Tag: Tipperary Jobs

  • 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…

  • Noel Coonan Welcomes New Rates Initiative for Tipperary Businesse

    Noel Coonan Welcomes New Rates Initiative for Tipperary Businesse

    Tipperary TD Noel Coonan has welcomed the decision of Tipperary County Council to introduce new rates initiatives for businesses in the northern part of the county. “The Commercial Incentive Scheme 2016/2017 offers a grant payable equivalent to 75% of rates paid by a person or company for year one, 50% for year two and 25%…

  • Coonan attended more Dáil votes than any other Tipp TD in last year

    As the 31st Dáil drew to a close in its final year, TD attendance began to fall for each TD. From our current 6 elected representatives both in North and South Tipp, Noel Coonan has the best Dáil attendance rate in the last year missing 36.6% of votes. Coonan, with all other sitting TD’s is…

  • Tipperary General Election Candidates #GE16

    For some time now, each candidate has been readying themselves for the starters orders. Selection conventions have been held for the parties and independents have completed their soul searching before deciding they want to compete to be elected in our new Tipperary Constituency. While some of the candidates are household names, some too are seeking…

  • 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…