Housing Minister is set to open a number of new developments in Tipperary today

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O'Brien, is scheduled to open a number of new developments in Tipperary today.

Minister O'Brien will officially open the €1.6m Newport town park and playground at 11am before heading to open Mulkear View estate in the town at 12pm.

He is then due to take a tour to view Newport Bridewell before heading to Portroe to open the village's housing development at around  1pm. 

From there, he travels to Nenagh to officially open Woodview Close at around 2pm.