Independent Tipperary

29/07/2024

Tipperary is the place to be over the August Bank Holiday weekend, with an exciting lineup of events to suit every taste. 👀👇

Tipperary is the place to be over the August Bank Holiday weekend, with an exciting lineup of events to suit every taste.

29/07/2024

Funding of €181,000 has been earmarked for the Blackcastle road in Templemore under the minor flood mitigation works and coastal protection scheme.

28/07/2024

Eight pay-and-display machines in Cashel have been upgraded to new, solar-powered machines that accept contactless payments.

27/07/2024

Philip Doyle and Tipperary's Daire Lynch got Ireland’s rowers off to a strong start at the Olympics by taking a comfortable win in the heats of the men’s double sculls

Philip Doyle and Daire Lynch got Ireland’s rowers off to a strong start at the Olympics by taking a comfortable win in the heats of the men’s double sculls at the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Paris this morning.

27/07/2024

Communities across Tipperary have been sending its best wishes to the three athletes from the Premier County who will be competing in the Olympic Games Paris 2024

Communities across Tipperary have been sending its best wishes to the three athletes from the Premier County who will be competing in the Olympic Games Paris 2024, taking place from July 26 until August 11.

27/07/2024

Plans to build a large mixed residential development of 122 houses and apartments in Tipperary, have been appealed to An Bord Pleanála.

26/07/2024

Planning permission has been refused for a proposed retirement village of 50 houses in Clonmel, County Tipperary.

26/07/2024

The works involve the construction of a new Garda Community Engagement Headquarters for the Tipperary South Area in Clonmel

Construction is expected to start on a new garda station for Clonmel by the end of this year.

25/07/2024

“This is another new development by the municipal district and further cements the improvements we are carrying out to improve outdoor space in the town.”

A new walkway at the back of the courthouse into the Main Street car park has now opened in Cashel, Co Tipperary.

25/07/2024

Over 200 people attended a public meeting on Monday evening to hear an update on information concerning the Dundrum House Hotel accommodation centre

Over 200 people attended a public meeting on Monday evening in Dundrum Community Hall in west Tipperary, to hear an update on information concerning the Dundrum House Hotel accommodation centre.

25/07/2024

They lost last April’s Division 1A final to Tipperary in Croke Park. By a point.

Róisín Black – the skipper of the Galway fleet. It’s in the bones. Her auntie, Mary Black, captained Armagh to the All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship title in 1994.

24/07/2024

Clíona Purcell, a native of Carrick-on-Suir has recently been appointed Head Curator of Waterford Treasures collection of museums in Waterford city

Clíona Purcell, a native of Carrick-on-Suir has recently been appointed Head Curator of Waterford Treasures collection of museums in Waterford city.

24/07/2024

Two public information events are to take place in Tipperary today, Wednesday, July 24, concerning accommodation centres in Dundrum and Clonmel

Two public information events are to take place in Tipperary on Wednesday, July 24, concerning accommodation centres in Dundrum and Clonmel.

24/07/2024

The opening hours of the mid-west region’s three units will be further extended on a phased basis throughout 2024

Nenagh’s medical assessment unit will extend its opening hours from 8am to midnight by the end of September this year, according to a Tipperary TD.

23/07/2024

It’s the first time in 20 years that Tipperary secured the Very National League Division 1A champions title

Karen Kennedy is on the sixth floor of Croke Park. Somebody looks down on the pitch and remarks: “You wouldn’t think there was ever a match played on it.”

23/07/2024

The communities of Longford and Nenagh in county Tipperary have come together united in grief at the sudden and unexpected passing of a “gentleman” garda

The communities of Longford and Nenagh in county Tipperary have come together united in grief at the sudden and unexpected passing of a “gentleman” garda at the weekend.

23/07/2024

One of Tipperary’s top bars and restaurants has reopened following a major refurbishment and upgrade

One of Tipperary’s top bars and restaurants has reopened near the shores of Lough Derg following a major refurbishment and upgrade. The Derg Inn in Main Street, Cornamult, Terryglass re-opened on Tuesday, July 16 for drinks, and Wednesday for food, under the new management of Caragh Walsh.

22/07/2024

A public meeting is organised for Monday, July 22, at 7.30pm in Dundrum Community Hall

Concerns have been raised at a municipal district meeting in Tipperary that not enough consultation is taking place between local residents and the authorities concerning a centre for international protection applicants (IPAs) in Dundrum House Hotel.

22/07/2024

Residents of a Tipperary community have vowed to maintain a peaceful protest now in its 54th day against a refugee centre which they say will stretch local services beyond breaking point

Residents of a Tipperary community have vowed to maintain a peaceful protest now in its 54th day against a refugee centre which they say will stretch local services beyond breaking point.

22/07/2024

The Cappawhite teenager is among four exceptional Irish second-level students who have been selected to receive a prestigious scholarship.

Tipperary student Raven Armstrong from Cappawhite has been selected by United World Colleges Ireland (UWC) to receive a prestigious scholarship to pursue the International Baccalaureate in the Netherlands.

21/07/2024

A 500 sq ft garage/workshop is a sweet addition to a traditional-style cottage in Roscrea that has summer house with a living/work space and an outside WC.
DNG Glen Corcoran

Sweetpea Cottage, Lismacrory, Ballingarry, Roscrea, Co Tipperary

20/07/2024

Mourners at Denise O’Meara’s funeral Mass in Tipperary, have heard she was “an exception woman” who lived life to the full.

20/07/2024

"It is with huge joy that we can announce that the residents of Borrisokane Riverside Centre have received pause notices on their eviction."

Huge joy has been felt in Borrisokane in Tipperary with the news that a pause has been put on eviction notices issued to 96 residents of an accommodation centre who had been told to leave earlier this year.

19/07/2024

The deputy has welcomed news that student specific accommodation providers will no longer be permitted to impose 51-week leases on students.

With just weeks to go until the release of the Leaving Cert results and the annual scramble to secure accommodation for the upcoming college year, a Tipperary TD has welcomed the news that emergency legislation has passed meaning that student specific accommodation providers will no longer be permit...

19/07/2024

Local vet says allowing co-ops to prescribe dosing products and vaccines will result in a quarter of large-animal vets leaving the profession in two years – and farmers will suffer.

Back in my early days of secondary school, I went to an IFA-organised protest in Dublin.

18/07/2024

Kitty Ryan-Savage was captain of the Tipperary team that won the first All-Ireland and remembers “a lot of publicity at the time” when they brought the cup home.
Tipperary Ladies Football

The Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) celebrates its 50th year anniversary today.

18/07/2024

"My cattle are looking fine (for Friesians) but they still need more time before they will be fit to be sold... I learned that lesson the hard way many years ago."

With the disappointingly cold weather restricting growth, I am lucky to have aftergrass available to make up for the extra time it is taking my paddocks to recover.

18/07/2024

It’s down to two in football – Armagh and Galway - but where do Tipperary fall in the pecking order as the 2024 season comes to a close?

So then, it’s down to two in football – Armagh and Galway. Their clash will decide who finishes the season at No1 and No 2, while the rest reflect on where they stand. Here’s a guide to the other 30 based on full-season activity.

18/07/2024

It would be OK if flies were just a nuisance, but they can, unfortunately, be much more problematic, writes Tipperary vet Eamon O’Connell.
Summerhill Veterinary Clinic - Nenagh, County Tipperary The Moovet - Summerhill Vet Clinic

The year is moving on so quickly, it’s frightening. It only seemed like yesterday that we were at the tail end of calving, praying that the weather would improve. Now we are at the end of breeding. We are still longing for the weather to improve, but we’re also hoping that a lot of our cows and ...

17/07/2024

DW Parke’s Chemists and Opticians in Gladstone Street looks like a treasure trove from the outside and has been a local landmark for over 150 years.

One of Tipperary’s most loved shops fronts is to be bought by the County Council to preserve it for future generations as a museum.