Category: Business

  • Urgent Need for Additional Podiatry Services for Diabetic Patients

    Urgent Need for Additional Podiatry Services for Diabetic Patients

    The HSE recently launched a Model of Care for the Diabetic Foot and highlighted its intention to increase the number of podiatrists via the planned HSE Chronic Disease Management Community Hubs. However, there seems to be a significant delay in the recruitment process. A person with diabetes is 22 times more likely to undergo a…

  • Sinn Féin announce motion to reduce dangerously long health wait times and give health graduates a job guarantee

    Sinn Féin announce motion to reduce dangerously long health wait times and give health graduates a job guarantee

    Teachta Browne urged cross party support for the motion, which will be debated in the Dáil tomorrow evening, amid scandalously long waiting times across Tipperary. There are 1.34 million people on some form of health waiting list across hospitals, diagnostics, and primary and community services across the state. He criticised the Minister for Health’s Waiting…

  • More to be Done to Maintain Farmer Access to Essential Veterinary Medicines

    More to be Done to Maintain Farmer Access to Essential Veterinary Medicines

    He said it is vital for farmers to have medicines on hand to treat animals when issues arise on the farm. “The Department of Agriculture have confirmed to IFA that farmers are allowed hold a quantity of products on farm for emergency use which is particularly important during periods like calving and lambing when both farmers and vets are…

  • €788,000 in Town and Village Renewal Funding for Tipperary

    €788,000 in Town and Village Renewal Funding for Tipperary

    Carrick-on-Suir, Tipperary Town and Ballyporeen will share a total of €788,000 in funding under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme. Deputy Michael Lowry has received confirmation from Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD., that €500,000 is being allocated to Tipperary Town to support ‘The Hills’ Recreation Centre. This extensive acreage is home…

  • Tipperary groups can apply for CLÁR funding to revitalise rural  communities

    Tipperary groups can apply for CLÁR funding to revitalise rural communities

    Senator Garret Ahearn said: “Fine Gael is working to create stronger safer communities and in Government we are prioritising programmes like the CLÁR Programme to achieve this. My colleague Minister Heather Humphreys today announced €7 million nationally for the 2022 CLÁR Programme. This is significant funding for rural communities, and it represents an increase of…

  • Town Centres First strategy is a positive and Tipp is ready to showcase it

    Town Centres First strategy is a positive and Tipp is ready to showcase it

    Speaking on the Town Centres First Policy, Teachta Browne said: “This week the Transport Minister again confirmed to me that a bypass of Tipperary town will be considered by TII for prioritisation in this context. “He also noted that a consequence of a bypass would facilitate Compact Growth and improve road safety. This key to…

  • Carrick dental staff allocation will fail to address oral health demands

    Carrick dental staff allocation will fail to address oral health demands

    Cllr Dunne said: “After making enquiries of the HSE we have been told that the provision of dental services at Carrick- on-Suir Primary Care Centre are scheduled to begin on March 28th. “The staffing complement will consist of a dental surgeon (0.8 whole time equivalent) and a dental nurse (1.0 whole time equivalent). “To provide…

  • IFA Welcome Diageo Regenerative Agriculture Pilot

    IFA Welcome Diageo Regenerative Agriculture Pilot

    “The Irish tillage sector has one of the lowest carbon footprints in the Irish agricultural and this programme will assess and examine regenerative agriculture techniques which will further improve the tillage sectors environmental and sustainability credentials,” Kieran McEvoy said. “Farm based programmes such as this pilot by Diageo will play an important role in improving…

  • IFA President Tim Cullinan meets EU Commissioner for Agriculture

    IFA President Tim Cullinan meets EU Commissioner for Agriculture

    Amongst the issues discussed were the extraordinary increase in input costs, the EU Farm to Fork and CAP policies. Cost surges are impacting on all sectors but in particular are having a devastating impact on the pig, poultry and horticulture sectors. These cost pressures are likely to increase as a result of developments in the Ukraine.…

  • Tánaiste in Nenagh to Launch €16m Regional Enterprise Plan for MidWest

    Tánaiste in Nenagh to Launch €16m Regional Enterprise Plan for MidWest

    The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Leo Varadkar TD, with Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail Damien English TD and Minister of State for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation Robert Troy TD, were in Nenagh today (Friday 18/02) to launch €180m Plans to boost Regional Development across the country.…