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Employment Inequality Remains Steadfast Across Tipperary
“We are seeing a very significant reduction in the number of long-term unemployed people who are getting real jobs in the economy.” Quote by Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton, on April 16th 2015.
Unemployment figures for the month of May 2015 demonstrate a sharp upward rise for every single town in Co. Tipperary, when compared to the previous month, April 2015.
The latest unemployment figures for Co. Tipperary were uploaded on line on Monday June 8th 2015, by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and can be viewed in full by clicking HERE.
Monthly figures for May 2015, shown as follows under the categories ‘All Ages’ ‘Both Sexes’, are compared to the previous month of April 2015 and demonstrate that unemployment increased by 383 persons for the whole county of Tipperary.
 April – May – North Tipperary and Associated Towns 2015.
6,030 – 6,199 – North Tipperary, an overall increase of 169 persons.
2,446 – 2,529 – Nenagh, an increase of 83 persons.
1,119 – 1,164 – Roscrea, an increase of 45 persons
2,465 – 2,506 – Thurles, an increase of 41 persons
April – May – South Tipperary and Associated Towns 2015.
7,595 – 7,809 – South Tipperary, an increase of 214 persons.
1,071 – 1,094 – Cahir, an increase of 23 persons.
1,625 – 1,663 – Carrick-On-Suir, an increase of 38 persons.
998 – 1,017 – Cashel, an increase of 19 persons.
2,470 – 2,562 – Clonmel, an increase of 92 persons.
1,431 – 1,473 – Tipperary (Town), an increase of 42 persons.
The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, on the 3rd June 2015, welcomed the publication of the latest official unemployment figures, showing, he claims, “a continuing decline in the number of people out of work”.
Time for our reigning government politicians to take their pensions and just go, in the secure knowledge they have failed dismally the electorate of Co. Tipperary.
 Liberty Square, Thurles. Officials inform us that residents and businesses will soon get their final say on the long awaited and planned €3 million revamp of Liberty Square here in Thurles, Co Tipperary.
The already unveiled basic blueprint planned for Liberty Square, was viewed by ‘all and sundry’ last summer, while inviting suggestions from the resident public. Now local officials confirm these plans and all submitted suggestions are ready for final viewing in the weeks ahead, thus allowing for further final discussions.
This planned project to-date involves the removal of car parking facilities, presently restricted to the central median, in favour of off-street car parking behind the south side of the town’s business premises. Some limited, on-street parallel parking will continue, however wider footpaths are en-envisaged, together with 3 courtesy pedestrian crossing.
Tipperary Co. Council have also this month launched a new initiative aimed at rejuvenating businesses in the centre area of Thurles. (This new initiative will also include 8 other towns in the county, e.g. Templemore, Nenagh, Roscrea, Tipperary Town, Cashel, Cahir Carrick-an-Suir and Clonmel.) This newest initiative involves commissioning a ‘Retail Expert’ to work with each town’s stakeholders in the hope of preparing a viable future vision for Co.Tipperary’s main town centres. The council is making €500,000 (county-wide) available for this initiative with the hope of securing additional funding from other external sources.
For Thurles presently this new plan arrives “after the horse has bolted,” coming into being against the difficult backdrop of already trading multiple discounters like Aldi, Lidl and Dunnes Stores, latter who control the entrance to the three main arterial corridors into Thurles.
The arrival of these latter multiple discounters was inevitable and indeed in most cases welcome, especially to those households in receipt of low incomes. However while offering discount pricing, they also offer ‘Free Parking’ to all customers, an option not readily available to shoppers choosing to frequent shops in the Thurles town centre. Other previously established free to use car parking areas like Thurles Railway Station, Hayes Hotel, Costcutters etc., which heretofore provided free car parking space for customers, found themselves also introducing car park charges, latter forced on them to halt non customer parking, latter to avoid paying the local authority enforced charges.
So what solutions will our ‘Retail Expert’ find in relation to these town centre areas and will his €500,000 findings be left to gather dust on some Tipperary Co Council book shelf?
Continue reading Rejuvenating Thurles Town Centre
The winners of the 2014/2015 Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme were announced on Friday March 6th, 2015 last at an awards gala dinner held in the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin.
Our congratulations to Clancy Construction, latter with offices at Ballyluskey, Drangan, Thurles, Co. Tipperary, who were announced as one of Ireland’s Best Managed Companies.
 Pictured here: (Front Centre), Mr John O’Shaughnessy (M. D.Clancy Construction) and his team receiving their ‘Best Managed Companies Award’ from Irish television current affairs broadcaster M/s Miriam O’Callaghan. The Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Programme, in association with Barclays Bank Ireland, recognises indigenous Irish companies across Ireland which are operating at the highest levels of business performance. The former CEO of Enterprise Ireland, Mr Frank Ryan, chaired the independent judging panel which looked in detail at strategy, capability, commitment and management performance, in addition to financial aspects of all the companies nominated. The ‘Best Managed Companies Awards Programme’ is currently the only awards programme that considers a business’s performance from every possible known perspective.
Speaking on this year’s programme, Managing Partner of Deloitte and judging panel member, Mr Brendan Jennings, stated: “Our congratulations to all those companies celebrating their ‘Best Managed’ status. Whether receiving this accolade for the first or the seventh time, it is no mean feat, and reflects a high level of commitment and capability. In working closely with these companies for the best part of a year, it’s clear to see why they are being recognised as ‘Best Managed’. It is a defined strategy, clearly communicated and executed; a belief in innovation in products and practices as a cornerstone of growth; a recognition of the importance of R&D spend; and an intuitive understanding of each companies marketplace.”
M/s Helen Kelly, latter leader of Large Corporates for Barclays Bank Ireland stated: “Success is not just about the strength of a company’s management team, rather how their strengths are leveraged to maximise that company’s potential. This is something that we at Barclays have witnessed over the past few weeks and months in working with each of these nominated companies. As lead sponsor, it has been a great pleasure to mentor and support each of these management teams and on behalf of everyone at Barclays; I would like to congratulate them most sincerely.”
Clancy Construction is one of the leading Irish building contractors, with its head office here in Drangan, Thurles and with sub office in both Dublin and Limerick. They employ directly 100 staff and many more indirectly by the employment of high quality sub contractors. They operate in both the private and public sectors in traditional building contracts, along with a vast experience in ‘design and build’ contracts in the areas of commercial, healthcare, education, leisure, residential, industrial, renovation and restoration.
Note: Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards Program is open to companies from all 32 counties in Ireland. Details of entry for the 2015/2016 program will be issued in the coming weeks on www.deloittebestmanaged.ie.
 A delegation of County Councillors, representing Tipperary, Clare and Mayo, met with Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport, Pascal Donohue, T.D., in Dublin today to express their concerns about the proposed sale of Aer Lingus to IAG.
The meeting was organised by Cllr. John Crowe (FG) (Cathaoirleach of Clare County Council) who was joined in Leinster House by Cllr Michael Fitzgerald (FG) (Cathaoirleach of Tipperary County Council) and Cllr Damien Ryan (FF) (Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council).
While unable to attend this afternoon’s meeting, the Mayors of Limerick, Galway and Kerry have also backed the message delivered to the Minister, latter which outlined that Elected Members in the West rejected any commitment from IAG that does not “explicitly guarantee” Aer Lingus’ long term commitment to services between Shannon Airport and London Heathrow, as well as transatlantic services.
“At today’s meeting we stressed the necessity of securing a 15-year guarantee from IAG in respect of Shannon’s Heathrow slots and service levels as the 5-year guarantee proposed by IAG’s CEO Willie Walsh does not give sufficient confidence to companies seeking to invest in the region and does not assure the connectivity that is required for the West of Ireland. Furthermore, we asked the Minister to also relay to Cabinet that guarantees should be secured in respect of Aer Lingus’ transatlantic services,” said Cllr. Crowe.
“Shannon Airport is thriving again thanks to the efforts of the new management and board in place at Shannon. The retention of existing and development of new Aer Lingus services is central to future growth at Shannon as well as maintaining existing activity and investment in industry and tourism,” he added.
“Minister Donohoe took our concerns on board and pledged to bring them to Cabinet as it discusses its options going forward in respect of the IAG’s bid,” concluded Cllr. Crowe.
Despite the visit on Monday last by seven senior current governing Government Politicians; which included An Taoiseach Mr Enda Kenny, An Tánaiste M/s Joan Burton, Minister for Justice M/s Frances Fitzgerald, Minister for the Environment Mr Alan Kelly, Minister for Jobs Mr Richard Bruton, Junior State Minister for Agriculture Mr Tom Hayes, Minister for Agriculture Mr Simon Coveney, including 4 other duly elected resident Co Tipperary politicians namely Noel Coonan (Fine Gael), Séamus Healy (Independent), Mattie McGrath (Independent), Michael Lowry (Independent) the Live Register of Unemployed Persons in Co Tipperary’s continues to rise.
Figures published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), latter the Governments own body responsible for compiling Irish official statistics, show that unemployment increased again by 41 persons during the month of January 2015, when compared to similar figures published by the CSO in December 2014.
Note: Readers can view these figures for themselves by clicking Here.
It should also be noted that no opportunity was afforded to any Tipperary Development Groups to sit down, even briefly, with An Taoiseach Mr Enda Kenny or Minister for Jobs Mr Richard Bruton or indeed any of the aforementioned visiting government elected officials; to enter into helpful future dialogue regarding the future growth and enhancement of Co Tipperary.
Unemployment Figures For Co Tipperary as at January 31st 2015
- North Tipperary Unemployment for December 2014 – Both Sexes – All Ages = 6,271.
Nenagh – Both Sexes – All Ages = 2,542, Roscrea – Both Sexes – All Ages = 1,193, Thurles – Both Sexes – All ages = 2,536.
- South Tipperary Unemployment – Both Sexes – All Ages = 7,864.
Cahir – Both Sexes – All Ages = 1,135, Carrick-On-Suir – Both Sexes – All Ages = 1,699, Cashel – Both Sexes – All Ages = 1,031, Clonmel – Both Sexes – All Ages = 2,478, Tipperary Town – Both Sexes – All Ages = 1,521.
- Total Unemployed Persons in Co Tipperary for December 2014 = 14,135.
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- North Tipperary Unemployment Figures for January 2015 – Both Sexes – All ages = 6,312.
Nenagh – Both sexes – All ages = 2,568 (Up 26), Roscrea – Both Sexes – All Ages = 1,166 (Down 27), Thurles – Both Sexes – All Ages = 2,578 (Up 42), Total unemployment increase in North Tipperary 41.
- South Tipperary – Both Sexes – All Ages = 7,864.
Cahir – Both Sexes – All Ages = 1,129 (Down 6), Carrick-On-Suir – Both Sexes – All Ages = 1,685 (Down 14), Cashel – Both sexes – All ages = 1,060 (Up 29), Clonmel – Both sexes – All ages = 2,480 (Up 2), Tipperary Town – Both Sexes – All Ages = 1,510 (Down 11).
- Total Unemployed Persons in Co. Tipperary for January 2015 = 14,176.
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