43 Unfinished Housing Estates in Tipperary exempt from €100 Housing Charge
A new property tax called the household charge came into force on 1st January 2012 with the Local Government (Household Charge) Act 2011. The new household charge is direct result of the EU/IMF agreement signed by the former government in an attempt to offset the government deficit of €18 billion. The household charge is €100 [...]
Household tax the first step to property and water taxes
The Campaign Against Household and Water Taxes has claimed that Government plans to introduce water taxes by 2014 mean that ordinary households will be hit with stealth taxes of 1000+ euro within two years when the combined cost of water tax and property tax are taken into account. The Campaign challenged Minister Hogan’s contention that [...]
Government must meet political and legal obligations to hold referendum
Government must meet political and legal obligations to hold referendum Treaty will mean further austerity and diminishing of democracy Socialist Party / United Left Alliance MEP Paul Murphy today called on the government to stop looking for excuses to avoid a referendum on the proposed new treaty: “The government’s latest attempt to avoid a referendum [...]
Denial of EGF to victims of economic crisis “indefensible” – Prendergast
Workers made redundant due to the financial crisis will not be eligible for assistance from the European Globalisation Fund (EGF) following an “indefensible” decision by EU Jobs ministers last night. Ireland opposed the decision, and was hoping to use the fund to help people made redundant in the retail and financial sector. But a group [...]
Call on Alan Kelly and Noel Coonan not to cut Child Benefit
by Séamie Morris Alan Kelly and Noel Coonan should explain why they broke their promise to the people of North Tipperary. On Tuesday and Wednesday last 29thand 30th November 2011 in the Dail, Sinn Féin TDs moved a motion calling on the Government not to cut child benefit and other social welfare payments in next [...]
Irish Citizen’s letter to EVERY minister in the Government
“Dear Minister, I am a typical Irish citizen, I’m 41, I work full-time as a bar manager, I pay my mortgage each month with my partner for my little terraced home in the border town of Dundalk, I pay my taxes (even though our roads are falling apart, my local hospital is all but closed, [...]
North Tipp Ogra Congratulates Penrose and Naughton
A recent meeting of North Tipperary Ogra Fianna Fail saw a motion being passed which extended congratulations to Fine Gael Deputy Denis Naughten and Labour Deputy Willie Penrose. The motion commended the deputies for standing up for pre-election promises, undertaken by both Fine Gael and Labour, on behalf of their constituents. Arthur Griffin, Chair of [...]
Higher Level Tuition Fees
USI (Union of Students in Ireland) are planning a large scale march in Dublin tomorrow, at 12pm. By Paddy Ryan, Editor TippNorth.com Paddy spent 3 years on UCD Students’ Union Council, and was elected as UCD Students’ Union Campaigns & Communications Vice-President the same year current USI (Union of Students in Ireland) President, Gary Redmond [...]
Ogra Fianna Fáil Success At Conference
A strong delegation from North Tipperary Ogra Fianna Fail attended the parties annual National Youth Conference in Cork on the 4th to the 6th of November last. The theme of the conference, which was attended by over 400 people from across Ireland, was “Looking to the Future” and members attended seminars on job creation, education [...]
