Civic Offices, Nenagh Explained
The Civic Offices is a municipal facility on Limerick Road in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. The building is of social and economic importance as the headquarters of Tipperary County Council.[1] It is also of some architectural importance having received a design award from the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in 2006.
History
Originally North Tipperary County Council held its meetings in Nenagh Courthouse.[2] The county council moved a new facility, which was designed by ABK Architects, in 2005.[3] [4] The building won a design award from the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland in 2006.[5] The building became the headquarters of Tipperary County Council after that body came into operation on 3 June 2014 following the 2014 local elections.[6] [7]
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Notes and References
- Web site: Tipperary County Council offices set to reopen to the public next week. Tipperary Live. 3 August 2021. 19 December 2021.
- Web site: Local Authorities. 26 May 1982. Oireachtas. 26 October 2019.
- Web site: Confident new council offices for North Tipp. Irish Times. 21 July 2005. 15 November 2019.
- Web site: Tipperary County Council Civic Offices. ABK Architects. 15 November 2019.
- Web site: North Tipperary County Council Civic Offices. Planning Architecture Design Database Ireland. 15 November 2019.
- Web site: Local authorities. Citizen Information Board. 5 May 2014. 6 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140606045428/http://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/government_in_ireland/local_and_regional_government/local_authorities.html. live.
- Web site: Nenagh Town Council Holds Final Meeting in Advance of new Tipperary County Council. Tipperary Times. 12 May 2014. 19 December 2021.