McCarthy Report An Unprecedented Attack On Rural Ireland

Department Of Agriculture Puts Tipperary Under The Axe

Forty-two local Department of Agriculture offices are to be abolished in the most drastic re-organisation in the history of the Agri service, as part of cost cutting measures.

County Tipperary will lose four offices and twelve other Irish counties will be without a local centre. Thurles.Info understands that this plan has been given the green [...]

McCarthy Report An Unprecedented Attack On Rural Ireland

Fine Gael TD, Deputy Noel Coonan has strongly criticised recommendations from An Bord Snip’s report which he claims will have a huge future impact on the everyday lives of the people of North Tipperary, if implemented. Speaking to Thurles.Info today Deputy Coonan stated:

“The McCarthy report has begun an unprecedented attack on rural Ireland and [...]