In this week's Nenagh Guardian news...

Major drug hauls in Tipperary – gardaí seize €1.2 million of cannabis in Nenagh, Hollyford, and Ballykisteen;

 

Update on First Data's creation of 300 new jobs in Nenagh;

 

Council agrees to purchase site for Newport park and playground;

 

Era ends with further unrest at Nenagh factory;

 

Report on Tidy Towns results in Nenagh, Roscrea, Ballina and Newport,

 

Widespread welcome of Tidy Towns performance;

 

Further fears expressed over future of Roscrea's Dean Maxwell nursing home;

 

US ambassador's visit to Obama Plaza in Moneygall;

 

Roscrea's stately residence Millpark House on the market for €475,000;

 

Nenagh priest meets Pope Francis at Vatican event;

 

Death of Newtown born adventurer Dr David C Webb;

 

Nenagh Choral Society staging 'Annie: The Musical' this week;

 

Tipperary Tourism announces new membership scheme for 2017;

 

Countdown to Ború 3 Peaks walk and run;

 

Aiséirí requires funding for addiction services;

 

Palestinian talk on 'Education Under Occupation' at Nenagh Arts Centre;

 

Apple festival in Cloughjordan;

 

Nenagh Players busy rehearsing;

 

Hollywood award for Cloughjordan film maker;

 

Nenagh man Tom Ryan's new film 'Twice Shy' set for Cork festival;

 

Plus lots of photos of Tipperary's victorious hurlers visiting local schools and businesses in this week's Nenagh Guardian, out Wednesday.