It has emerged that 25 administration staff at the Dept of Agriculture Offices in Tipperary are to be redeployed elsewhere.
Tipperary Mid West Radio has been informed that the 25 staff members will be redeployed to a new branch of the garda vetting office at the Dept of Justice Offices in Tipperary Town.
Staff are said to be upset at the news and there are now concerns that the decision which is yet to be officially announced will mean that from the date of redeployment, there will no longer be an office open to take the queries of farmers.
There are around 60 people based at the DVO offices on Davis Street in Tipperary Town
Gardaí in Nenagh are continuing to appeal for witnesses in relation to a road traffic accident on Monday in which an 18 year old boy was seriously injured and has since died.
The car the man was driving collided with a ditch at Islandbawwn, Nenagh on the R445 at around 11.40 that night.
He was taken to the Mid Western Regional Hospital in Limerick where he died on Wednesday.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Nenagh Garda Station on 067 50450, the Garda Confidental Line on 1800666111 or any garda station
80 additional places are being provided on TÚS course across Tipperary The extra places will be shared between th North Tipperary Leader Partnership and the South Tipperary Development Company Ltd.
The scheme provides workplacements for people who have been on the live register for 12 months or more and who are in receipt of a Jobseekers Payment
Work placements are provided by community, voluntary and non-profit organisations. The local development company matches the skill set of participants to available placements
Tipperary gardai have arrested three people in connection with republican activity.
The three men who are all in their 30s were arrested yesterday evening on the N24 at Cahir as part of the operation which was carried out by gardai and members of the Special Detective Unit and other national units.
Two cars and a number of explosive devices were also seized during the operation.
The men are now being held at Clonmel and Cahir garda stations under Section 30 of the Offences against the State Act
Fine Gael TD Tom Hayes has told Tipperary Mid West Radio today that the future of the Offices of the Department of Agriculture in Tipperary town is secure.
Deputy Hayes was commenting after the matter was raised on air this morning and at yesterdays meeting of the county council.
Commenting Deputy Hayes said that while the future of the centre is secure, there is an issue to be dealt with regarding staff and that issue is currently the subject of talks which are at a very sensitive stage.
He has held a number of meetings with the Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney on the matter and is in daily contact with him about it.
He added that every effort is being made to secure the jobs there and he will leave no stone unturned to make that happen.
It is believed that changes in work practices in the agricultiure industrry are leading to changes in the way administration works in the department.