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 MMC Design Three individual ladies from north Co Tipperary have all been short listed for the Network Ireland Awards expected to be held in Cork next month.
They include a Cookery School Proprietor, a Fashion Designer and the General Manager of a Car Dealership.
Sarah Baker: Nominated in the ‘Emerging Business‘ category, Sarah set up the Cloughjordan House Cookery School & Events Venue back in 2009 and today employs seven full-time staff together with some part-time staff. Sarah Baker has also expanded into the Wedding business and is offering Cooking Classes to Transition Year students.
Marion Murphy Cooney: Nominated in the ‘Established Business‘ category, Marion operates as a fashion designer producing ‘made to measure’ pieces. Based in Friar Street, Nenagh, Marion, trading as MMC, has also introduced a ‘ready to wear’ collection, currently on sale through a number of other fashion boutique outlets.
Fiona Connolly: Nominated in the ‘Employee’ category, Fiona is currently General Manager of the car dealership Lyons of Nenagh and is head of marketing for the Lyons Group in Limerick taking care of the brands; Landrover, Ford, Volvo and Jaguar in the Mid-West region.
Earlier this year these three businesswomen won their respective categories at the Network North Tipperary Business Women of the Year Awards, sponsored and promoted this year by AIB and the North Tipperary County Enterprise Board.
 Many people currently struggling to make ends meet presently here in Thurles, may not have noticed it fully just yet, but some product manufacturers are shrinking everyday standard household products in an effort to increase already healthy profits.
Over the past 12 months, hundreds of items commonly to be found on our supermarket shelves have begun to shrink, while their asking retail price remains unchanged. The bar of Cadbury Dairy Milk has been reduced from 230g to 200g. The Snack, the Curly Wurly, Magnum & Carte D’Or ice cream, Birds Eye Burgers and some Fruit Juices have become victims of this deliberate attempts to deceive Thurles shoppers.
Other non-edible common grocery products, including Persil Washing Tablets, Pamper Baby Wipes, Toilet rolls, Soap, Pond’s Cold Cream and Kitchen paper rolls, have all now been reduced considerably both in size and content.
Increases in ingredient costs are being blamed for this sudden shrinkage, which if the manufacturers are to be believed, has increased by as much as 25%.
 Thurles “Grow It Yourself,” (GIY) will hold their monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 8th next, here at the Cabragh Wetlands Centre, Thurles, beginning sharp at 7.30pm.
Kay Hanrahan from Thurles Farmers Market will be there to give a talk and demonstration on the topic; “Wheatgrass and Live food.”
As always new comers and old GIY members are welcome to wander in, with Tea/Coffee available to all at the end of the meeting, not to mention the usual one to one gardening advice and friendly chat.
Keep in mind that vegetables can be grown on most soils (light, medium or heavy) provided they are well drained, so no excuses please.
While Spring may have gotten off to a slow start, remember also there is a huge amount of satisfaction to be experienced from growing at least some part of the food you eat and a well organised garden or an allotment is a huge asset to any family.
Who knows, maybe your vegetable growing, this year, will rapidly develop into the most absorbing of hobbies.
 The economic recovery of the Mid-West Region, will be the main focus of the 18th Annual Mid West Regional Authority (MWRA) Conference, details of which were announced recently. (Note: Latter region consists of the areas of counties Clare, Limerick and North Tipperary, including Limerick city.)
Alan Kelly TD, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Tourism & Sport will officially open the Conference at the Horse & Jockey Hotel, County Tipperary, on Friday, 1st March 2013.
“Economic Recovery – Progress in The Regions,” will feature presentations from business, Government and Local Government leaders on the current state of the Irish economy and how Regions such as the Mid West can play a leading role in its eventual recovery.
Speakers will include Tara McCarthy, Director, Food & Beverages, Bord Bia ( “The role of the agri-food industry in Ireland’s economic recovery.” ), Michael Vaughan, President, Irish Hotels Federation ( “The importance of the Tourism Industry to economic recovery in the Regions.” ), Conor Ryan, CEO, Arrabawn Co-Op ( “The role of the Co-Operative Model in economic recovery.” ), and Niall Cussen, Senior Adviser, Department of the Environment, Community & Local Government ( “The role of Government in Regional Economic Recovery.” ).
Cllr. Gerard Darcy, Cathaoirleach of the Mid-West Regional Authority, explained that the upcoming conference will enable key policy makers and implementation bodies at a local, regional and national level to share their expertise on the progress being made regarding regional economic recovery and how balanced regional economic development can be achieved in the future.
“The event will be attended by industry officials and members of local authorities, public and private sector agencies, semi-state and civil society organisations and research institutions involved in the promotion of business and development in Ireland. It provides a wonderful opportunity for those involved or interested in the economic development of North Tipperary, Limerick and Clare to hear from representatives of the some of the key sectors involved in the Region’s economic development,” he added.
Registration: See Brochure HERE. Fee charged is €100.00 per participant, (Latter includes Official Opening Reception, Conference Papers, Teas, Coffees, & Lunch.)
Registration for the upcoming MWRA Conference takes place on the evening of Thursday, 28th February next.
Details: Further details can be obtained from the Mid-West Regional Authority on Tel: (067) 33197; Email: info@mwra.ie, Web: www.mwra.ie.
 Another Irish owned Tipperary based food company, today, becomes the latest casualty accused of involvement in current horse meat investigations.
Oak Farm Foods stand accused of producing the Cottage Pies which last week were withdrawn from British school kitchens by Lancashire County Council. Oak Farm Foods is a UK division of Dawn Fresh Foods, a convenience food company located here in Fethard, Co Tipperary.
Lancashire County Council stated last week that it had withdrawn cottage pies from some 47 school kitchens, after provisional sample testing proved positive for traces of horse DNA.
Oak Farm Foods have produced Soups, Sauces & Ready Meals, for the last 25 year and a full internal investigation is now under way, within the company.
Dawn Fresh Foods is also aligned to the Queally Group which include QK Cold Stores situated in Naas, Co Kildare and which on Friday last informed Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney’s office, that it believed it had located horse DNA in consignments of frozen beef trimmings imported from Poland.
Meanwhile the ABP Food Group based at Nenagh, Co Tipperary, now insist that its Tipperary plant was not the source of horse meat content, found in the “Chosen By You” 350g Greencore Beef Bolognese Sauce, manufactured for the British supermarket chain ‘Asda.’
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