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Ministers Salaries and Expenses

The salaries of ministers in both governments of the 1920s were fixed at £1,500 a year, which would have the purchasing power today of around €100,000 per year. Éamon de Valera, coming to power in 1932, reduced this figure by one-third, to about €1,000 a year, which again would have the purchasing power today of […]

Third Level Fees May Still Be Increased

Fine Gael's Enda Kenny and Noel Coonan discuss educational issues with Padraig Culbert at Tipperary Institute, Thurles.

The renewed Programme for Government negotiated between Fianna Fáil and the Greens last week took the reintroduction of college fees off the table for the present, but there are now fresh worries that the Government will […]

Thurles – The Fashion Capital

As already stated in a previous article when it comes to ladies and gents fashion, the choice available from the numerous clothing outlets in Thurles, seriously outshine all other towns in County Tipperary and surrounding areas.

This week we received numerous emails complaining about the non-availability of tickets to the 2009 Thurles Chamber Fashion Show. […]

Tipperary Tourism Receives €10m Investment

Cloughjordan Eco Village

Two North Tipperary tourism projects are set to attract more than €10m investment following their approval under the Government’s Mid Shannon Tourism Investment Scheme (MSTIS).

The scheme will be administered by Shannon Development and Failte Ireland.

The MSTIS is a special initiative aimed at stimulating and encouraging sustainable investment along […]

Huge Turnout for Farmers Protest In Thurles

The normal Thurles traffic was seriously impeded today following the huge turnout by IFA members and their tractors, protesting to raise awareness of the problem of falling farm incomes.

The IFA say that farm incomes have fallen 25% alone this year with bad weather, falling commodity prices and Government cuts being the main reasons […]