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 [...]
Prendergast Hails Eu Law To Tackle Online Child Pornography And Abuse
Labour MEP for Ireland South Phil Prendergast said a new EU directive on sexual exploitation of children and child pornography is “a major step forward for the detection and prevention of child abuse”. The European Parliament in Strasbourg yesterday voted for a range of measures that include: • making online “grooming” a [...]
Prendergast Warns That Eu Law Could Lead To More Road Accidents
Labour MEP for Ireland South Phil Prendergast last Thursday told a rally of 2,000 motorcyclists they had genuine concerns about proposed new EU regulations leading to more accidents on Irish roads. MEPs are currently considering proposals to impose a raft of new requirements for manufacturing and modifying motorbikes and trikes that includes an obligation for [...]
Power Addresses Ogra Fianna Fail AGM
The Annual General Meeting of North Tipperary Ogra Fianna Fail was held in the Arch Bar, Thurles recently and was addressed by Fianna Fail Seanad Spokesperson on Education and Skills Senator Averil Power. She complimented the great team in North Tipperary Ogra on how strong the organisation is in the constituency and that Ogra is [...]
Europe Needs Decisive Action, Not Sub-Prime Measures – Prendergast
Labour MEP for Ireland South Phil Prendergast urged EU Member State government leaders to take decisive action to avert further deterioration of the Eurozone crisis. Speaking ahead of next Sunday’s European Council summit, Ms. Prendergast said: “The sovereign debt crisis is a consequence of an economic crisis triggered by the near-implosion of a reckless financial [...]
Teacher and carer resources must be used effectively and Government held accountable – Mitchell
Fine Gael Presidential candidate, Gay Mitchell MEP, has said that if elected President, he will hold the Government accountable to ensure that carer and teacher resources are used effectively and are not wasted. He was speaking yesterday (Monday) at the Inclusion Ireland event in the Mansion House, Dublin. “My eldest sister has a disability, both [...]
