Category: Justice

  • Body found stabbed in Roscrea

    Body found stabbed in Roscrea

    BREAKING: Gardaí are investigating the death of a man (40s) after the discovery of his body at a home in The Maltings, Roscrea, Co Tipperary Gardai investigating discovery of a man’s body in #Roscrea in the early hours of this morning. Victim suffered stab wounds #news #Tipp — Fiona Donnellan (@fionadonnellan) November 20, 2016 A woman…

  • Take Calais children now – Martin Browne

    Take Calais children now – Martin Browne

    Cllr Martin Browne of Sinn Féin Tipperary has echoed calls for Ireland to accept 200 children from the Calais refugee camp. He says that the failure of the Irish State to take this opportunity to show compassion for children portrays us in a very bad light, and he calls on all Tipperary TDs to make…

  • Emma Meagher, from Boherlahan, Co Tipperary, has been appointed as Partner heading up the Women’s Medical Negligence Unit

    Emma Meagher, from Boherlahan, Co Tipperary, has been appointed as Partner heading up the Women’s Medical Negligence Unit

    Emma Meagher appointed as a Partner in James McSweeney Solicitors. Emma Meagher, from Boherlahan, Co Tipperary, has been appointed as Partner heading up the Women’s Medical Negligence Unit at James McSweeney Solicitors. Emma joined James McSweeney Solicitors in 2008. She quickly established herself as an invaluable member of the Team and is now recognised as…

  • I bring a gun to bed, we are living in fear

    We are living in fear – Tipperary Robbery Victim speaks to Tipperary Times “I bring a gun to bed. We are living in fear”. Clive Clarke speaks to Tipperary Times and Breakfast Newstalk about his frightening ordeal Clive is a hard worker. He has set up a craft meat company and is widely seen as…

  • Kelly welcomes new Garda recruits

    Local TD and Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government Alan Kelly has expressed his congratulations to the ninety nine men and women who have become members of An Garda Siochana following the recent Passing out Parade at Templemore College on Tuesday 07th March. Some of the “Class of 2016” at the Passing Out Ceremony…

  • First no extra Gardaí, now no Court Probate Service for Tipperary – McGrath

    Independent TD Mattie McGrath has extended his unqualified support to the Tipperary Solicitors Bar Association (TSBA) after it raised serious concern about the continued downgrading of court services in the county. Deputy McGrath was speaking after the TSBA confirmed it had been informed by the Court Service of Ireland that the scheduled reopening of the…

  • Fine Gael’s justice plans will protect Tipperary communities – Coonan

    Fine Gael’s justice plans will protect Tipperary communities – Coonan

    Fianna Fáil’s plans to keep Gardaí behind their desks would do nothing to tackle crime in Tipperary Fine Gael candidate in Tipperary, Noel Coonan, has said that Fine Gael’s justice plan will help to protect Tipperary communities from crime. By comparison, Fianna Fáil’s plans to keep Gardaí stuck behind their desks would do nothing to put…

  • Tipperary Gardaí abandoned in latest allocation announcement – McGrath

    Independent TD Mattie McGrath has launched a scathing attack on Tipperary’s outgoing government Minister’s for their utter failure to honour long standing commitments to reinforce the number of Gardaí in the Tipperary Division. Deputy McGrath was speaking after it was confirmed to him that no new recruits have been allocated to Co. Tipperary despite Wexford,…

  • Dublin Shootings will hit Tipperary Tourism

    The escalating gun violence in Dublin with the recent killings which are gang related will have a profound effect on Tourism in Tipperary. On a recent trip to Oslo, I was speaking to a number of locals who said they were travelling to Ireland in the coming weeks, however are now reconsidering their holiday plans…

  • Quarter of a billion spend on Criminal Legal Aid is jaw dropping – McGrath

    Quarter of a billion spend on Criminal Legal Aid is jaw dropping – McGrath

    Independent TD Mattie McGrath has called on the Minister for Justice to clarify what measures her Department is taking to drive down the costs associated with Criminal and Civic Legal Aid. Deputy McGrath was speaking after it was revealed to him via Parliamentary question that the total expenditure on criminal legal aid for the years…