American diplomat and President of the Council on Foreign Relations, Dr Richard Hass has been chosen to recieve the 2013 Tipperary International Peace Award.
The Tipperary Peace Convention made the announcement today.
Dr Hass is known nationally for the role he played as the chairman of all party talks aimed at dealing with issues which left unresolved after the peace process brought the troubles to an end.
Country Music legend Garth Brooks has this morning announced that he is adding a fourth date to his Irish schedule in Croke Park this July. The announcement comes in the wake of the unprecedented sell-out of his first three scheduled gigs in record time last week. He will now play to a packed Croke Park on the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th of July. Tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. this Thursday, February 3rd.
Independent TD Mattie McGrath has said today that poor drainage on the M8 South of Cahir is posing a threat to motorists lives
Deputy McGrath was speaking of an areas on the motorway which has witnessed a number of accidents and is prone to water pooling at times of heavy rain.
The South Tipperary TD claims that is caused by poor drainage.
He said that he is to call on the Minister for Transport to put pressure on Roadbridge the company that constructed the motor-way to rectify the problem, even if their responsibility for it ended 12 months after construction.
He has also called on the Senior Roads Engineer in South Tipperary to deal with the problem or else, he says, he will contact the Road Safety Authority to immediatly investigate the issue before a loss of life occurs.
He noted that the Local Authority has been aware of the problem for quite some time due to the presence of a sign indicating ongoing problems with water build-up in the area
23 new posts comprising of midwifery and nursing positions have been sanctioned for South Tipperary General Hospital
The positions to be filled include two midwifery posts, four locums to cover maternity leave in the department and 17 nursing appointments.
Of the nursing posts to be made available nine will be permanent and eight will be temporary.
Commenting on the announcement, Fine Gael TD and Junior Minister Tom Hayes said that they are the result of lobbying at a time which has witnessed a hike in the number of people on trolleys on a daily basis at the hospital.
He has explained that two of the posts have been filled permanently, four locum are now in place to cover maternity leave, while in general nursing one permanent position has been filled and a further position is to be taken up next month.