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M8 fuel protesters there for the long haul

Organisers of the fuel protest on the M8 motorway in Cashel say they could be there until Friday. The blockade was maintained overnight by up to 80 trucks and tractors amid calls for a reduction in the price of petrol, diesel and home heating oil. There was traffic chaos all over the country yesterday with […]
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16-year-old girl and women in 40s denied bail after being charged over Birdhill assault

A 16-year-old girl and a woman in her 40s have been remanded in custody after appearing in court charged in relation with a serious assault on the roadside near Birdhill last weekend. 29-year-old Scarlett Faulkner, a mother-of-one from Limerick remains in a critical condition at Cork University Hospital with what Gardai described in court as […]
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Cahill Skehan: Council need to put more planning into where they house vulnerable young women

A young Tipperary family’s dream home has turned into a terrifying nightmare because of a neighbour ”from hell”. That’s according to Councillor Kay Cahill Skehan who says a young mother of two little girls is being bullied and intimidated by her new neighbour after finally being allocated a council house. Councillor Cahill Skehan says the […]
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Pedestrian killed in crash on Templemore – Templetuohy road

Gardaí in Thurles are investigating a fatal traffic collision which happened last evening on the road between Templemore and Templetuohy. A pedestrian was struck by a car on the R502 at Ballinlassa shortly after 7 o’clock last evening. The woman in her 20s was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later while the […]
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Minister to turn sod on Nenagh wastewater treatment plant

The first sod will officially be turned on Nenagh’s new Wastewater Treatment Plant this morning. The Housing Minister James Browne will be on hand with a shovel to ceremonially start the €49 million build. The Minister may have some difficulty showing off his skills with a shovel in Nenagh today as Tipp FM news understands […]
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Council will not be buying Damer Court site in Roscrea

Tipperary County Council has no plans to buy the former Damer Court or operate a community hotel in Roscrea. That was confirmed by Finance Director Mark Connolly at yesterday’s Municipal District meeting under questioning from local Councillor Shane Lee. A feasibility study on the project has been completed at a cost of €150,000 and sent […]
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Supply Returning Following Burst Water Main In Cashel

Normal water supply is being restored to customers affected by a burst water main in Cashel. The burst, which occurred early this morning at Springmount Water Treatment Plant – resulted in localised disruption to supply for homes and businesses in the area. Uisce Éireann crews were able to quickly locate the burst and repairs are […]
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Council under fire for plans to demolish Cashel houses

A Tipperary TD is urging people to give their views on a prominent site near Cashel. The old Cashel Kings Motel site with over 50 partially completed houses have been vacant for years. The area at Ballypadeen has suffered from illegal dumping and anti-social behaviour. Tipperary County Council is proposing remediation of the site. Deputy […]
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One of the Premier County’s leading employers is set for a major expansion

Thurles based Dew Valley Foods has been granted permission for a 10-year phased extension of their existing food manufacturing facility on the Holycross Road. It will include the construction of an 11,000 square metres extension to the existing plant. The company was first established in Thurles in 1987 before moving to its current location in […]
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Murphy: I can’t say I have total confidence in the RSA

A local TD says he doesn’t have confidence in the Road Safety Authority. Clonmel based Deputy Michael Murphy is chair of the Oireachtas Transport Committee. On Tipp Today earlier the Fine Gael representative said there were many questions in relation to the RSA. “I think we need a shakeup in the RSA – I can’t […]
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