Category: Business

  • Tipperary woman makes history.

    Tipperary woman makes history.

    North Tipperary woman becomes first female publican elected president of the Vintners Federation of Ireland. Taking up the mantle at the VFI’s annual conference Noreen O Sullivan of Puckane says tourism innovation and economic recovery  will assist the flagging pub industry. Noreen O’Sullivan has made history as she takes up the head role in the…

  • Prestigious award for leading Tipperary employer.

    Prestigious award for leading Tipperary employer.

    Abbott is the first organisation in Europe to achieve the standards required for the Shingo prize. The Clonmel manufacturing facility achieved the accolade which is recognised as a premier award for operational excellence. The Shingo Award is open to organisations across all industries and sectors internationally. Abbott’s South Tipp plant is the first organisation in Europe…

  • Record turnover for Tipperary based Arrabawn Co-Op

    Record turnover for Tipperary based Arrabawn Co-Op

    Successful re-branding aids improvement. The company announced its annual results at the co-op’s Head Office in Nenagh yesterday which shows a turnover of €220.5 million representing growth of 19 percent. Announcing the annual results of the Tipperary company, Chief Executive Conor Ryan said it is the first time the co-op sales have exceeded the €200…

  • Studies into proposed pylon projects move a step closer

    Studies into proposed pylon projects move a step closer

    The expert panel set up by Government to examine Eirgrid’s GridLink project has published its terms of reference. The GridLink project plans to bring overhead power lines from Cork to Wexford and onto Kildare on a series of pylons…two of the three possible routes pass through parts of South Tipperary at Cahir, Clerihan and Carrick…

  • Rise in Tipperary planning applications

    Rise in Tipperary planning applications

    Figures show the county is ahead of national average in both house building and planning applications There’s been a massive increase in house building and planning applications in County Tipperary. New figures from Link-2-Plans show that the county is ahead of the national average on both counts. The latest National Housing Construction Index shows an…