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 Deputy Noel Coonan TD North Tipperary Fine Gael TD Noel Coonan has welcomed the announcement by his colleague, Transport Minister Leo Varadkar, of €2.6m for road maintenance and improvement works in North Tipperary. The corresponding figure for South Tipperary is €1.13m.
“The road allocations are made by the National Roads Authority to Local Authorities for National Roads in 2013. This is separate to the allocations made for regional and local roads which will be announced in the coming week,” said the local Fine Gael TD.
“Many necessary road works will be carried out as a result of this funding and same is welcome news as we head into severe Winter weather. There is more funding in the pipeline for local roads showing a commitment by this Government to improve road services. A total of €2m will go towards improvement works in North Tipperary. This includes construction works on the N62 junction of Templemore Road and CuChulainn Road Thurles, design work on the N52/N65 Borrisokane junction, bridge rehabilitations, realignment works at N52 Congour/Ballyluskey, repairs on the N52 Ballyloughnane and repair overlay Parnell St and Cúchulainn Road,” said Deputy Coonan.
“€635,726 is going towards route lighting, motorway and winter maintenance in North Tipperary and in €770,937 South Tipperary. Routes that will benefit from improvement works in South Tipperary include N24 Ballinderry Bend, Toureen Cross, N74 Thomastown traffic calming scheme,” continued the local TD.
 Ms Helen Lambert, Nenagh, Co.Tipperary Ms Helen Lambert, Chief Executive of Lambert + Associates, latter company a luxury retail consultancy based in Paris, has been awarded the coveted “Chevalier de l’Ordre National du Mérite (National Order of Merit,) by the French government at a reception in the Irish Embassy situated in Paris, France.
The presentation to the Co Tipperary woman, who hails from a farming family here in Nenagh, Tipperary, was hosted by Dublin born former Ambassador to the United Nations and now presently Ambassador to France and Monaco, His Excellency, Mr Paul Kavanagh.
The award was presented by Mr Yves Carcelle, former president of Louis Vuitton, latter a French fashion house founded in 1854. Some 200 assembled guests attended the event.
Ms Lambert’s company, now employs 200 people and boasts a client list of more than 500 fashion buyers, who currently visit Paris twice a year travelling from all over the world and who generate more than €118 million worth of export business for France, while increasing her company’s market share by 16% based on it’s 2011 turnover.
Ms Lambert previously worked in communications, as Director of advertising for Elle magazine international editions in Paris for 7 years. In 2004 she was appointed head of the AGA Group, arriving on site with a thorough skilled knowledge of the world of luxury. Having re-branded and upgraded the company as Lambert + Associates, she became it’s owner a year later.
Since that date, the company has continued to conquer new clients, offer new services and establish relationships with fashion houses and designers, establishing strong contacts with both suppliers and distributors world wide.
 Scoil Ailbhe Thurles, who won both the U11 & U13 CU Quiz titles last year. Tipperary schools are being invited to participate in the first stage of the Nationwide 2013 Irish League of Credit Unions’ School Quiz competition, run by Thurles Credit Union in the Premier Hall, Rossa Street, Thurles on Friday 1st February 2013, at 7.30pm.
Over 25,000 schoolchildren under the age of 13 will again compete in over 300 venues throughout the 32 counties. The questions, compiled by primary school teachers, will cover such general topics as geography, history, music, literature and sport.
This is the 22nd successive year that the Schools Quiz has been organised by the Irish League of Credit Unions. It consists of two ‘knock-out,’ stages, which will culminate in a National Final in Dublin in early April, when 100 qualifying teams will compete.
In addition to certificates and prizes to the winning team members, the winning schools will also receive a welcome cash prize.
In 2012, Scoil Ailbhe, Thurles successfully retained their titles in both sections (U11 and U13) in the first round of the National Credit Union Quiz and no doubt will be back again to defend their titles in 2013.
In the U11 competition Scoil An Chroí Ró Naofa, Urlingford finished second, while Moycarkey National School and Scoil Angela, Ursuline Primary in Thurles shared third place. In the U13 competition, there was a three way tie for second place with Scoil Na Maighne, Scoil Íosagáin, Upperchurch and Scoil an Chroí Ró Naofa, Urlingford, all finishing with the same number of points.
Information: Further information is available from Thurles Credit Union (Telephone 0504 91700), on their Website and on their Facebook page.
 Thurles Fianna Fáil Councillor Mr Gerard Fogarty has heartily welcomed the amendment to the Town Council Budget, which is to include a 1.5 point cut in the AVR to 56.5.
Speaking to Thurles. Info today Councillor Fogarty stated; “With the huge pressures facing enterprise in Thurles, particularly in and around Liberty Square, I hope this will be an incentive for new start-up businesses, while giving some small relief to current struggling enterprises.
I must compliment the Town Clerk, Mr Michael Ryan and his wonderful staff who have worked so very hard throughout this year with much less funding, in preparing this well considered draft budget.
However, I personally would not have supported a draft budget which merely froze the rates again this year. A failure to cut the rate this year would have been particularly damning as the County Council, had lowered their rate by approximately 3 points. I think that in the context of the debate for the retention of Town Councils, that it would have been particularly fatal for Thurles Town Council to have a rate higher than the County’s.
I have often called for major reform of the rates legislation to allow local authorities more subjective powers locally to give incentives to start-ups and struggling businesses. There also needs to be tighter controls on the rates refund for landlords of vacant premises, as an incentive to lower rent and attract new enterprise. In my opinion it acts presently as a disincentive to start – up & expanding business.
The personal debt crisis is severely hitting small businesses in addition to the credit crunch. I hear every week of credit refusal stories. Banks are escaping the eye of the Credit Review Office by recommending applicants not to even apply for credit. I would encourage business owners to contact the Credit Review Office which has been very successful in overturning more than 55% of completed applications sent to it, since its establishment.“
 Revenue Commissioners Fianna Fail leader Micheál Martin has accused the Government of trying to rush through the Bill dealing with the dreaded property tax, recently unveiled as part of Budget 2013, thus preventing a proper debate on the issue.
He stated that, quote, “Forcing through legislation on a family home tax without a proper debate is unfair, undemocratic and will only fuel the public’s sense of frustration. It displays contempt for the mandate held by deputies on all sides of the House and shows how arrogant and out of touch this Government has become.”
Introducing the legislation to impose the tax, Fine Gael Finance Minister Michael Noonan revealed that homes with a certain level of pyrite damage may now be exempt and other waivers will apply to home-owners earning less than €15,000.
Finance Minister Michael Noonan also warned that those who fail to pay this property tax, will be unable to get a Tax Clearance Certificate from the Revenue Commissioners.
The Irish Constitution (Bunreacht na hÉireann) declares that Irish citizens have a right to own property. Article 43.1.2 pledges that the State will vindicate the property rights of every citizen, quote. “The State accordingly guarantees to pass no law attempting to abolish the right of private ownership or the general right to transfer, bequeath, and inherit property.”
It would now appear that this guaranteed right to own property & transfer same, will be based on whether you hold a Tax Clearance Certificate, issued by the Irish Revenue Commissioners.
God help us, it’s time to turn off the lights & emigrate.
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