Tipp Mid West

Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of Daniel Gerrard who is missing from Clonmel.

Daniel, aged 23, was last seen early yesterday morning in the Bridgewater House area of Clonmel at around 5:50am. He is described as being 6 ft tall, of lean build with short brown hair and brown eyes. When last seen he was wearing a blue hooded top, grey tracksuit bottoms and grey runners.

 

Anyone who has seen Daniel or who can assist in locating him is asked to contact Clonmel Garda Station on 052-6177640, The Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

 

Tipperary County Council has paid tribute to Cllr Willie Kennedy who was killed in a road traffic collision last night.

Cllr Kennedy was struck by a car at around 8.30pm on the N80 at Dysart, Portlaoise. Cllr Kennedy was from Glastrigan in Borrisoleigh.  He was first elected to the county council in 1985 and also served as Leas Cathaoirleach of the recently-formed Templemore-Thurles Municipal District. Cllr Kennedy was also a member of the Council’s Roads Strategic Policy Committee and served as Chairman of the Vocational Education Committee between 2009 and 2014.  He was also part of the Team Lowry group.

The number of people waiting on trolleys at South Tipperary General Hospital remained high today with a total of 34 people awaiting beds. 24 are on trolleys in the A&E department, while 10 are on trolleys in wards.

Nationally, while not as high as yesterday, the figures compiled by the INMO show that at 537, there is pressure on emergency departments across the country. 

Labour TD Alan Kelly has said today that his party needs to take time in opposition to consider its failure to engage with the public in a way that could have returned it to government.  Speaking to Tipperary Mid West Radio this morning, the Portroe TD said that the electorate had sent a message to his party that it wanted a change in government, and that it did not include Labour in that plan.