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In the second part of this mornings Tipp Today - Fran spoke to Sean Dwan from Roscrea Toastmasters who are celebrating their first birthday. We spoke to Cllr Richie Molloy who is against the new legislation allowing pubs to open on Good Friday, we spoke to Tony Sheridan - Social Media and Digital Content Officer at UL who will be speaking at this weekends Tipp FM Health and Wellbeing expo and we spoke to Odile Le Bolloch from the EPA about he growing issue with food wastage.

This mornings Tipp Today came live from Nenagh. We had our friday focus with Helen England where we discussed dating in Ireland!. We spoke to one of our listeners Patsy about his frustrations with the Health system. We spoke to Martin Gallagher Director of Marketing and Business Development at Clonmel Healthcare ahead of this weekends Tipp FM Health and Wellbeing expo which is being held in association with Clonmel Healthcare and Labour TD Alan Kelly was live in studio to talk about concerns about the Birdhill junction on the M7 following a number of recent crashes, one of which killed an elderly couple from Nenagh.

In the final hour of this morning's Tipp Today we spoke Cllr Michael Lowry about the recent funding that has been allocated for road improvements and repairs. We then spoke to Debbie Hutchinson from The Migraine Association of Ireland about their upcoming information evening. We also spoke with singer/songwriter Johnny Duhan.

In the second hour of this morning's Tipp Today we spoke to PJ Grace in relation to dealing with depression. We then spoke with Local TD Michael Lowry about the funding that has been approved to expand the Community Intervention Team at Our Lady's in Cashel. We also spoke to Terryglass local resident Niall Heenan in relation to the rapidly deteriorating roads in the area and the problems they are causing.

In the first hour of this morning's Tipp Today we took calls in relation to the conditions of the roads. We then spoke to Principal Siobhan Keyes Ryan about Scoil Aonghusa's hopes for upcoming plans of funding and expansion.

In the final hour of this mornings Tipp Today, we spoke to Liam O'Gogain from the Parental Equality Group on Sinn Fein's proposals to punish parents for not paying maintenance, we spoke to one of our callers Eamon who is looking to build stronger relationships in the community and organise days outs, We also had our weekly vet and travel slots!

In the second hour of Tipp Today we spoke to professor Eamon O'Shea ahead of his talk this weekend at the Tipp FM Health and Wellbeing expo, we spoke to Liam Minihan from the Fight the Pipe campaign as the issue was discussed in the Dail last evening, we lamented the news that Elton is to retire from performing live and we spoke to Peter Boland from the Alliance for Insurance reform on the rising cost of insurance which is threatening businesses.

In the first hour of Tipp Today we spoke to one of our listeners Phillip who told us about a sad experience he had recently while attending hospital. We spoke to solicitor Cian O'Carroll about the tragic deaths of 2 members of a Tipp family, for which the HSE apologised last week.

We spoke to Cllr Hughie McGrath about the problem of derelict buildings in Nenagh and we spoke to Emma Byrne from the Tipp for Choice group on the criticism directed at some sections of the campaign for using pictures of people with disability in the campaign material.

In the final hour of this morning's Tipp Today we were joined by Nicki Veasy from the animal rescue group 'Mo Chara' . We then spoke to Roisin O'Grady about the upcoming talk in Cahir Castle. We also spoke to author Aoife McElwain about her new book 'Slow at Work'.

In the second hour of this morning's Tipp Today we spoke to Brent Pope about the upcoming Tipp FM Health and Wellbeing Expo. We discussed Irish Rail's new campaign targeting pregnant women and spoke to Michael O'Donoghue about his upcoming play 'Dolly West's Kitchen'. We also spoke to Siobhan Ambrose in relation to the Musical Capital scheme and the road issue.