Tip- Ind Thurles Cllr Jim Ryan: Small Local Business,Cost of Living, Irish Water & Bureaucracy -NDP
Tipperary (Thurles) Independent County Councillor Jim Ryan: Small Local Business,Cost of Living, Irish Water & Bureaucracy – National Development Plan (NDP).
County Councillor Jim Ryan joined Paul Brophy of the Irish Political Roundup once again to discuss issues that are impacting the local people in Thurles in county Tipperary locally and nationally.
Bureaucracy:
“Its bureaucracy has gone to hell, and it’s probably one of the main reasons money is wasted in this country. We have so many bodies over one aspect of society.”
We have the crazy situation that five state bodies are responsible for dealing with overgrowth in the River Suir here in Thurles
Cllr Ryan highlighs for the need for more common sense approach to how issues are dealt with in Ireland..
In this interview, other topics discussed include:
– The recently announced National Development Plan and the need for Tipperary TDs to exercise their influence to deliver a bypass for Thurles, which has been 50 years in making.
Councillor Ryan, who contested the 2024 General Election in the North Tipperary Constituency, gives his assessment on the the first 200 plus days of this Fianna Fail Fine Gael and Independents Government. How despite having having the finances available, they still can’t deal with big issues relating to the Health Services and Water Infrastructure.
– How small businesses are fairing and the need to ensure they get continued Government support and more need to be done address out of control food prices in the Supermarkets.
– Councillor Ryan’s suggestion to tackle dereliction where local authority would Rent Vacant buildings and lease back to small businesses which would help new and more established small businesses.
The subject of Water Services Continues is a massive issue where areas in Councillor Ryan’s Constituency are waiting over 40 years for a Water Treatment Plant.
– How red tape and bureaucracy are holding back lots of important developments and leading to money being wasted.
Councillor Ryan outlines the crazy situation where 5 different public bodies are responsible looking at the River Suir in his native Thurles.
Councillor Ryan pays tribute the magnificent Tipperary Senior Hurling Team and work of Liam Cahill and his management team
Please see Cllr Jim Ryan links to previous interviews and Bio and Social Media details below the interview link
links to previous interviews
Tipperary Ind Cllr Jim Ryan-Small Rural Businesses, Housing, Water Infrastructure Tarrifs & Health
Jim Ryan Tipperary Independent Candidate for Irelands General Election 2024
Biography Councillor Jim Ryan
Tipperary, Thurles, local electoral area Councillor Jim Ryan has been a public representative since 1999 when he was first elected to the now abolished Thurles Urban District Council as a Fianna Fail candidate.
In 2004, Jim resigned from Fianna Fail and has been an independent councillor ever since. Having been returned as an elected Independent member of Tipperary County Council in 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019, Jim topped the poll in the Thurles Local Electoral Area in June 2024 with 2,435 first preference votes, taking the first seat.
In October 2024 Cllr Ryan announced that he would contest the General Election in the North Tipperary North West Kilkenny Constituency which was held on November 29th 2025 Cllr Ryan, received 3,475 First Preference Votes and was the last candidate to be eliminated in the Three Seat Constituency.
Over the last 26 years Councillor Ryan who also runs his own Accountancy Practice in Thurles Town has built up a proven strong track record of working hard and representing Constituents in Thurles and surrounding communities in North Tipperary by bringing a common sense approach to his role as an elected public representative.
Councillor Jim Ryan Social Media Details
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Credit to : Irish Political Roundup