MEP Phil Prendergast has denied that her call for Eamon Gilmore to resign as Labour leader was an "act of desperation" and described as "reactionary" a comment by her colleague Seán Sherlock that she can not be taken seriously as a candidate.

A Fine Gael councillor from Co Kilkenny has defended the fact that she received fees and expenses totalling almost €57,000 since Apr 2010 in her role as a member of the governing body of Waterford Institute of Technology.

Work is to start on a €3m research and development centre in Clonmel early next year.

Award-winning alternative rock band Royseven will take to the floor this Friday in Tipperary to pass on some of their expertise to some enthusiastic teenagers.

The linking of the household charge to third-level grants raises important questions about what we expect from our local authorities and how they should be funded, writes Aodh Quinlivan

The highest paid barrister with the tribunal into garda corruption has been nominated as a High Court judge.

AN outlet of global super-brand McDonald’s may face fines from South Tipperary county council for continuing to place unauthorised advertisements — some of which appear official — on the M8 Dublin Cork motorway.

A SCIENTIFIC study has confirmed a “truly spectacular find” that proves oak timbers from a church in a heritage town are over 500 years old.

PLANNING permission is expected to be sought later this year for a new €4 million third-level campus in Clonmel as part of the merger of the Tipperary Institute with the Limerick Institute of Technology.

BORD Pleanála has upheld the decision of South Tipperary County Council to grant permission for a cattle mart near Tipperary town.

FINE Gael’s preparation for the next general election continues to gather pace with four candidates set to fight for the second nomination in the South Tipperary constituency.

WATER pressure reductions and cuts in supply are likely to continue this week as local authorities across the country continue to repair existing and emerging leaks.

THE state has been accused of neglecting one of the country’s most iconic heritage sites.

SOUTH Tipperary County Council will identify surplus land arising from the construction of the M8 motorway, and will auction it, according to the director of services with the council, Billy McEvoy.

THE HSE has refused to comment on plans for a €12 million windfall its due to receive from the sale of a landbank in Clonmel.

PROMOTERS of a bio-energy plant which would be located close to champion trainer Aidan O’Brien’s south Tipperary base will have to wait until late July for a planning decision.

SOUTH Tipperary County Council has urged An Bord Pleanála to reject the application of a company that wants to develop an animal by-products processing plant in a rural area close to horse training and breeding establishments.

COOLMORE yesterday launched a blistering attack on a proposed animal byproducts treatment plant, which would be located 3km from its Ballydoyle training facility, describing it as “the wrong use in the wrong location”.

CHAMPION trainer Aidan O’Brien has warned that the development of an animal waste plant close to his base in south Tipperary would mean the “end of Ballydoyle” as a world-class training facility.

THE development of a animal byproducts and bio-energy plant in south Tipperary is “in the national interest”, promoters of the proposed facility said yesterday.

AN ORAL hearing into a proposed animal rendering plant in Tipperary which would be located close to a world-famous, horse-training establishment will get under way next Tuesday.

THE developer of a planned €75 million 120-bedroom hotel and 52 holiday homes in Cashel has been ordered to demolish the development because of an alleged breach of planning conditions.

A LEADING microbiologist has said it is “just luck” that the country hasn’t faced a huge public health crisis caused by water contamination.

CHAMPAGNE corks were popping in Ballydoyle stables last night and across the wider Golden Vale as campaigners celebrated the decision by South Tipperary County Council to refuse planning permission for a controversial animal waste plant.

South Tipperary County Council has rejected plans for a controversial biogas and biodiesel production facility near the world-renowned Ballydoyle and Coolmore equine establishments.

FEELINGS are running high ahead of tomorrow’s deadline for planning submissions on an animal waste rendering plant.

MORE than 200 objections have been lodged to plans for the construction of a processing plant for animal waste close to the world-famous Coolmore Stud and Ballydoyle Stables in Co Tipperary.

DISHEARTENED children have inspired parents and teachers to have a street demonstration over delays in funding for a new school.

A Fine Gael councillor and publican has claimed the wrong people are being targeted by the crackdown on drink-driving in rural areas.

THE first crematorium outside Dublin opened its doors quietly yesterday on an uninhabited island in Cork Harbour.

Up to 200 people a year die from lung cancer caused by high levels of radon gas in Ireland – way above the global average, health organisations revealed today.

THE Fine Gael councillor who publicly admitted to drink driving is to be disciplined by the party this weekend.

A LUXURY €100 million hotel and golf development planned for the outskirts of Clonmel will open in 2008 and create 200 permanent jobs.

HOUSEHOLDERS in South Tipperary are being put on red alert after shock figures presented by the Radiological Protection Institute of Ireland (RPII) confirm that the region is a hot spot for radon.

THE biggest construction project ever undertaken in south Tipperary is set to commence within months.

LOCAL residents are welcoming the decision of Bord Pleanala to hold a full oral hearing into a controversial planning application for a 16.5-hectare quarry in Co Tipperary.

MORE THAN 1,000 jobs could be created following the acquisition of a 300-acre estate outside Clonmel by the IDA.

CORK CITY has the highest rate of rubbish going to landfill, Mayo has provided the least Traveller accommodation and Carlow has the longest public library opening hours, it emerged yesterday.

Cork City has the highest rate of rubbish going to landfill, Mayo has provided the least Traveller accommodation and Carlow has the longest public library opening hours, it emerged today.

Fireworks and bonfires will endanger children’s safety over the next week. Irish Examiner reporters look at the measures being taken to prevent accidents.

ONE of the country’s worst traffic blackspots was eliminated yesterday with the opening of the €48.6 million Cashel bypass.

RESIDENTS and land owners opposed to plans for a landfill are sifting through legal documents desperately trying to find grounds for appeal.

A GROUP in Tipperary catering for people with disabilities yesterday warned it will be forced to close after permission was granted for a landfill nearby.