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Riverside Apart- ments in Co. SLIGO

Tipperary OFFALY

Riverside Apartments are located in in County . This centre houses families. LOCAL SERVICES

PUBLIC SERVICES

Social Welfare Office Citizens Information Centre Branch Office, Church View, 43 Pearse Street, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary Nenagh, Co. Tipperary Phone: 0761 076 470 Phone: 067 50902 Email: [email protected] Garda Station Main Street, Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary Phone: 067 27101

VOLUNTEERING AND EDUCATION

Tipperary Volunteer Centre Borrisokane Community College Chapel Lane, Cashel, Co. Tipperary Ballyhaden, Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary Phone: 062 64775 Phone: 067 27268 Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.borrisokanecc.ie/ Website: www.volunteertipperary.ie

Borrisokane Library Main Street, Shesheraghmore, Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary Phone: 067 27199

SUPPORT GROUPS

Foróige Youth Space Men’s Shed Town Hall, Banba Square, Nenagh, Co. https://www.facebook.com/ Tipperary borrisokanemensshed/ https://www.facebook.com/ ForoigeYouthSpaceNenagh/ Aware National LGBT Support Line Mental health support 1890 929 539 Freephone: 1800 80 48 48 CHILD AND FAMILY

Silver Arch Family Resource Centre For information on schools in the area Town Hall, Banba Square, Nenagh, Co. visit: Tipperary www.education.ie/en/find-a-school Phone: 067 31800 Email: [email protected]

SPORTS CLUBS

Borrisokane GAA Club Borrisokane Athletic Club Phone: 067 27929 https://www.facebook.com/Borrisokane- https://www.facebook.com/buiriosuichein. Athletic-Club-346343978712007/ clg

FURTHER RESOURCES

The Community Welfare Officer can be contacted through the local Social Welfare Office.

The Public Health Nurse can be contacted through the local Health Centre: /East Local Health Office, Tyone Health Centre, Tyone, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary Phone: 067 46400 Borrisokane, Co. Tipperary

Borrisokane is a town in County Tipperary.

County Tipperary is located in the province of Munster. The county is named after the town of Tipperary, and it was established in the early thirteenth century, shortly after the Norman invasion of .

Tipperary is the largest landlocked county in Ireland. The region is part of the central plain of Ireland, but the diverse terrain contains several mountain ranges: the Knockmealdown, the Galtee, the Arra Hills and the . The centre of the county is known as ‘the ’, a rich pastoral stretch of land in the Suir basin which extends into counties Limerick and .

Glen of Aherlow is a lush valley in Tipperary where visitors can explore the scenery. The focal point of the Glen is a “Christ the King” statue built in 1950 with its hands raised to bless the Glen and all who pass through.

The Tipperary county colours are blue and gold and the county has a strong tradition as one of the top hurling teams in Ireland.

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