- Bank urged to explain job loss plan
- Government refuses to raise tax
- Show defaming priest 'inexplicable'
- Jobs boost at medical devices firm
- Team to mark Loughinisland massacre
- Tax case consultants cost 11m euro
- Play cards right on EU, says Ganley
- Minister in EU treaty poll blunder
- Hospital patients 'put at risk'
- New jobs created in IBM expansion
Local Businesses
Coonan Says Yes Vote ‘Good For Exports’
FINE Gael’s Deputy Noel Coonan has called on agri-businesses and all those involved in our food and drink industry to back the Stability Treaty. Deputy Coonan added that a Yes vote would have a positive impact on exports, trade and CAP negotiations.
Bryan Criticises SFA
IFA President John Bryan has strongly criticised the Small Firms Association for its suggestion to impose commercial rates on the farming sector, which supports 300,000 jobs and thousands of small businesses around the country.
Farmers - Breaks Important For Healthy Minds, Relationships and Business
If you tend to keep thinking about the cows while you are on holidays or you tend not to take holidays at all then it is time for a change.
Glanbia Performance In Line With Expectations
Glanbia plc, the international nutritional solutions and cheese group, has issued an Interim Management Statement (IMS) in accordance with the reporting requirements of the EU Transparency Directive and in conjunction with the Group’s Annual General Meeting. The IMS covers the three month period to 31 March 2012.
Co-Ops Must Minimise Impact On Profitability
IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Kevin Kiersey said it was crucial that co-ops adjusting milk prices would seek to minimise the impact on peak month profitability, as failing to do so will dent farmer confidence and seriously affect their ability to plan the future of their business.
ICMSA Dismisses Rates Suggestion
RESPONDING to the comments of Patricia Callan of the SFA who has called for the introduction of commercial rates for farmers, the ICMSA president, John Comer, described the idea as utterly unproductive and without any connection to reality.
British Ambassador To Visit Cashel
The newly appointed British Ambassador to Ireland, Dominick Chilcott (pictured), is to visit Cashel this coming Friday, the 18th of May, following an invitation from South Tipperary Fine Gael T.D. Tom Hayes.
Business Expo - Who Should You Be Talking To?
Thinking of starting, or expanding, a business, then Wednesday 30th May is a date you should put in your diary straight away. From 4 - 8 p.m. at the North Tipperary County Council Civic Offices on Limerick Road the ‘Who to talk to’ expo will be open to the public and is free to attend.
Irish Bobbles - Tipperary’s Exciting New Company
Irish Bobbles was established in 2011 by Mark Carey and Michael O’Dwyer to create bobble head figurines that promote Irish Culture, History and Sport.
Cloughjordan Wins Green Community Award
Cloughjordan village has won the Airtricity Green Community Award at the prestigious 2012 Green Awards which took place in the Burlington Hotel in Dublin.
Enterprise Start Graduate Gets His Dragon
“Doing the Enterprise START programme gave me an invaluable insight on how to address problems that inevitably arise when setting up a new enterprise.The knowledge I acquired doing this programme gave me great confidence when entering the ‘Dragons Den’” John said.
Safety All About Farmers ‘Taking Ownership’
Farm safety has been a topical issue for the past number of years in Ireland. Safety analysts look at the numbers of fatal accidents that happen in sectors of society and base their case for action on these statistics. The statistics show that Farming remains the most dangerous occupation in Ireland.
Marcella To Promote Smart Energy In Drombane/Upperchurch
Householders in the Drombane Upperchurch are invited to visit the new Energy Office in Drombane Hall. Marcella Maher, the community’s new Energy Officer, will be on hand to offer free advice and information on cutting energy costs in the home.
Morris Wants Funding To Build Houses
THE Government has been urged by Sinn Fein’s Cllr Morris to give North Tipperary County Council funding to buy houses or build on their own landbanks to ease the housing crisis.
Learn the Secrets of Successful People -Free
Tipperary North County Enterprise Board and the Thurles Chamber are delighted with the response to date with bookings for the free seminar (5 Golden Rules for Business Success). There is a limit on places so make sure you book as soon as you can for next Wednesday’s event.
Local Firm Wins CCTV Contract
Hall Alarms has been awarded the tender to Install the Town Centre CCTV System.
Tipp Folks Winning Big With Prize Bonds
Tipperary residents are some of the luckiest people in the country, having won over E1.8 million with Prize Bonds last year. This is according to the Prize Bond Company’s 2011 annual report which has just been published.
Libyan Cattle Trade Progress Is Welcomed
IFA National Livestock Committee chairman Henry Burns has welcomed the progress announced by the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, regarding the r-opening of the beef and live cattle market to Libya.
Local Heroes
The Templemore Local Heroes had a very constructive meeting last Thursday in the Templemore Arms. Whilst turnout wasn’t huge, the people who turned up were more than positive with their time and efforts. After listening to everybody’s suggestions from the previous meetings, it was decided to put all the ideas into 5 different sections – Town Marketing, Tidy Towns, Town Website, Industry & Innovation and Town Park & Woodlands. Everybody at the meeting was asked to nominate an area where they would like to help out in, and with that, we now have the core working groups to drive all these initiatives on. These groups will work with all the suggestions given by the people of Templemore, to improve the town.
Govt “Not Doing Enough” For Those In Financial Difficulty - Lowry
Deputy Lowry has criticised the Government for their failure to adequately tackle the on-going societal problems of personal insolvency and mortgage debt.
Coveney Accused Of ‘Letting Low-Income Farmers Down’
IFA president John Bryan has accused the Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, of letting low-income farmers down by failing to announce a new AEOS scheme for 2012 ahead of the mid-May application date.
Credit Union Student Bursary
Thurles Credit Union has announced the launch of its annual Student Bursary scheme, and is now inviting applications from all eligible Leaving Certificate students to apply for the significant financial bursaries on offer.
More Confusion Over Water Charges - McGrath
South Tipperary Independent TD, Mattie McGrath, has criticised the Minister for the Environment and the Government for once again causing huge confusion over the water metering and water charges.
Irish Water Will Bring Jobs, Investment, Security - Coonan
Fine Gael North Tipperary/South Offaly TD, Noel Coonan, has said that the creation of a new independent, State-owned company, Irish Water, will radically reform the management of our water infrastructure and reduce the amount of water that is currently being wasted.
Diaspora Targeted In Roscrea Business Drive
ROSCREA’s new drive to attract tourism and investment was launched by Shannon Development in association with North Tipperary County Council and Roscrea Chamber of Commerce on Friday.
Households Should Be Allowed Install Own Water Meters
Fianna Fáil Cllr for North Tipperary County Council John Carroll says householders should be allowed to privately install water meters because of the exorbitant rate that government is proposing to force them to pay through the new quango, Irish Water.
Review Of Milk Quota Appeals Tribunal Sought
IFA National Dairy Committee Chairman Kevin Kiersey has met with the Department of Agriculture and obtained agreement for a review of the Milk Quota Appeals Tribunal (MQAT) animal disease procedures to be put on the agenda of the Milk Quota Review Group.
Distribution Company Expands
DPD North Tipperary has welcomed the expansion of its central distribution and fulfilment facility in Athlone due to DPD winning recent multi-million euro contracts.
How Digital Switchover Affects Tipp Viewers
SAORVIEW is the new digital television service which replaces the old analogue service which will be switched off on 24 October 2012.
Fairbrother’s Historic Novel
John Fairbrother Of Clogher, Clonoulty. as published an historic novel.
Cashel Tidy Towns
Readers of last week’s Tipperary Star will be well aware of the tremendous turnout by parishioners and Tidy Towns volunteers involved in the ongoing tidy-up of the graveyard attached to St John the Baptist Church in Friar St. Many of those taking part have family and relatives buried there and this concerted effort is providing an opportunity for all concerned to freshen up family plots in the company of other likeminded people.
Nenagh Train Fares Offer
FOLLOWING on from the introduction of the new morning service from Nenagh to Dublin, Iarnrod Eireann has now introduced a €10 one-way online fare offer between Nenagh and Dublin. This €10 online fare is available for travel between Nenagh and Dublin and also Dublin to Nenagh and can only be purchased on the Irish Rail website www.irishrail.ie
Cashel People return from Representation to European Charter in Netherlands and Hungary
Recent representation to the Charter of European Rural Communities has seen delegates from Cashel travel to the Netherlands and Hungary. Ireland’s participation of the Charter of European Rural Communities is run through the tutelage of Cashel Town Council. Ms. Lisa Anglim and Mr. Alexander Fallon celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Esch, which represents the Netherlands to the European Charter. The Youth Meeting they attended saw two youth delegates (18 to 27 years of age) from each of the 27 EU countries attend from 16th to 18th March.
Bring A Trowel And Do Some Digging in Cashel
Cashel Chamber are delighted to hear of a new venture that has the potential to attract students and keen amateur archaeologists to the town this summer.
Cashel Retail, Tourism and Broadband on the Agenda
A meeting was held on Friday 13th April at the Clonmel Museum of the Tipperary Economic Planning & Development Group, Sean Laffey President of the Cashel Chamber of Commerce, was there to represent the interests of Cashel business.
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