Tipperary

Wet Wet Irish Sunday Papers

WE ARE STILL OVERSATURATED with rainwater in South Tipperary, but that didn't stop me from thumbing through three Irish broadsheets while thinking out loud (13-minute Qik clip). Lead stories reveal voter anger over the...

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Martin calls for all hands on deck amid floods chaos

FOREIGN Affairs Minister Micheal Martin last night stressed that Ireland's flood crisis now requires "all hands on deck", despite the looming national strike including emergency workers like firemen, army personnel and other...

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Endangered species sold for hunting

The scimitar horned oryx, one of the endangered species kept at Tipperary, has been sold to a hunting safari. The accidental shooting of a rare African species of pygmy hippo in the Northern Territory outback sparked peoples'...

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Four times normal rainfall – and there’s more to come

By Sarah Stack, Ed Carty Donal Hickey and Gordon Deegan Saturday, November 21, 2009 COMMUNITIES devastated by some of the worst floods in living memory were last night bracing themselves for a further deluge. Claremorris in Co...

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Cork city water supply turned off due to contamination fears

Cork city council have turned off the water supply to the city centre and suburbs over fears of contamination because of flood damage to a pumping station. People are being advised to drink bottled water until further notice...

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Clean-up begins after the deluge

Flooding is 'the worst' in living memory Parts of Cork, Tipperary, Galway, Mayo and Clare were cut off by flood waters as drainage systems failed to cope with almost two-and-a-half inches of water falling in less than 24 hours....

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Separate accidents leave two badly hurt

By Barry Duggan Friday November 20 2009 A TEENAGER was in a critical condition in hospital last night following a single vehicle accident yesterday. Philip Nolan (19) lost control of his car at Grange Upper in Lisnagry, Co...

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Residents braced for worst as rising waters close in

RESIDENTS and business people in flood-stricken Clonmel, Co Tipperary, feared the worst last night as a day's incessant rain saw flood waters edge closer to their homes. The river Suir burst its banks again yesterday morning,...

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IFA urges all co-ops to follow suit as milk price to suppliers increases

By Ray Ryan, Agribusiness Correspondent Friday, November 20, 2009 MILK price increases announced by a number of co-ops have been welcomed by the Irish Farmers Association. National Dairy Committee chairman Richard Kennedy urged...

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RTÉ.ie to stream GAA Development Conference

RTÉ.ie will be streaming the GAA Games Development Conference 2009, live and worldwide this Saturday, 21 November. WThe GAA Games Development Conference - 'Optimising Playing Performance - Nurturing a culture of Skill and Will'...

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