Tipp Mid West

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) today Feb 4th is advising road users to take particular care on the roads as Met Eireann is warning of very strong winds and heavy wintry showers of hail, sleet and snow today and overnight.

Met Eireann has forecast strong to gale force westerly winds with possibly damaging gusts of between 110 to 130km/h country wide. As the evening progresses heavy wintry showers of hail sleet and snow will develop in the North of the country becoming widespread overnight

The RSA is appealing to road users ti remain careful on the roads as strong winds and snow showers will produce blizzard like conditions and accumulations of snow

Icy patches are expected tomorrow

A total of 264 houses were built in Tipperary in 2012 a decrease of 41% on the previous year according to the Construction Industry Federation. During 2011 there were 449 houses built in Tipperary but that number dropped by 185 units during the following 12 months.

In North Tipperary the number of houses built fell from 256 units to 151 units a drop of 41%  The percentage drop was matched in South Tipperary with the number of completions going from 193 units to 113 units built in 2012.

The latest CIF Housing Statistics Bulletin also reveals that the number of Tipperary housing starts fell to 139 units during the first eleven months of 2012.  This decrease of 33 units of 19% from the 172 units started during the same period the year before.

If you have job to offer or are available for work contact Tipp Mid West Radio 062 52555. Jobline: live on air Mon - Fri  9.30am and 5.30pm.

Wanted:

Secretary required for Vertinary Practice. Contact 087 6574125 or email vetpractice77​@​gmail.com

1 Full time and 2 part time artice drivers for evening supermarket deliveries. Must have at least 4 years experience. Based in Tipperary. Deliveries to cover Munster areas email aidan​@​dohertytransport.com

Available:

Lady available to do housework also childminding in Golden, Cashel,and New Inn areas contact 085 7631689

Local man available to do all household repairs 087 66 46835

Professional tiler available Contact Kieran 087 3224794  Reasonable rates.

Person available for carpentry and general maintance work .Contact 087 0552217.

Care assistant available Fetac Level 5 Certified Clonmel, Cashel/Cahir areas Contact Aine 052 744328

Qualified carpenter available all types of Roofing new and restoration (big or small jobs)  Also all types of concrete work and extensions Contact Kevin 086 2623232

Experience Childminder available in Tipperary area.  (Has own transport also child seats)  available also for school runs (5 mins from schools) References available  Contact Jennifer 087 7498409

If you have job to offer or are available for work contact Tipp Mid West Radio 062 52555. Jobline: live on air Mon - Fri 9.30am and 5.30pm

South Tipperary General Hospital is listed alongside a number of other hospitals across the country that the Health Information and Quality Authority has been critical of in a series of reports published today.

The report follows hygiene and infection prevention inspections for hospitals.

For South Tipperary General Hospital the report found that the practise of keeping patients in the corridor adjacent to the Emergency Department puts them a serious risk of picking up and spreading diseases.

There was also evidence of a lack of cleanliness of both the physical equipment and the environment, with visible dirt in patient and non-patient areas Another problem found was the inappropriate storage of unclean infected linen as well as evidence that equipment was not being cleaned properly.

It was also noted that a culture of hand hygiene practices is not operationally embedded at all level.

All records of these faults have been passed onto hospital management for rectification.