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Half a million Covid-19 vaccines have now been administered in the midwest region. UL Hospitals Group and HSE Mid West Community Healthcare are marking the occasion while appealing to the public to remain vigilant to the virus, and attend for booster and primary vaccine doses. The region has vaccination centres in Nenagh, Ennis and Limerick, […]

People in Tipperary are being urged to consider volunteering as part of their routine this year. The Tipperary Volunteer Centre in Cashel work with individuals to find volunteering opportunities to suit and also source volunteer skills for organisations. Manager of the centre, Derek Fanning told Tipp FM that people often think of volunteering as giving […]

The new Tipperary Fine Gael Councillor Peggy Ryan is to take up a number of seats on committees and boards. She will take the place of her brother Peter who retired from Tipperary County Council in October of last year. Cllr Ryan was nominated by Councillor Noel Coonan and it was seconded by Councillor Phyll […]

A Walk-In Covid Vaccination Clinic will take place in Clonmel over the coming days. No appointment is necessary for the clinics being held at the Clonmel Park Hotel today, tomorrow or on Saturday. Today’s booster clinic is for those over 30 and also for healthcare workers over 30 – it runs until 12.15 this afternoon […]

The incidence rate of Covid-19 in Tipperary was below the national average over the Christmas period. Figures released by the Health Protection Surveillance Centre show the 7 day incidence rate in the Premier County was 1,227 per 100,000 of population between St Stephen’s Day and New Year’s Day. This compared with the national figure of […]

Many Covid-19 vaccine clinics will open to 5-11 year olds later today. Some kids in the cohort with underlying conditions have been given the jab since earlier this week, but the system opens to the wider population today. Operations Manager of the Mid-West Vaccination Centres, Nora Barry, says they’ve softened the appearance of the centres […]

A Tipperary pharmacist has moved to allay fears people may have over the accuracy of antigen tests. Fethard based Jimmy O’Sullivan was commenting on a number of false positive’s returned from the Genrui brand of antigen kits. These were available in some supermarkets but retailers are now being advised to remove them from sale. Speaking […]

Stefano Sweetman was revealed as the fourth leader in this year’s Operation Transformation on RTE, he shared his incredible story with Fran. Tipp FM Radio · Clonmel man in this year’s Operation Transformation

The HSE is continuing with Walk-In Covid Vaccination Clinics in Tipperary today. A Walk-In clinic for the booster vaccination for those aged under 30 will take place at the Clonmel Park Hotel from 1.15 to 4 o’clock this afternoon. Meanwhile those under 30 can avail of the booster shot at the Abbey Court Hotel in […]

A Roscrea family have been overwhelmed by the support for a fundraiser for their six-year-old boy with a brain tumour. Mason Fletcher is non-verbal and has autism – in October 2020, he had 90% of a brain tumour removed. He had to learn how to crawl, walk and eat all over again after the procedure […]