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There were many people in Tipperary’s history who played an important role in Ireland gaining independence. Today, the Tipperary Remembrance Committee released the seventh and final song in their series commemorating Tipperary’s role in that pivotal period of Irish history. Songwriter Seamus Doran spoke on Tipp Today about the importance of the project and how […]

A Tipperary based crime and disability awareness project has won a national award. The ‘Inside Out’ booklet was honoured at this year’s Garda Youth Awards. The project looked at the impact of crime on people with disabilities and older people and was a collaboration between the Gardaí, HSE, Transition Year students and Limerick Prison. Seven […]

Four Local Electoral Areas in Tipperary have recorded Covid-19 rates above the national average in the last fortnight. Nenagh has the highest rate in the county while Cashel – Tipperary has the lowest. According to latest figures 378 cases of Covid-19 were recorded in the Nenagh LEA in the two weeks to November 29th bringing […]

A walk-in vaccination clinic will take place in Clonmel this afternoon (Thursday) and Saturday. They will cater for the first two doses and also the booster jab for healthcare workers and those aged between 60 and 69. The vaccination clinic takes place in the Clonmel Park Hotel and no appointment is necessary. Healthcare workers can […]

For this month’s Tipp FM Book Club in association with Tipperary County Council Library Services, we reviewed ‘Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?’ by Séamas O’Reilly. Fran was joined by John Butler from The Bookworm in Thurles and Sandra Quinn from the newsroom. The podcast also features some reviews sent in by listeners via WhatsApp voice note. […]

Works will begin on the Tipperary Town Courthouse this week in an effort to conserve the building and bring it back into use. Funded by Tipperary County Council and a Historic Structures Fund, this is part of the Project Ireland 2040 initiative. Tipperary Town Courthouse is a five-bay two storey building, constructed between 1837 and […]

A local pharmacist says there’s been a significant uptake of Covid booster vaccines since news of the new strain of the virus broke. All 36 of Ireland’s vaccination centres will be offering booster jabs as are GPs Fethard based Jimmy O’Sullivan says pharmacies are playing their part as well in providing booster shots to those […]

Details have been revealed about Tipperary’s first walk-in Covid-19 vaccine clinics for booster jabs. Healthcare workers and people between 60-69 years old are being prioritised at the moment. Later today at the Clonmel vaccination centre, a walk-in booster jab clinic will open for healthcare workers only from 1.15 to 4.45pm. The same cohort will also […]

A North Tipp woman who first started volunteering with the Lough Derg RNLI eleven years ago has been recognised with an Excellence in Volunteering Award. Laura Clarke is a mother of two and also works part time in Guerin’s Pharmacy in Nenagh and she is really passionate about fundraising for the RNLI. She told Tipp […]

A Carrick-on-Suir councillor is calling for fire hydrants to be checked and maintained regularly. Councillor Kieran Bourke is seeking annual reports outlining any faults, repairs and the status of all hydrants around the county. He said that these are used by firefighters in emergencies and need to be maintained properly. Councillor Bourke told Tipp FM […]