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The Civic Offices is a municipal facility on Limerick Road in
Nenagh Nenagh ( ; , or simply 'the Fair') is the county town of County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the East Munster Ormond Fair. Nenagh was the county town of the former county of Nort ...
,
County Tipperary County Tipperary () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. The county is named after the town of Tipperary (tow ...
, Ireland. The building is of social and economic importance as the headquarters of
Tipperary County Council Tipperary County Council () is the local authority of County Tipperary, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban plannin ...
. It is also of some architectural importance having received a design award from the
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) () founded in 1839, is the "competent authority for architects and professional body for Architecture in Ireland." The RIAI's purpose is "to uphold the highest standards in architecture a ...
in 2006.


History

Originally North Tipperary County Council held its meetings in Nenagh Courthouse. The county council moved a new facility, which was designed by
ABK Architects ABK Architects (previously Ahrends, Burton and Koralek) is an architectural practice. History It was founded in 1961 by Peter Ahrends (born 1933, Berlin, Germany), Richard Burton (born 1933 in London, United Kingdom, died 2017), and Paul Kor ...
, in 2005. The building won a design award from the
Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) () founded in 1839, is the "competent authority for architects and professional body for Architecture in Ireland." The RIAI's purpose is "to uphold the highest standards in architecture a ...
in 2006. The building became the headquarters of
Tipperary County Council Tipperary County Council () is the local authority of County Tipperary, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for housing and community, roads and transportation, urban plannin ...
after that body came into operation on 3 June 2014 following the 2014 local elections.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Civic Offices, Nenagh Buildings and structures in County Tipperary
Nenagh Nenagh ( ; , or simply 'the Fair') is the county town of County Tipperary in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Nenagh used to be a market town, and the site of the East Munster Ormond Fair. Nenagh was the county town of the former county of Nort ...
Tipperary County Council