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Irish Independent
3 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Improvement plan described as ‘stake through the heart' of major Tipperary town
Councillors were briefed on plans to introduce a Business Improvement District (BID) for Clonmel, in an attempt to revitalise the town. Under the BID plans, businesses would pay a levy which would be used to fund an independent company, which would aim to improve services beyond what is provided by the local authority, as well as going towards initiatives such as the Christmas lights and the St Patrick's Day parade. Supporters say the scheme, already credited with boosting trade in Drogheda since 2019, could revitalise Clonmel's struggling town centre. But critics warn it risks adding new costs to businesses without addressing deeper structural problems. Not everyone was on board with the idea, with one local representative saying the plan represented 'not just a duplication or triplication but a quadruplication of resources'. Independent councillor Niall Dennehy said that people needed to 'smell the coffee' and that the plans would further drive a stake through the heart of struggling businesses in Clonmel. "This is a B.I.D to drive a further stake through the heart of an already impotent Municipal and Borough District system – subordinate sub-committees of this plenary council with no powers and no money,' Cllr Dennehy said. "I see it as an admission by the proponents, of the powerlessness of Chamber and of Team Clonmel and town champions,' he added. The objectives of the BID are already under the responsibility of Tipperary County Council, Cllr Dennehy said, hitting out about the proposed salary that would be paid to the CEO of the Clonmel BID company. 'Creating another €100,000 salaried quango CEO position with more paid ancillary staff at a further cost of €400,000 in added Commercial Rate Taxes on businesses in Clonmel is just not acceptable,' the Clonmel-based councillor said. The BID plans would be put to a plebiscite to all commercial rates payers in the town, which would decide if the plans are implemented or not. According to Cllr Dennehy however, the only plebiscite that should be put before people in Clonmel is the restoration of Clonmel Borough Council, which is 'the only remedy for Clonmel'. The Clonmel BID scheme is backed by County Tipperary Chamber and the Clonmel Town Team, and received broad support from councillors from across county Tipperary.
BreakingNews.ie
25-04-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
Tributes paid to teenager (18) who died in Tipperary collision
Tributes are being paid to a Leaving Cert student who died after the car she was driving hit a wall and entered a river in Co Tipperary on Thursday night. The incident happened sometime between 10 pm and midnight at Kilaldry Bridge in the townland of Kilmoyler, Co Tipperary. Advertisement The victim has been named locally as 18-year-old Bronagh English. Gardaí along with a sub-aqua team and Tipperary Fire and Rescue, were alerted after the student failed to return to her home in Clonmel. It is understood the car hit a low wall and was flipped into the Aherlow river. The Ford Fiesta was discovered in the river in the early hours of the morning. A Garda sub aqua team located the 18-year-old, and her body was recovered from the river at about 5 am. Advertisement She was pronounced dead at the scene, and her body was taken to Tipperary University Hospital (TUH) where a postmortem will be carried out. Cathaoirleach of Tipperary County Council Fine Gael councillor Declan Burgess said the fatal crash was 'incredibly sad news'. 'The locality is stunned at the news. Our thoughts and sympathies are with the girl's family as she passed away so tragically. The emergency services have also to be thanked for their help.' Clonmel-based Fine Gael councillor John Fitzgerald added that he knows the student's family 'well' and that the young girl was a 'beautiful and highly respected person' from the area. Ireland Woman (50s) dies after two-vehicle collision in Co... Read More While non-party councillor John Heney, who is from the Cahir area offered his deepest sympathies to the teenager's family and said: 'The shocking news has very much affected the entire community as she was so young and had her whole life ahead of her.' The L3101 from the Lady Gregory Pub on the N24 Cahir – Bansha Road to Kilmoyler was closed for several hours to allow for a technical examination by gardaí. Gardaí are appealing for any witnesses close to the area to contact them at Cahir Garda station on 052-7445630.
Irish Examiner
22-04-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
42-acre farm with Cottage in South Tipp sells at auction
A 42-acre farm in South Tipperary was successfully sold at auction recently by Clonmel-based auctioneers P.F. Quirke & Co. The property in question is at Crohane Lower, 6km east of the village of Killenaule, 25km from Cashel and 30km from Clonmel, where the auction took place on Tuesday, April 15. There was a good level of interest in the grassland holding beforehand. Laid out in three divisions, the property enjoyed a long stretch of road frontage and was offered in lots. Lot 1 was 19.5 acres of land. According to selling agent Patrick Quirke, this parcel was of good quality with the exception of 2.5 acres of waste. Lot 2 was 22.5 acres of land. Lot 3 was a derelict cottage and its surrounding area, known as its curtilage. The pre-auction guide price was approximately €12,000/acre, and there were approximately 20 people present in Quirke's Clonmel auction rooms. Lot 1 was up first and, after a lot of competitive bidding, was sold for €315,000 (over €16,000/ac). There was good competition for Lot 2 also, which sold at €305,000 (€13,500/ac). In these times of housing shortage, the cottage was always going to be of interest. It failed to make the reserve, however, reaching a value of €75,000 on the floor. It was withdrawn and sold immediately afterwards for a higher undisclosed sum to the purchaser of the lands, Mr Quirke confirmed. 'This underscores the good prices achievable for rural farmland in Tipperary, even when there are no business or equine interests,' Mr Quirke added.
