Clonmel Thread

I'm sure there were parades in Waterford and Kilkenny If you wanted to go to one of them. But for anyone to think that going ahead would have been seen anyway other then disrespectful to the family and friends of the victims I really find hard to understand.

What about Carlow? And Kilkenny (although I’ll open a whole new can of worms with that)! :D

Honestly, that's a heartless post.

Shows a total lack of empathy.

Very cold.

As I said, if the tragedy happened in Ballsbridge or Smithfield, the Dublin Pride festival would still go ahead.

But i understand your point of view and if the people of Clonmel are united in the parade not going ahead, then it shouldnt do so.

Pride is, rightly, meant to be a celebration. I don't think celebration was the tone anyone wanted on the streets of the town on Saturday. It would have been in very bad taste.

In a similar vein I'm starting to find Mairin McGrath's constant popping up on every radio and TV station talking about how she was a student in the presentation and is therefore personally devastated at the tragedy, quite distasteful at this point. No other politician is using the tragedy for publicity as much as Mairin and I'd wager they could all say they went to one of the three schools impacted.

Would you go way. If they where from Elm Park no one would give a **** and they'd be saying your man was off his head or something. But they are from the mountain road where the rich look down on the plebs

Textbook example of why people shouldn't post online when they are off their head or something.

Still peddling that outdated rubbish about the largest inland town in Ireland. Lol.

If that accident was in Donegal there would be no holding back about the driver's responsibility either. Utmost sympathy though for the three girls, they deserve the eulogies.

Did you not read the Mod's post above?

God only knows what the families are going through in both Clonmel and Cashel - will be tough times ahead long after the press have left.

will be a strange sight around town with all the “old stock” family businesses closed for a few hours over the next couple of days yet the chain stores staying open

New Look are also closing each day for the funerals which is a nice gesture I think.

A lot of the shops will close for few hours Friday and Saturday for the funerals in Clonmel . And could we please deal with attention seekers themselves on this thread rather then shutting everything down as a admin on numerous social media groups I know it ain’t easy .

I have it on good authority that the site located between Irishtown and Albert Street was once a sandpit !

As tax payers we are subsidising Bus Eireann and Irish Rail. This stop should be fully open with shop and toilet facilities. Many patrons for example travelling between Waterford and Limerick on Bus Eireann should have the opportunity to use the facilities in Clonmel.

The patrons of private bus companies serving Cashel and Thurles, should be allowed to embark and disembark here. In adition the local town bus service should be able to use this stop for students attending the local colleges. Imagine how convenient this would be for a student living in Marlfield.

We are constantly being urged to use public transport where possible. So let the Government do their bit and make public transport more attractive.