday, 31st October 2024.
An invitation to an exhibition and talk on the Tipperary Sheila na Gíg’s, by artist Brian Murphy, on next Tuesday, 3rd September at 7:00pm, at Cashel Library – all are welcome – refreshments served.
RememberBOOKING is Essential to gain access to this FREE event, so do please contact Cashel Library, TEL: 062 63825, during normal business hours.
You canlocate the Cashel Library building, situated on Friar Street, Lady’s Well, Cashel, Co. Tipperary, HERE. (G487+RX).
Ms Maura Barrett (Cashel Branch Librarian) Reports.
For the very first time in local recorded history Tipperary’s Sheela Ni Gig’s complete collection have been historically reproduced in clay with some other complimentary antiquity stones.
The aim of the production was to tie together folklore, local history and the replica stones for all to see in one place at the same time.
The Sheela Ni Gig installation was created and produced over the past year by local Tipperary Tattooist Brian Murphy. It’s the first time that all Tipperary’s Sheela’s imagery and complexity can be viewed for all to see in a singular space and discussed as a whole collection, rather than a single statue.
Invitation Shrouded in mystery and mostly lost to history, this elusive figurine has baffled the minds of many for centuries. Come join us in a discovery journey and delve into some of the unanswered questions of these Hibernian Mystery Stones. Where folklore history and mysticism meet, the mind is sure to follow.
Make sure not to miss this unique and free interpretation and presentation of one of Ireland’s most esoteric characters, the magical Sheela Ni Gig.
Mise le meas, Maura Barrett (Branch Librarian)
Note: Of the 124 known examples of Sheela Ni Gig’s throughout the 32 counties of Ireland; some 24 of same stone carvings are or were located within the boundaries of Co. Tipperary. Addresses for all Tipperary Sheela Ni Gig’s are published in an Excel file shown HERE.
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