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Irish Independent
5 days ago
- Irish Independent
‘Monstrous' headstones being erected in Tipperary cemetery in the middle of the night
That was the claim made by Cashel councillor Liam Browne at the May meeting of the Tipperary-Cahir-Cashel Municipal District, who said that Tipperary County Council were turning a blind eye to the enforcement of by-laws in Cormac's Cemetery in Cashel which governs the height that headstones can be. Responding to Cllr Browne's calls, Cllr Roger Kennedy said that 'it's not fair on the ordinary people, who have a gravestone under four foot six, and the one beside it has an eight foot high monstrosity.' Speaking to the Irish Independent, Cllr Browne said that council by-laws are being ignored not just by people putting in headstones, but by the council as well who should be policing and enforcing the bylaws. "We have Tipperary County Council burial by-laws and to be quite frank, what I said at the meeting was that they're being ignored. "They're not just being ignored by the people putting up the headstones, which are out of size and scale for what they should be, but they're also being ignored by the council who should be policing the headstones that go in, and once they go in, there seems to be an acceptance by the council that there's nothing they can do about it,' Cllr Browne said. Large headstones are being erected at nighttime, Cllr Browne said, with Tipperary County Council officials encountering a contractor who was putting in an 'illegally sized' headstone under the cover of darkness. "The council did come across a contractor putting in an illegally sized headstone a couple of months ago, and they stopped the contractor from putting it in, they told them they were not an authorised contractor, and the contractor left, but they came back two days later at two or three o'clock in the morning and finished off the headstone,' Cllr Browne explained. "They then basically rang the council and said look, it's up now and ye can do what ye like with it, ye can take it down if ye like but as far as he was concerned, he had fulfilled what he was supposed to do, which was put it up,' the Cashel-based councillor added. Calling on the council to enforce the bylaws that are in place, Cllr Browne said that they should go after the contractors who are installing these headstones. "The council know that this is happening and whether they should be going after the contractor, I think they should because the contractor's obviously broken the law, but they don't, and then the families who are putting the headstones up, as sensitive a subject as it is, if you don't address it, I do believe it's going to get worse,' Mr Browne added. ADVERTISEMENT The Tipperary County Council burial ground bylaws state that headstones should be no taller than 4' 11', or 7' in the case of a Celtic Cross, but headstones that far exceed these rules have been installed in Cormac's Cemetery. At the May meeting of the Tipperary-Cahir-Cashel MD, Cathaoirleach of the district Cllr John Crosse said that the council were not ignoring the issue and that a meeting and a site visit would be held to discuss the issue. 'I have to disagree [with Cllr Crosse] on that, we are ignoring it, we have been ignoring it, and we've been ignoring it in more than Cashel, we've been ignoring it in graveyards across the county because Cashel is not the only place that have complained,' Cllr Browne said. Action needs to be taken on these 'illegal' headstones according to the Cashel councillor, saying that people should be made aware that if they erect a headstone that doesn't comply with the burial ground bylaws, it can be taken down. "As much as I hate to think that it would have to be done, there may be a case, it has been done in the past, there is precedent of taking headstones back down again, you cannot just say look, if a headstone's gone up and it's in breach of a law, that it stays up, there's other cases of breaches of planning legislation around the county, you could look at modular homes, you could talk about extensions, but they would be very quick to move on the people involved, and use the law to have them taken back down again,' Cllr Browne said. "I've had conversations with members of the travelling community, and that suggestion has been made to them and some of them are quite happy with the suggestion that yes, they can still put up what they would consider 'fancy' memorials as they put it, but they would still have to remain within the bylaws,' the independent councillor added. "I believe that in too many cases, too many people talk for the traveller community, and not to the traveller community … sometimes if you sit down and have a chat with the local travelling community in the towns who are long-standing members of the town, due to the sensitivity of this, I don't think we chat enough to the travelling community themselves and see what can be accepted,' the Cashel councillor concluded. Funded by the Local Democracy Reporting Scheme
Irish Independent
29-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Chefs shortage to blame as Daverns in Tipperary closes doors
'Sadly, today is our last day for a little while,' announced a spokesperson on Sunday, April 27. 'Due to extreme staff shortages, we are closing Daverns Bar and Kitchen. 'We hope to be back soon but in the meantime, if you were hoping to use a voucher, please call to Baileys and we will exchange your Daverns voucher for a Baileys one. Thank you for all the support since we opened, we hope to see you all again soon.' Hopes are high that Daverns will re-open in the near future. Owner Dermot Delany, who also owns nearby Baileys Hotel bar and restaurant, told the Irish Independent that while Daverns has closed for now, it may reopen if chefs can be found. 'We were struggling with chefs in both places. We lost five in the last month,' said Mr Delaney. 'So I couldn't risk either place. I said I'd consolidate – bring all the staff out of Daverns down here. I've enough chefs. We will put our tables and chairs in front of Baileys and we're in full flight now for the next month or six weeks down here. We will work on re-grouping and getting more staff back up there.' Mr Delaney said if the chefs can be found, it will be business as usual for Daverns. 'There is no financial issue involved. There is no supplier issue, no tax issue, it's just simply chefs.' Mr Delaney said more could be done by Government to assist the hospitality sector. 'The VAT is crippling, and there is no encouragement for young people to go into cheffing. We're hoping to bounce back again fairly soon,' he added. Customers have inundated the business with well wishes. Cashel-based councillor Declan Burgess said: 'Looking forward to seeing you back soon.' Another customers said, 'Oh sorry to hear this, beautiful place to go for dinner. Hope you open up again soon,' while another said, 'Very sorry to hear this. A fab restaurant. Hope ye are back open again soon.' During a discussion of Cashel's local area plan at Monday's meeting of Tipperary Cahir Cashel municipal district, Cllr Liam Browne said that unfortunately, a couple of businesses 'either shut their doors during the week in Cashel or are up for sale.' 'Towns are beginning to struggle and if we don't get local area plans where there's long term development, and we have some sort of vision on long term development, other businesses might start making the decision to not move into those empty units or move out of the units that they're in,' he said. 'There is massive opportunity I think in Cashel on the side nearest the motorway for increased development.' Without a local area plan businesses will not have the confidence to make investments so the plan is urgently needed, he said. Cllr Browne added in a statement that he was 'very sad' to hear the news that Daverns Bar and Kitchen has had to shut its doors due to staff shortages. 'Hopefully it won't be shut for long, as it's been a brilliant re-addition to the town in recent years, and no business wants to invest heavily and not stay open. Follow Independent Tipperary on Facebook 'In the wider scheme of things, it's pointing once again to a very fragile economy, with people struggling in a cost of living crisis especially when it comes to renting or buying an affordable place to live. 'Rents are now beyond ordinary working peoples means, and that is contributing to staff shortages right across the local economy. 'We need to sort this out, and fast,' he added.
Irish Independent
29-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Independent
Chefs shortage to blame as Daverns in Co Tipperary closes doors
'Sadly, today is our last day for a little while,' announced a spokesperson on Sunday, April 27. 'Due to extreme staff shortages, we are closing Daverns Bar and Kitchen. 'We hope to be back soon but in the meantime, if you were hoping to use a voucher, please call to Baileys and we will exchange your Daverns voucher for a Baileys one. Thank you for all the support since we opened, we hope to see you all again soon.' Hopes are high that Daverns will re-open in the near future. Owner Dermot Delany, who also owns nearby Baileys Hotel bar and restaurant, told the Irish Independent that while Daverns has closed for now, it may reopen if chefs can be found. 'We were struggling with chefs in both places. We lost five in the last month,' said Mr Delaney. 'So I couldn't risk either place. I said I'd consolidate – bring all the staff out of Daverns down here. I've enough chefs. We will put our tables and chairs in front of Baileys and we're in full flight now for the next month or six weeks down here. We will work on re-grouping and getting more staff back up there.' Mr Delaney said if the chefs can be found, it will be business as usual for Daverns. 'There is no financial issue involved. There is no supplier issue, no tax issue, it's just simply chefs.' Mr Delaney said more could be done by Government to assist the hospitality sector. 'The VAT is crippling, and there is no encouragement for young people to go into cheffing. We're hoping to bounce back again fairly soon,' he added. Customers have inundated the business with well wishes. Cashel-based councillor Declan Burgess said: 'Looking forward to seeing you back soon.' Another customers said, 'Oh sorry to hear this, beautiful place to go for dinner. Hope you open up again soon,' while another said, 'Very sorry to hear this. A fab restaurant. Hope ye are back open again soon.' During a discussion of Cashel's local area plan at Monday's meeting of Tipperary Cahir Cashel municipal district, Cllr Liam Browne said that unfortunately, a couple of businesses 'either shut their doors during the week in Cashel or are up for sale.' 'Towns are beginning to struggle and if we don't get local area plans where there's long term development, and we have some sort of vision on long term development, other businesses might start making the decision to not move into those empty units or move out of the units that they're in,' he said. ADVERTISEMENT 'There is massive opportunity I think in Cashel on the side nearest the motorway for increased development.' Without a local area plan businesses will not have the confidence to make investments so the plan is urgently needed, he said. Cllr Browne added in a statement that he was 'very sad' to hear the news that Daverns Bar and Kitchen has had to shut its doors due to staff shortages. 'Hopefully it won't be shut for long, as it's been a brilliant re-addition to the town in recent years, and no business wants to invest heavily and not stay open. 'In the wider scheme of things, it's pointing once again to a very fragile economy, with people struggling in a cost of living crisis especially when it comes to renting or buying an affordable place to live. 'Rents are now beyond ordinary working peoples means, and that is contributing to staff shortages right across the local economy. 'We need to sort this out, and fast,' he added.
