Tipperary a long way from a slim waistline
In a country of burgeoning belts, the Premier County is tipping the national heavyweight scales.
Almost six in 10 Tipp inhabitants are overweight according to respondents to an online survey, compared with just four in 10 fatties in the Kingdom, which won the slimline crown. Just more than half of Corkonians are bordering on chunky compared with 46% in the capital and 55% of Shannonsiders.
