Local News

 

1. KELLY TO OFFICIALLY OPEN HKPB FACILITY IN NENAGH
   Issued : Sunday 4 July, 2010
   Local MEP Alan Kelly will officially launch the new HKPB Scientific facility at Lisbunny Industrial Estate, Nenagh, County Tipperary this Friday July 9th at 7pm.
2. MEP KELLY SUPPORTS €63 MILLION FUNDING APPLICATION TO AID CONSTRUCTION SECTOR
   Issued : Wednesday 30 June, 2010
   Labour MEP for Munster Alan Kelly has welcomed the government’s application for €63 million in European funding for people who have lost their jobs in the construction industry in Ireland between 2009 and 2010.
3. TIPP FARMERS TO BENEFIT FROM COUNTRY OF ORIGIN FOOD LABELLING – MEP KELLY
   Issued : Monday 28 June, 2010
   Labour MEP Alan Kelly has added his voice to calls for country of origin labelling to be introduced across a wider range of meats and foods.
4. LOUTH HOSPITAL SERVES AS WARNING TO NENAGH
   Issued : Friday 25 June, 2010
   Local MEP Alan Kelly is calling for immediate clarification surrounding the provision of services at Nenagh Hospital from July 1st.
5. FARMERS VULNERABLE TO MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA
   Issued : Monday 21 June, 2010
   Munster MEP Alan Kelly has called for a greater support system to be made available to farmers after a new study found that 57% of Irish farmers surveyed would not want others to know if they had a mental health problem
6. MIXED MESSAGES LEAVE TIPP SCHOOLS IN CRITICAL CONDITION
   Issued : Monday 21 June, 2010
    Local MEP Alan Kelly has branded the news that Tipperary schools will suffer a staff shortage just as the new semester is due to begin in September as “deeply flawed government strategy”.
7. TIPPERARY TOP DESTINATION FOR STAYCATIONS
   Issued : Monday 21 June, 2010
   Labour MEP Alan Kelly wants Tipperary to establish itself as a tourist destination for Irish people who will holiday at home this year.
8. THURLES BED CLOSURES DEFY LOGIC
   Issued : Monday 14 June, 2010
   Local MEP Alan Kelly has labelled the closure of beds at the Hospital of the Assumption in Thurles as “defying logic”.
9. YOUNG PEOPLE PAYING THE PRICE FOR GOVERNMENT INACTION
   Issued : Monday 14 June, 2010
   Local MEP Alan Kelly has called for urgent action to be taken to curb the rising number of people under-25 on the live register.
10. POLL RESULTS REFLECT NEW ERA FOR LABOUR
    Issued : Monday 14 June, 2010
    Munster MEP Alan Kelly has described the latest poll showing Labour as the biggest party in the State for the first time in history as “confirmation of a new era for politics in Ireland”