Tipperary County Council is now accepting applications for the Christmas Retail Support Programme.
The scheme offers grants from €300 to €3,000 to support activities that are designed to enable increased spending or retaining spend in Tipperary towns over the Christmas Period.
Applications will be accepted from groups such as Traders Associations, Craft Markets, Community Groups, Farmer’s Markets and local Chambers of Commerce and must be submitted by October 14th.
The funding can be used to cover the cost of advertising, providing street entertainment or other relevant expenses. Full details of the Christmas Retail Support Grant are available on the Council website at this link here.
Queries about the Scheme can be emailed to [email protected] or telephone 052 616 6202.
As Christmas approaches members of the business community in Tipperary town are raising concerns about the status of the local Chamber.
A number of businesses are said to be concerned about the preparations for the vital retail period and the timely provision of Christmas lights.
Four members of the Chamber Committee resigned via a WhatsApp message in Spring 2023 and to date the remaining committee members, believed to be two people, have not held an AGM to enable a new committee to take charge to lead the organisation.
The two remaining committee members have on several occasions indicated that a full statement of all activities of the current Chamber since it took office in 2020 will be made available.
To date this has not materialised leaving the representation of the Business Community in the town in a somewhat dormant condition.
