Category: Business

  • North Tipperary Macra na Feirme – Notes – 16/June/2014

    North Tipperary Macra na Feirme – Notes – 16/June/2014

    North Tipperary Macra na Feirme – Meeting There was a great turn out of club members at the North Tipperary Macra na Feirme executive meeting last Friday night in the Ormond Hotel, Nenagh. A big thank you to all those who attended the meeting and a special warm welcome to new members that attended. As…

  • Tipperary Club Fixtures Wednesday 14/June/2014

    Tipperary Club Fixtures Wednesday 14/June/2014

    South Tipperary U12D South Region Football Championship 14.06.14 (Sat) Round 3 CLG CAISLEAN NUA V CARRICK DAVINS GAA CLUB Time: 12 00 PM , Venue: Newcastle Referee: Martin Doyle Notes: 1.Postponed due to bereavement in Carrick Davins Club Parish. Re-scheduled by Fixtures secretary 2.2nd Posponement due to bereavement in Carrick Davins club. Mid U12 G2 Hurling 14.06.14…

  • Tipp  expert says Coveney must secure butterfat adjustment as State “almost certain” to break through quota in 2014/15 production  year

    Tipp expert says Coveney must secure butterfat adjustment as State “almost certain” to break through quota in 2014/15 production year

    The Deputy President of ICMSA  and Tipp town farmer, Pat McCormack, has said that he expects the Minister for Agriculture,  Food and  the Marine,  Mr Simon Coveney, to raise the  issue of a  butterfat adjustment to the  current milk quota regulations at  the  Agricultural Council  meeting which will take place in Brussels on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mr McCormack…

  • YBIG Football Show – Áine O’Gorman, Futsal & Irish International soccer debate

    YBIG Football Show – Áine O’Gorman, Futsal & Irish International soccer debate

    On the show this week, Dave O’Grady is joined by Irish Women’s Soccer star Áine O’Gorman and FAI Communications Executive Stephen Finn who tells us all about Futsal! There is also a good debate with 3 Irish soccer journalists about Ireland’s 70th place in the Fifa World Rankings. Get involved!  Email Dave@TipperaryTimes.com

  • Workers in Suir Pharma encouraged to take pay cuts

    Workers in Suir Pharma encouraged to take pay cuts

    Workers are due to ballot on proposals. Employees at Clonmel based Suir Pharma have been recommended to take Pay Cuts and other cost saving measures by The Labour Court to ensure the future of the company. Suir Pharma currently employs around 175 people, and those employees have claimed not to have received a pay increase since…

  • North Tipperary Macra na Feirme – Notes 09/June/2014

    North Tipperary Macra na Feirme – Notes 09/June/2014

    Friends of Londiani On Sunday June 8th Devils Bit Macra na Feirme presented 500 euro to a very worthy Irish charity “Friends of Londiani”. This money was raised through their recent annual Spring Fling. “Friends of Londiani” is an Irish charity helping to create a better future for the community of Londiani in Kenya. Devils…

  • The man who bought a castle

    The man who bought a castle

    Tullaun Castle in Coolbawn commands the landscape of North Tipperary and its owners Kevin and Sonja Bergin are on a mission to save this ancient building for future generations. Speaking to Tipperary Times Deputy Editor Dave O’Grady, Kevin Bergin revealed his reasons behind purchasing a castle that hadn’t been inhabited since around 1640! “Back in…

  • YBIG Football Show – Roy Keane, Italy Performance & Costa Rica

    YBIG Football Show – Roy Keane, Italy Performance & Costa Rica

    Many positives came out of Craven Cottage last week as Martin O’Neill hopes to put a week of speculation finally behind him as his assistant Roy Keane rules himself out of the Celtic job. Dave O’Grady is back with the YBIG Football Show! This week, he is joined by Irish soccer journalists from Kilkenny, Limerick,…

  • ICMSA stress need for land mobility measures to Agri-taxation Working Group

    ICMSA stress need for land mobility measures to Agri-taxation Working Group

    Speaking following a meeting with the Agri -Taxation Review Working  Group, the Bailieboro farmer who chairs the ICMSA Taxation Committee,  Lorcan Mc Cabe, outlined the key issues discussed and stated that a targeted tax policy is essential to facilitate further growth and development of the agri-sector as it continues to play a crucial role in…

  • Drivers urged to take care on country roads

    Drivers urged to take care on country roads

    With the summer season, brings an influx of farming machinery taking to our roads. These tractors, while undertaking important work, can pose potential dangers for standard road users. Here at the Tipperary Times, we are urging road users to take care when passing farm vehicles, especially on smaller roads and not to overtake unless it…