Cahill calls for the Trip to Tipp to return

Tipperary TD, Jackie Cahill has said it’s time for the Trip to Tipp to return to act as an economic catalyst for Thurles and the wider county.

“Last year, during the preparations for Ireland’s Rugby World Cup bid, Semple Stadium and Thurles were discounted and that was a huge dissappointed to the the area.

“In the late 1980s and early 1980s, the Trip to Tipp, an annual music festival in Thurles, centred on Semple Stadium, proved to be a massive economic boom for the town and the county. It in fact cleared the debt from previous stadium developments.

“It’s now time to look at restarting a new Trip to Tipp to bring 30,000 to 40,000 festival tourists to Thurles, and to ensure an economic revival for the town and the wider county.

“It can be a new economic driver for the town, and will be of massive benefit to hotels, bars, restaurants, B&Bs and the general business community.”