Tipp slash spending to ease cash crisis
The cut was revealed by new chairman Seán Nugent at the January meeting of the Tipperary county board.
In addition, Nugent and his colleagues are planning to save an extra €25,000 in other areas, meaning that the proposed reduction in overall expenditure for 2012 is a whopping €200,000.
Nugent insisted that these cuts are necessary as annual accounts for 2011 made for grim reading, with county board treasurer Eamonn Buckley reporting a deficit of almost €220,000.
Last year, expenditure on Tipperary’s various inter-county teams crashed through the €1m for a fourth successive year but officers have agreed to present a reduced budget for all teams without affecting performance.
A three-man expenses committee will analyse all costs while backroom personnel and support expenses will be closely monitored and controlled.
“I have held 15 meetings with various people and it will be mid February before we can complete the picture,” he said.
“We are unified as a county but we need to reduce expenditure and increase income. I’m confident that we can do that.”
Nugent also met with the Tipperary Supporters’ club, who have committed a further €100,000 towards the preparation of teams this year.
Interestingly, minutes from the county management committee meeting held on Monday night, prior to the full board gathering, indicate Tipp county board members are interested in exploring the potential for foreign sponsorship.
Meanwhile, top brass have met with the four divisional officers in the county to request loans from their reserves for three years to fund the Dr Morris Park project in Thurles.
Before Christmas, county board secretary Tim Floyd slammed Munster Council for their lack of funding for the ‘third field’ project at Dr Morris Park.
And with a major lighting project planned there, which could cost up to €300,000, leading officials have decided to look within their own county for added assistance.
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