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Sell off of garda stations in Co Tipp
Written by Nora Samworth   
Saturday, 06 July 2013 16:00

Garda Stations in Co Tipperary are among 40 such buildings that the government has announced it plans to sell off.

The 40 buildings are just some of the stations that were controversially closed in the past year and a half.

Last Updated ( Sunday, 07 July 2013 21:20 )
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Cigarettes seized in County Tipperary
Written by Nora Samworth   
Friday, 05 July 2013 16:57
Cigarettes with a street value of €21,000 were seized in county Tipperary last night.
Officers from Revenue’s Customs Service seized an estimated 50,000 cigarettes in Roscrea.
The discoveries were made in two separate residences and a number of people have been questioned.
 
The haul, if undetected would have resulted in a potential loss to the exchequer of €18,000.
A file is now being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions.

 
Last Updated ( Saturday, 06 July 2013 16:05 )
 
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Tipperary Hostel Project
Written by Nora Samworth   
Friday, 05 July 2013 16:54
The alleged ‘irregular’ spending of money at the Tipperary Hostel project was raised in the Public Accounts Committee yesterday.
The Tipperary town project, financed and assisted through FAS and Pobal was halted a number of years ago following an audit which raised concerns about whether €150,000 of money provided had been spent properly.
An investigation into the audit’s findings was then launched.
It was due to be completed by the end of last month and, addressing the committee yesterday, FAS chief executive Paul O’Toole confirmed that what he described as the “irregular expenditure” had been referred to gardai in the past week to consider whether it was of a “criminal nature”.
The project in question involved the transformation of a Famine-era workhouse in Tipperary town into self-catering accommodation for tourists.
Funding was primarily provided through not-for-profit organisation Pobal with FAS providing manpower.
FAS is due to be abolished and replaced by the new body Solas at the end of this year.
 
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