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The Minister for Further and Higher Education says the decision on whether or not Clonmel and Thurles are to become University Towns says the matter has not yet been decided.
The comments from Simon Harris come following claims by Tipperary TD Jackie Cahill that confirmation of the merging of Limerick and Athlone ITs into a Tech University for the Midlands and Mid-West was to be announced last Monday.
Speaking on Tipp Today Minister Harris said while the move would be hugely beneficial for Tipperary the process wasn’t yet complete.
“There’s a very clear and legal process that we have to follow.”
A Tipperary TD denies he jumped the gun with claims that Thurles and Clonmel are to be designated as University Towns. Fianna Fáil’s Jackie Cahill said on Monday that an announcement was to be made by Higher Education Minister Simon Harris. This has yet to happen but speaking on Tipp Today earlier Deputy Cahill said […]
Ireland faces repaying up to 37 million euro worth of EU grant aid for not enforcing the same fisheries rules as the rest of the bloc.
Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue is set to tell the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee that a penalty points system for trawler captains is now nine years overdue.
And he believes Brussels isn t likely to accept Ireland s plan to cut the penalty in half, if a skipper admits an infringement before court.
Fianna Fáil s Jackie Cahill, chair of the Agriculture Committee, says plans to change the law are coming at a tricky time:
She was full of love : Tributes paid to woman found dead in Comeragh Mountains
She was an experienced runner and member of the Thurles Crokes Athletic Club. By Press Association Tuesday 20 Apr 2021, 4:28 PM 3 hours ago 30,004 Views 7 Comments
Members of the search team on Comeragh Mountain
Image: SEMRA
Image: SEMRA
A RUNNING CLUB has paid tribute to one of their members who died in the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford.
The body of mother-of-two Gillian Ryan was found yesterday after she went missing on Sunday afternoon. It’s understood the operation remains ongoing and her body has not yet been recovered.