Tag: alan kelly news

  • FITZGIBBON CUP ROUND-UP

    The Fitzgibbon Cup 3rd Level Colleges Hurling competition got underway last week with 7 games down for decision in the group stages. Predictably there were numerous Tipperary players involved. The defending champions, University of Limerick (UL) defeated Dublin IT (DIT) by 0-20 to 0-14 with five Tipperary players in the starting line-up. John McGrath (Loughmore…

  • Report Shows 1,000 lives could be saved if local A&E’s are reopened

    Survival rates for emergency cases in the Mid West Region are among the lowest in the country due to closure of Accident and Emergency Departments in Nenagh and other smaller hospitals Clare Independent General Election Candidate Ann Norton has described as “alarming” a new report showing that patient survival rates for emergency cases in the…

  • IFA Election looms as each member has single vote

    The IFA Executive Council has agreed a number of rule changes ahead of the national elections that will take place in April.   The Executive Council has decided to move to One Member One Vote (OMOV), instead of a weighted branch vote, for the election of the next President and Deputy President of the IFA.…

  • Farming Community abandoned by failure to process payments – McGrath

    Independent TD Mattie McGrath has described as completely outrageous the unwillingness of both the Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney and the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture Tom Hayes to acknowledge the scale of the difficulties farmers are experiencing through delays in receiving basic farm payments. Deputy McGrath was speaking as a prolonged…

  • Tipp GP’s vindicated after Minister Varadkar’s U-Turn – McGrath

    Tipp GP’s vindicated after Minister Varadkar’s U-Turn – McGrath

    Independent TD Mattie McGrath has described the decision of Minister for Health Leo Varadkar to suspend any further roll out of free GP care plans as a spectacular embarrassment for the government.  Deputy McGrath was speaking after the Minister finally admitted that the plan as originally conceived is destabilising GP practice nationwide: “The retreat from…

  • MINISTER’S COMMITMENT TO EXTEND €5M FUND WELCOME BUT MUST GO FURTHER

    MINISTER’S COMMITMENT TO EXTEND €5M FUND WELCOME BUT MUST GO FURTHER

    IFA Flood Project Chairman Tom Turley today welcomed the announcement from Minister for Agriculture and Defence Simon Coveney that the €5m fund for businesses affected by flooding will be extended to businesses not subject to commercial rates. Tom Turley said this will include some farm businesses such as equestrian centres which have been badly hit…

  • IFA REACHES AGREEMENT ON COMPULSORY LAND PURCHASE FOR NATIONAL ROAD DEVELOPMENT

    The Irish Farmers’ Association and Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport, Michael Ring TD, today (Tuesday) announced the signing of a renewed co-operation agreement between the Department, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII) and the IFA in respect of land compulsorily acquired or to be acquired for the development of the national…

  • Moycarkey Borris GAA Club Notes – Feb 2nd

    Mid Tipperary Under 21 B Football Championship Moycarkey Borris will play Gortnahoe Glengoole in the Mid Tipperary Under 21 B Football Championship on Sunday, February 7th at 12 noon. If for any reason the fixture is changed follow us on Facebook & Twitter for new fixture details. Club Plan 2015:2020 On Saturday last Moycarkey Borris GAA…

  • Minister Kelly Announces new Fire Station for Cashel under €40 million Fire Services Capital Programme 2016-2020

    Mr Alan Kelly, T.D., Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government has today, 1stFebruary, 2016, announced details of a new fire station for Cashel, Co. Tipperary as part of an overall €40m programme of construction/refurbishment of 26 fire stations for the five year period 2016 – 2020.  The programme will see 16 new fire…

  • AID PACKAGE WELCOME BUT INSUFFICIENT FOR PIG FARMERS

    IFA National Pigs Committee Chairman Pat O’Flaherty has welcomed the announcement from the Minister for Agriculture detailing the distribution of the €1m direct aid package for pig farmers. Minister Coveney confirmed that a flat rate payment will issue to pig farmers with a minimum supply of 200 slaughter pigs in 2015. It must now be…