North Tipperary County Council Explained

North Tipperary County Council
Native Name:	Comhairle Contae Thiobraid Árann Thuaidh
Legislature:	County council of North Tipperary
Coa Pic:	NorthTipp.png
Preceded By:	Grand Jury
Succeeded By:	Tipperary County Council
Established:	1899
Disbanded:	2014
Members:	21
Last Election1:	5 June 2009
Meeting Place:	Civic Offices, Nenagh, Ireland

North Tipperary County Council (Irish: Comhairle Contae Thiobraid Árann Thuaidh) was the local authority of the county of North Tipperary, Ireland, from 1899 to 2014. The head of the council had the title of Mayor. The county town was Nenagh.

North Tipperary County Council was established on 1 April 1899 under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 for the administrative county of Tipperary, North Riding.^{[1] [2] [3]} Originally North Tipperary County Council held its meetings in Nenagh Courthouse.^[4] The county council relocated to a new facility, known as the Civic Offices, in 2005.^[5]

Under the Local Government Act 2001, North Tipperary County Council was allocated 21 seats.^[6]

On 26 July 2011, the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government Phil Hogan announced the proposed merger of North Tipperary County Council and South Tipperary County Council.^[7] Following implementation of the Local Government Reform Act 2014, it was dissolved on 1 June 2014, and succeeded by Tipperary County Council.^{[8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. 1898. 37. 1. Establishment of county councils. 12 August 1898. uk. 61 & 62 Vict..
2. Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898. 1898. 37. 124. Commencement of Act. 12 August 1898. uk. 61 & 62 Vict..
3. Book: 27th Report of the Local Government Board for Ireland (Cmd. 9480). https://archive.org/details/op1253906-1001/page/312/mode/2up . Orders declaring the boundaries of administrative counties and defining county electoral divisions: County of Tipperary, North Riding . 1900 . . Dublin . 312 .
4. Web site: Local Authorities. 26 May 1982. Oireachtas. 26 October 2019.
5. News: Confident new council offices for North Tipp. The Irish Times. 21 July 2005. 15 November 2019.
6. Local Government Act 2001. 2001. 37. 7. Number of members of local authorities. 21 July 2001.
7. News: Tipperary's local authorities to be merged. RTÉ News. 26 July 2011.
8. 2014. 1. Local Government Reform Act 2014. 17. Dissolution of certain local authorities. 27 January 2014.
9. 2014. 214. si. Local Government Reform Act 2014 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 3) Order 2014. 22 May 2014. Phil Hogan, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.