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A consultant from Nenagh says the move away from publishing daily Covid figures is a positive. Dr Mary Ryan is a Consultant Endocrinologist in Barrington’s Hospital Limerick and Auteven in Kilkenny and she feels this decision is a way to allow people get back to normal. She says there could be a case for publishing […]

A Tipperary student in Mary Immaculate College has received the Silver Gaisce medal. Dylan McLaughlin from Moyne is a keen athlete and throughout lockdown he worked with others leading strength and conditioning classes. He led the classes for 26 weeks and later trained some of the local athletes at the track in Templemore as part […]

Being a member of the LGBTQ+ community and coming out to teammates is less challenging for women than men, according to a Tipp player. According to the Gaelic Player’s Association, 99 percent of intercounty players believe a person coming out as LGBTQ would be accepted by their teammates. However, 50 percent also believe that players […]

Registration for the RNLI Lough Derg Fundraiser ‘Lap the Lake’ closes today. The event is the most major undertaking that the local group has done to date and it will see cyclist travel a 130km route around Lough Derg. It will pass through counties Tipperary, Clare and Galway before finishing with a BBQ and celebration […]

A Thurles based councillor is calling for a hardship fund as a way of alleviating dumping issues. Dumping is always an issue for councillors, but one local representative believes that some people simply can’t afford a bin collection or don’t have transport to go to a bring centre. Fine Gael Councillor Peggy Ryan told Tipp […]

The decision to move away from using flashing speed signs to warn motorists if they are breaking the limit has been described as disappointing by a member of Tipperary County Council. Council officials told this months meeting of the local authority that while the signs are effective at slowing down traffic at first motorists quickly […]

A unique wood art exhibition by a Tipperary artist will be available to view in Templemore Library for the next month. Martin Ryan from Ballycahill creates segmented wood pieces – which are made of up multiple wooden pieces. The exhibition was launched by Deputy Michael Lowry who told Tipp FM that the craftmanship is admirable. […]

A local councillor wants to see increased promotion of the Beara-Breifne Way. Phyll Bugler says that 15 years after the launch of the walk, there is little talk or focus on it as a tourism product. She is calling on the county council, Hidden Heartlands, and other tourism bodies to develop proper signage around the […]

Tipperary Tourism have launched a new Activities Map feature to promote outdoor activities in the county. During the pandemic, there was a surge towards outdoor activities and that’s what this campaign is building on. Tourism Development Officer, Marie Phelan told members of Nenagh Municipal District that this will highlight heritage sites, playgrounds, hiking and walking […]

Receivers have been appointed to Kilcoran Lodge Hotel near Cahir. The owners had successfully secured court protection last December to allow it to continue trading after one of the Chinese investors who had funded its purchase in 2018 had sought repayment of the loan. Kilcoran Lodge Hotel at the foot of the Galtee Mountains was […]