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In the final hour of Tipp Today we spoke to Mary Finnegan from Tipperary Parkinsons Support group who told us about the many services the group offer and we spoke to Thomas Burnell who has documented all of the Irish casualties during the Great War.

In the second hour of this mornings Tipp Today, Fran spoke to GP Pat Harrold about an outbreak of measles in the Limerick region and also answered some listener queries. We spoke to Paul O'Dwyer, who is reaching racism in the workplace for Waterford IT about recent comments made by the Immigration Control Platform and we talked food trends with Erica Bracken from Taste.ie.

On this mornings show, Fran spoke to TD Jackie Cahill about the broadband saga and also the latest on Bord na Mona, we spoke to a number of callers about new laws which would mean you get penalty points for incorrect tyre pressure and we spoke to TUI Vice President, Cahir teacher Seamus Lahart about upcoming teacher strikes...

In the final hour of this mornings Tipp Today we spoke to Transition Year Student Manus Heenan about his new business venture. We were joined by Psychotherapist Joannes Berkery. We then spoke to Liam Morris from Dualla about the fundraising efforts underway for a new Order of Malta ambulance.

In the second hour of this mornings Tipp Today we spoke to Ciana Campbell about upcoming event "Speaking of Dreams" taking place at the Belltable in Mary Immaculate College, Limerick. We then spoke to a listener about his opinion on the comments made by Tipperary Councillor who believes that householders should all have firearms in the home in the event of an intruder. We also spoke to County Board Secretary Tim Floyd about the closure of the sports shop at Lar Na Pairc in Thurles.

In the first hour of this mornings Tipp Today we spoke to businesswoman, broadcaster and blogger Helen England about safety on dates and the 'Ask for Angela' code-word campaign. We also spoke to the Deputy Principal at Borrisokane Community College Suzanne McMahon about their upcoming trip to Brussels this week for a special conference on increasing students' use of digital technology in their day to day learning.

In the final hour of this morning's Tipp Today we took more calls discussing the question of whether or not every household should have a legally held firearm. We were then joined by Ursula Paine discussing the upcoming dementia awareness workshops in The Source in Thurles. We then had 3 Young Budding entrepreneurs from the High School, Clonmel talking about their new board games. We finished off by speaking to Emma Burns of Pro Choice Tipperary in relation to Repeal the Eight.

In the second hour of this morning's Tipp Today we had our weekly legal slot with Gillian O'Mahoney. We then discussed the governments go-ahead for a referendum on abortion to take place this year. We heard both Pro-choice and Pro-life opinions. We then welcomed bride to be Eileen Boland back to the show to talk more about her mock wedding in aid of Motor Neuron Disease.

In the first hour of this morning's Tipp Today we were joined by Extra Time presenter Ronan Quirke to discuss the draws for the 2018 Tipperary county senior football and hurling championships. We also spoke to Cllr Micheal Lowry in relation to the 21 million euro allocated for maintenance and upgrading of Tipperary roads. We then spoke to a resident from Terryglass about their ongoing protest in relation to the conditions of their roads. We were then joined by Cllr David Doran and caller Mick O'Brien who voiced very different opinions to the question whether or not every household should have a legally held firearm following yet another attack on a rural householder.

In the final part of this mornings Tipp Today, we spoke to Cllr Richie Molloy who claims that people in the County have suffered greatly as a result of the amalgamation of town Councils. We also had our Friday Panel with Pat Harrold, Declan Collision and Patricia Ryan where we discussed the topics of the week, including the Taoiseach's comments on house deposits, giving your seat up to a pregnant and parental responsibility in children's online activity.