SPARK campaign response to Minsiter Joan Burtons’ new proposals
SPARK (Single Parents Acting for the Rights of our Kids) is a diverse group of single parents who came together after Budget 2012 to campaign against various cuts that attacked our families. Yesterday, Minister Joan Burton announced that fathers must be named on the birth certificates of all children born in Ireland to lone parents. SPARK believe that [...]
Pupils from Tipperary receive their awards for the annual Scríobh Leabhar project
Pupils from counties Tipperary, Kilkenny and Kildare gathered today (Friday May 18th) in the Watershed Leisure Centre, Kilkenny to receive their awards for the annual Scríobh Leabhar project. They were among the 1000s of primary school pupils throughout the island of Ireland who were inspired again this year to use their creative skills and compose, [...]
Recycling Company gives Tipperary Schools the chance to raise 40,000 in cash
“Fill the Skip”-Recycle old Textiles and get cash for your School is a new initiative launched today by Greenstar Recycling. “It’s about giving something back to communities that have been good to us over the years in terms of Customer loyalty, this initiative has the potential to inject 40,000 Euros into Tipperary schools” said [...]
Sports, sessions and song at this years Clancy Festival
The Clancy Festival boasts headliner gigs, open air concerts, rivers festivals, art trails, exhibitions and theatre. However, there are also a myriad of other events taking place over the weekend including sporting events as Carrick has a rich history of sporting heroes. One of the main sporting events over the weekend is Bobby Power’s Carrick [...]
Farmers For No in disagreement with main farm organisations on likely effects of Fiscal Compact Treaty
The farmers’ group campaigning for a No vote in next week’s referendum, Farmers For No, have come out in disagreement with the main farm organisations on the likely effects of the Fiscal Compact Treaty being adopted. The group says that being the Yes men of Europe has impoverished the country to the extent that there [...]
First public tastings of Tipperary sheeps milk!
Sheep’s milk tasting at Sheridan’s Food Festival an introduction to the unique flavour of Crozier Blue produced by renowned Tipperary cheesemakers First ever opportunity for Irish consumers to taste sheep’s milk IRISH consumers will have their first opportunity to sample the unique qualities of sheep’s milk when the renowned Tipperary cheesemakers behind the Crozier [...]
Tourism Ireland wins top digital marketing award second year in a row
For the second year running, Tourism Ireland took the top digital marketing award at last night’s All Ireland Marketing (AIM) awards, organised by the Marketing Institute of Ireland, beating off strong competition in the same category from the likes of Microsoft Ireland and Penneys. Accepting the award, Mark Henry, Tourism Ireland’s central marketing director, said: [...]
Launch of Hairy Tulip Competition. – Tralee may have its Roses but Nenagh has its Tulips.
The Hairy Tulip competition takes place on Saturday June 30th 2012 in the Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary in aid of the Nenagh Rape Crisis Centre. Eighteen men from all walks of life in Tipperary will be dressing up and entering this year’s Hairy Tulip. Already the competition is building and all the men [...]
Seminar on the Legal Implications of Running a Business to be held in Templemore
A breakfast seminar in conjunction with the Templemore Traders Association on the legal implications of running a business is being held in the Templemore Arms Hotel on Tuesday 22nd May from 8.30am to 10am. The seminar will cover:- Employment law Redundancy Occupiers Liability Contract Law Health & Safety Insolvency and Bankruptcy Legal Entities & Compliance. [...]
Minister Rabbitte encourages SMEs to input into National Broadband Plan
Speaking in IBEC today to members of the Telecommunications Industry Federation, the Minister stressed the competitive importance of SMEs engaging on-line more intensively and the need to break down barriers which are discouraging a significant number of SMEs from harnessing the power of the internet. In a briefing on the report of the recently published [...]
