Tipperary Natural Mineral Water is an Irish

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coming from a source at Annerville,

Clonmel Clonmel () is the county town and largest settlement of County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, Cromwellian army which sacked the towns of Dro ...

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, Ireland. Tipperary Water is part of

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History

Tipperary Natural Mineral Water Company was founded in 1986 by

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and Patrick Cooney. The water is pumped from a depth of 100 metres. In 1987, Tipperary Natural Mineral Water was the first Irish bottled water to qualify for the

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's Natural Mineral Water status. In 2012, C&C Group acquired Gleeson Group for €12.4m. In 2016, seeking to cut costs C&C closed the water-bottling plant in

Borrisoleigh Borrisoleigh () is a small town in County Tipperary, Ireland. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 679. It is in the ecclesiastical parish of Borrisoleigh and Ileigh in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. Location and ac ...

which employed 140 staff. Production was moved to Clonmel County Tipperary. In 2019 the former Borrisoleigh water-bottling plant was sold to Oscar Wilde Water, a company owned by entrepreneur John Hegarty.

References

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External links

Official website
Irish drinks Drink companies of the Republic of Ireland Bottled water brands Products introduced in 1986 1986 establishments in Ireland Mineral water