Joy for Cllr Michael O'Meara (centre) as he is declared elected on Sunday, accompanied by newly-elected Cllr Shane Lee (left) and Michael Lowry TD. PHOTOGRAPH: NICHOLAS RYAN-PURCELL

In this week's Nenagh Guardian news...

Drama at the count - Full coverage of the local election results in Tipperary;

 

Funds save Tipp Rehab services;  

 

Call for a change of attitudes towards speeding;

 

'Excellence in Volunteering' award for Dromineer's Eleanor Hooker;

 

Garda warning after fraudulent credit card used in Nenagh;

 

Melissa Mooney of Cloughjordan speaks about autism;

 

Kay McMahon writes poem about her Nenagh home;

 

Papal Nuncio's visit to Borrisoleigh;

 

Nenagh Choral Society celebrates 70th anniversary;

 

Concert coming up in newly-enhanced Cloughjordan amphitheatre...


There's also a Motoring Supplement and lots of photos from First Communion celebrations around the county in this week's Guardian, available from Wednesday morning