Category: Education

  • Dail Question – Cahill seeks update on prefabs for Tipp School

    Question posed by Jackie Cahill: 102. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the timeframe for the installation of three prefabricated classrooms for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. Answer by Richard Bruton: I can confirm that my Deputy has given approval in principle to the school…

  • Morris asks Tipperary County council to support publically financed Third Level Education

    Morris asks Tipperary County council to support publically financed Third Level Education

    Statement from Cllr Seamus Morris regarding 3rd Level Tuition Fees I was delighted that Tipperary county council supported two motions put forward by myself Cllrs Dunne, Carey and Doran about third level education at this week’s council meeting. My colleagues and I recently met with the Union of Students of Ireland who asked us to…

  • New Mobile Library for Schools in Tipperary

    New Mobile Library for Schools in Tipperary

    New Schools Mobile Library launched by Cllr. Siobhan Ambrose, Cathaoirleach Tipperary County Council Cllr. Siobhan Ambrose, Cathaoirleach of Tipperary County Council, today launched a new replacement Schools Mobile Library vehicle in the midst of children and teachers in Kilsheelan National School. The Schools Mobile visits 150 Primary Schools in County Tipperary 3 times per year,…

  • TIPPERARY ALLIANZ CUMANN NA MBUNSCOL REPORT 23rd JANUARY

    TIPPERARY ALLIANZ CUMANN NA MBUNSCOL REPORT 23rd JANUARY

    BY JOHN MANLEY EQUIPMENT NIGHT Equipment order forms and information have been emailed to all schools recently. Please return your order forms on or before Monday, 13th March, 2017 to Jerry McDonnell, 25 Ballingarrane, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. Helmets, Mycro or Marc, will be distributed by courier service on receipt of signed order form and appropriate…

  • 7 Study Tips for Exam Students

    7 Study Tips for Exam Students

    In our new feature section focusing on Leaving Cert Exam Students, we will be providing study tips and notes to help students along their way. If you have any questions or requests, please email info@tipperarytimes.com As we know, the weeks and months leading up to exams can be stressful for students. As with exams every…

  • Harty Cup Preview – January 10th

    Harty Cup Preview – January 10th

    The action moves up a notch in the Harty Cup this week as the Quarter-Final knock out stages have been reached with plenty of action also down for decision this Wednesday, January 11th. From a Tipperary perspective the tie of the round will be in the Ragg at 1.30pm where Our Lady’s Templemore take on…

  • Lowry welcomes €1.19m funding for 186 schools in Tipperary

    Lowry welcomes €1.19m funding for 186 schools in Tipperary

    Independent T.D. Michael Lowry welcomes funding of €1.19m to 186 primary and post-primary schools in Tipperary. Independent T.D. Michael Lowry has welcomed the announcement by Mr. Richard Bruton T.D., Minister for Education and Skills to allocate funding of €1.19m to 186 primary and post-primary schools in Tipperary where the funding will be used to invest…

  • 186 Tipperary Schools to receive €1.2 million in ICT Funding

    Independent TD Mattie McGrath has welcomed the news that 186 Primary and Post Primary schools in County Tipperary are set to receive almost €1.2 million as part of a €30 million investment in ICT infrastructure grants from the Department of Education. Deputy McGrath went on to say that the investment must be seen as an…

  • CLÁR Funding for Safety Works in Clonmel Borough District welcomed – Lonergan

    CLÁR Funding for Safety Works in Clonmel Borough District welcomed – Lonergan

    Independent Local County Councillor for Clonmel-Cahir Borough District, Martin Lonergan has welcomed the allocation of funding under the CLÁR Scheme to carry out various road safety works in the Borough District. According to Cllr Lonergan over €41,000 has been allocated to road projects outside of schools in the Clonmel and Cahir areas which include the…

  • St Joseph’s extra time heroics see’s them into Munster Final

    St Joseph’s extra time heroics see’s them into Munster Final

    St Joseph’s College Borrisoleigh 3-19 Colaiste na Trocaire Rathkeale 3-17 Our senior hurlers had to perform heroics last Tuesday to book their place in the Munster final after a nail biting, “come from behind”, extra time thriller. Having enjoyed a relatively easy passage to date, this was the test that really showed what this team…