EDITORIAL: This General Election don't get caught up in things designed to make you angry

If you take the time to explore old issues of the Tipperary Star and The Nationalist, from the past decade much of the issues in each edition are the same today as they were then.

Concerns over access to health services and indeed, many of our basic services were splashed across the front pages.

Wastewater, mental health, road deaths, poverty and struggling farmers were all featured on the fronts of your local papers in 2014.

It all sounds like it could be 2024.

This week sees hospital staff protesting at Tipperary University Hospital and TD Alan Kelly raising concerns about garda resources. Another ruling was made that will make farmers less viable is causing a ruckus and councillors are calling for a working group on modular housing.

So, the basics then.

As we come into another election season it is worth considering why that might be. Listen to the radio, TV and social media and you will hear discussions on immigration, sex education programmes and all sorts.

But as the newest round of election hopefuls appear at the doors of Tipperary homes, they are going to hear all about housing woes, people too scared to go to hospital and worries that Tipperary is not safe.

The basics.

Whoever you vote for in the next month make sure they work for you.

Don’t get caught up in the issues that might make you angry but in truth, don't impact you at all.

And be careful about who you take information from.

There is a lot of misinformation out there and most can be dispelled by a quick Google search.

But, if you want reliable information about what your representatives are up to come back to your local paper.

We are at every council meeting, we cover the Dáil and all the election events across the county. We are here to report the basic issues that affect you and your families.