Author: Paddy Ryan

  • EPA announces €10 million Government of Ireland funding for new environmental research

    EPA announces €10 million Government of Ireland funding for new environmental research

    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced awards totalling €10 million to fund vital new environmental research. The largest awards have been made to University College Cork and the National University of Ireland, Galway, for projects looking at: recyclable plastics for packaging; and, pesticide management for better water quality. Other awards include research on: mitigation…

  • McGrath calls on political parties to form grand coalition

    McGrath calls on political parties to form grand coalition

    “The time has come to consider forming a National Government,” Mattie McGrath Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said that strong consideration must be given to the idea of forming a National Government in order to avoid destabilising level of political impasse. Deputy McGrath went on to say that such arrangement could utilise the d’Hondt method…

  • Lowry Welcomes Funding for Tipperary Animal Welfare Organisations

    Lowry Welcomes Funding for Tipperary Animal Welfare Organisations

    I welcome the announcement from the Department of Agriculture today that six Tipperary Animal Welfare Organisations will benefit from €86,000 between them. Applications for 2020 funding will be open soon. All applicants must be registered with the Charities Regulator. Cappanagarrane Horse Rescue, Mullinahone – €6,000 Great Hounds in Needs, 7 Cois Coille, Kilcash, Clonmel –…

  • The people will no longer tolerate political excuses for lack of delivery – Mattie McGrath

    The people will no longer tolerate political excuses for lack of delivery – Mattie McGrath

    Independent TD Mattie McGrath has warmly thanked the people of Tipperary for renewing their confidence and trust in him after he was re-elected following Saturday’s General Election. Deputy McGrath, who received 13, 064 votes in the 2016 General Election increased his vote this time around to 15, 127. Speaking after his re-election he went on…

  • ‘ABOUT MY SCHOOL’ STORY WRITING COMPETITION

    ‘ABOUT MY SCHOOL’ STORY WRITING COMPETITION

    Tipperary Allianz Cumann na mBunscol are inviting pupils in Rang 3 – 6 to submit a piece of writing (no longer than 300 words) on the above topic. They should seek to describe what they love about the culture of GAA in their own school. Any school submitting a piece to us should have parental…

  • Drom & Inch Club Notes: 2020 Week 6

    Drom & Inch Club Notes: 2020 Week 6

    U-21 Football: Our U-21’s clash with Loughmore was postponed last weekend due to inclement weather and will be refixed at a later date. Minor Football: Our minors begin their 2020 championship this Sunday vs JK Brackens in The Ragg at 12pm. Club Celebratory Night: Drom & Inch GAA Club and Drom & Inch Camogie Club…

  • Calling all Tipperary Creative Amateur Gardeners to apply for Bord Bia Bloom 2020!

    Calling all Tipperary Creative Amateur Gardeners to apply for Bord Bia Bloom 2020!

    Bord Bia Bloom festival returns this June bank holiday weekend from 28th May to 1st June in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. With planning well underway, Bord Bia Bloom is calling for budding gardeners from Tipperary to submit entries for the popular Postcard garden category. Postcard gardens offer passionate amateur gardeners, garden clubs, community and GIY groups a chance to…

  • EU COMMISSION INDICATE THAT CAP TRANSITIONAL RULES FACILITATE THE REOPENING OF GLAS – IFA

    EU COMMISSION INDICATE THAT CAP TRANSITIONAL RULES FACILITATE THE REOPENING OF GLAS – IFA

    IFA Rural Development Chairman, Michael Biggins has said that the EU Commission has indicated that Member States can reopen their agri–environmental schemes in line with transitional rules, which will be agreed shortly to extend the current CAP for up to two years. At a meeting in Brussels of the Rural Development Civil Dialogue Group, which…

  • Final Tallies Tipperary General Election 2020

    Final Tallies Tipperary General Election 2020

    FINAL TALLIES AND VOTES NEED TO GET ELECTED Candidate Party Total % Short of Quota Michael Lowry IND 13010 18.40% 141 Martin Brown SF 9268 13.11% 3883 Mattie McGrath IND 8012 11.33% 5139 Alan Kelly Lab 7095 10.03% 6056 Jackie Cahill FF 6990 9.88% 6161 Seamus Healy IND 4857 6.87% 8294 Garret Ahern FG 4388…

  • 12:30 UPDATE: Tipperary General Election 2020 – Tally Results

    12:30 UPDATE: Tipperary General Election 2020 – Tally Results

    STATE OF PLAY Candidate Party Total % Michael Lowry IND 9710 17.67% Martin Brown SF 7399 13.46% Mattie McGrath IND 6347 11.55% Jackie Cahill FF 5300 9.64% Alan Kelly Lab 5092 9.26% Seamus Healy IND 4510 8.21% Garret Ahern FG 3522 6.41% Mary Newman Julian FG 3136 5.71% Joe Hannigan IND 3075 5.59% Imelda Goldsboro…