The discovery of over 80 gold coins in one of the oldest pubs in Carrick on Suir has been described as one of the most significant archaeological finds in recent times.
The hoard was unearthed on January 14th during groundworks being undertaken on the foundations of Cooney's pub in the town.
The 81 coins date back from 1630 to 1702 and appear to be mainly guineas and a small number of half guineas.
The site has since been investigated by archaeologists from the National Museum of Ireland and the National Monuments Service who say the last comparable discovery of 17th century coins was made in Portarlington in Co Laois in 1947.
The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Denihan has been invited to view coins at the National Museum on Kildare Street where they are now being held. The viewing will take at 11am tomorrowe morning.
Gardai in Tipperary are seeking help from the public in relation to a break-in at the Abbey School in Tipperary Town over the weekend.
The break-in occured last night, but gardai say that an incident the previous evening may be connected with it. That incident occured at around 7pm on Saturday evening when an alarm at the school was damaged.
Anyone who may have any information or may have seen anything suspicious on either night is asked to contact Tipperary Town Garda Station 062 51212
The Transport Minister Leo Varadkar is providing funding towards the development of a new link road for Tipperary Town. The purpose of the road is to take traffic out of a congested Tipperary Town by directly connecting the Limerick road with the Bansha Road.
North Tipperary County Councillors have asked the County Manager to discuss with the planning authorities the possibility of changing the current development plan to allow Gardai set up home in areas they have no family connection with.
Primary schools in parts of Co Tipperary are urging the parents of pupils to take part in the survey being run by the Department of Education regarding the patronage of school.