A significant investment in Co Tipperary’s fire services has been announced.
€1.2 million is being provided to construct a new fire station in Templemore.
According to TD Noel Coonan, this will include a site adjoining the current location which has been acquired and on which planning permission has been secured
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Meanwhile, Environment Minister Alan Kelly has announced the provision of €300,000 for a new state-of-the-art fire engine which will service the county, while Cashel Fire Station is being reviewed so that it can go into the
