Tipp FM Radio

In the final hour of this mornings Tipp Today we were joined by Kay Spillane and Eddie Golden who told us about their upcoming fundraiser. We spoke to a caller about landlords rights and then spoke to a caller about parking tickets in Clonmel. We heard from a teacher in the Ursuline Thurles, Siobhan Hackett , about her book 'Heroes-Touching Hearts and Minds'. We had another caller speaking about parking at Semple Stadium. We also spoke to a Tipperary Business woman taking part in Extreme Zip Line challenge to raise money for the ISPCC.

In the second hour of this mornings Tipp today we had our Legal Slot with John Lynch Solicitors. We spoke to Cllr Martin Browne in relation to the government being called on to stop the sale of Sean Ross Abbey in Roscrea. We then spoke to another Terryglass resident who told us how yesterdays actions went. We also spoke to Dancing with the Stars contestant Allanah Beirne to hear about her performance this week.

In the first hour of this mornings Tipp Today we spoke to a Clonmel woman in relation to the Housing Issue. We then spoke to residents from Thurles who have been affected by parking on match days. We also spoke to Ralph Riegel about the latest developments in the 'Kerry Babies' case. We then had a caller who spoke about the homelessness topic and the amount of houses free in Tipperary.

Tonight we look back on Tipp's win over Waterford in hurling, the loss to Roscommon in football, our ladies footballers win over Laois. We have the intermediate football draw live from Thurles. Rugby with Peter Silk and socer with Jamie completes a busy Extra Time tonight... we hope you like...

In the final hour of this mornings Tipp Today we had our cooking slot with Paddy Fahy. We then spoke to John O'Brien about his upcoming fundraiser which is an Alzheimars Seminar at Cashel Mart. We were joined by Bernie Walsh to hear about the aftermath of the Mock Wedding which took place over the weekend. We also spoke to Tommy Marren about his new play which has been touring Ireland for just over two years, 'Nobodys Talking to Me'. Finally we spoke to a caller from Terryglass about the protest taking place outside the County Council offices in Nenagh today in relation to the conditions of the roads in the region.

In the second hour of this mornings Tipp Today we spoke to John G O'Dwyer about The Murphy Collection. We then listened to Fran and Jumpers trip to the vets. We also spoke to Tipp Deputy Alan Kelly in relation to the Nation Planning Framework and Broadband. We then spoke to David Shanahan and Paula Carney Hoffler from Tipperary Chamber.

In the first hour of this mornings Tipp Today we spoke with Ronan Quirke about sport news from the weekend. Then in relation to the topic of home owners arming themselves to protect their homes and families we spoke to a man about his experience of having a gun pulled on him . We also spoke to Joe Leahy about the proposed abolishment of solitary confinement in prisons. We also spoke to a caller in relation to Match day traffic and parking in Thurles.

In the final hour of this mornings Tipp Today, Fran spoke to the outgoing Tipperary Rose Shiela Ryan who was live in studio. We also had our friday panel with solicitor Kieran Cleary, Deputy Editor of the Irish Farmers Journal Caitriona Morrissey and one of our listeners Paul McCarthy where we discussed the topics of whether home owners should arm themselves in order to protect themselves and their home from intruders, if we have become a passive nation that won't protest and if we still value saints in modern society.

In the second hour of Tipp Today we were joined in studio by Tara Callanan from Revenue who went through some of our entitlements and also answered some listener questions, we also spoke to Michael Joseph who called in to the show with some ideas on how the health service can save money - His main one was that they leave all the lights on all the time! And we spoke to Declan Power from Shannon Airport ahead of their holiday show this weekend.

On this mornings Tipp Today, Fran spoke to Tommy Barrett about the condition of footpaths on the Moyne road Housing estate in Thurles, we spoke to Tipp business owner Declan Collison about the issue of broadband in Tipperary. Tammy phoned in to talk to us about her recent experiences in the health service and we spoke to the people behind the upcoming pantomimes in both Cahir and Borrisokane.