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Big Brother finalist and Tipperary man Cian Carrigan who was hugely popular inside the reality TV house joined Fran on Tipp Today to talk about the experience .. His mum Majella and brother Nigel also came into studio on Monday

What are the main issues affecting Tippeary's young people?

That's what Tipp Today discussed when joined in studio by four people in their early 20s to discuss making their way in life, #MeToo and the pressures of social media - among other things.

The centenary of the end of World War One is coming up this Sunday.

November 11th 1918 saw the Great War come to an end after four years of fighting with next to nothing achieved by either side as trenches became the symbol of the war.

Nearly thirty thousand Irish men lost their lives fighting for the British army in the war – and many of those who survived returned to an Ireland whose attitude to Britain had been radicalised following the 1916 Easter Rising.

1,500 of the Irish dead hailed from the Premier county, and Tipperary based historian Thomas Burnell joined Trudy in studio to talk about the county's involvement in the conflict.

National Science Week gets underway this Sunday.

The annual event aims to highlight STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics.

There's plenty of events planned for Tipperary, organised by Mary Immaculate College - and Dr Maeve Liston, Senior Lecturer of STEM in MIC and spoke to Trudy on Friday's show.

Tipp Today's resident Psychologist Paddy O'Brien joined Trudy for a discussion on post-concussion syndrome on Friday's show.

Paddy is the founder of the O'Brien Clinic and is also heavily involved with the Tipperary Senior Hurlers.

You might have heard the shocking statistic in the news this week that Ireland has the highest rate of suicide in girls under 20 in all of Europe.

The news followed on from warnings from the ISPCC this week that online safety is the “child protection issue of the day”, as their chief exective, John Church gave horrifying examples of the stresses that are surrounding Children these days.

Majella Kennedy is a child psychologist based in Roscrea and joins Trudy on Friday's show.

On Thursday's Tipp Today we heard many tributes to the late Micheál Ó Suilleabháin who died on Wednesday evening.

The Clonmel native was 67.

Micheál was made a freeman of Clonmel in 2015 and Mayor of the town, Cllr Richie Molloy joined Fran on Thursday.

On Thursday's Tipp Today we heard many tributes to the late Micheál Ó Suilleabháin who died on Wednesday evening.

The Clonmel native was 67.

Regular contributor to the show Mick O'Brien was a friend of Micheál's when he was a child and had some great memories to share with Fran.

On Thursday's Tipp Today we heard many tributes to the late Micheál Ó Suilleabháin who died on Wednesday evening.

The Clonmel native was 67.

Musician Jack Talty spent a lot of time with Micheál as part of his PhD studies at the World Academy of Music & Dance which he founded, and told Fran about his respect for Micheál.