President Mary McAleese to Visit West Tipperary Sat 4th September 2010
President Mary McAleese will visit West Tipperary on Sat 4th September 2010. She will begin her visit in Emly or in ‘Imleach lubhair’ (the border of the lake of the yew trees), to mark the town’s commendable achievement of being awarded Ireland’s tidiest town in 2009 - no easy feat given 720 towns entered the competition!
Later in the day, [...]
€750M water investment cut with no reform will end up costing taxpayer in fines and leakage - Hayes
The €750 million cut in the water investment programme announced recently by John Gormley and the Government could end up costing the taxpayer a fortune in fines and leakage according to South Tipperary T.D.Tom Hayes.
Tom Hayes T.D. said that instead of neglecting to invest in our water infrastructure and suffering fines under the EU Water [...]
Tipperary Hostel Project Must be Finished to Get Value for Taxpayer’s Money - Hayes
South Tipperary T.D. Tom Hayes has strongly advocated that the work on the Tipperary Hostel Project be allowed to continue. In a speech in the Dáil on Wednesday June 2nd, he advocated that all the funding received for the project since 2000 from FÁS, Tipperary Town Council, South Tipperary County Council, the South Tipperary County [...]
Templemore UDC celebrate 150 years this October
Templemore UDC will celebrate 150 years of its existence this coming October. Local councillors are involved in researching this important aspect of Templemore’s heritage and development. To assist them with their research the councillors would be grateful for any information on the Town Council, Councillors, and aspects of Templemore Town Hall from 1820 to the [...]
Nenagh Councillor Seamus Morris appeals to the Unions to use their vote to stand up for the rest of us
Nenagh Councillor Seamus Morris appeals to the Unions to use their vote to stand up for the rest of us.
“There was a lot of furore last week at the treatment of the new Minister for Education Mary Coughlan at the T.U.I conference. In fact the national media would have you believe [...]
Chair of Polish Irish Parliamentary Group sends sympathies on death of Polish President
Fine Gael Tipperary North Deputy Noel Coonan, who chairs the Polish Irish Parliamentary Friendship Group, has sent his sympathy and that of the group to the Polish people after the tragic death of President Lech Kaczynski.
“On my behalf and on behalf of Irish parliamentarians I wish to express our heartfelt sorrow at the death of [...]
The Source welcomes the appointment of Mary Hanafin as minister for tourism, culture and sport
The Source Arts Centre welcomes the appointment of Mary Hanafin as the new Minister for the Arts (renamed Culture). The local connection is one to be celebrated, naturally, but her work to date makes her appointment one to be applauded. Minister Hanafin’s professional record to date incorporates work as a teacher of Irish and History, [...]
Sham Government Re-shuffle according to Sinn Féin’s Cllr Séamie Morris
Speaking in Nenagh this afternoon, North Tipperary Sinn Féin Councillor Séamie Morris said the cabinet re-shuffle announced by An Taoiseach will not create one job for the unemployed. Cllr Morris described the re-shuffle as a sham and said the Government should “be shuffling out of office with their heads held down in shame.”
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Citizens views on the Lisbon Treaty referendum
We thought we’d bring you something a little different from the usual politicians and businessmen arguing for and against ratifying the Lisbon Treaty. YouTube has several videos arguing both sides. Here are two ordinary people (as far as we know) presenting their cases. Watch and listen and decide for yourself.
2009 Local Election Results North Tipperary
North Tipperary’s Election Results June 2009
Thurles Area:
Total Electorate - 13,017
Total Poll - 9,561
Total Valid Poll - 9,485
Invalid Ballot Papers - 76
Quota - 1,581
Seats - 5
First Count:
Hanafin, Seamus (FF) 1,590
Lowry, Micheál (Ind) 1,336
Ryan, Jim (Ind) 1,290
Kennedy, John (Lab) 980
Ryan, Seán (FF) 915
Kennedy, Willie (Ind) 889
Clancy, Billy (Ind) 760
O’Dwyer, Noel (Ind) 670
Quinn, Mae (FG) 629
Kenehan, Johnny (Lab) [...]
