Clonmel is a town of Anglo-Norman Origin nesting on the Banks of the River Suir, situated beneath the famous Comeragh Mountains in the Valley of Slievenamon. The name Clonmel derives from the Irish word Cluain Meala meaning “Vale of Honey”.
Clonmel is a market town. It is the County Capital of Tipperary. It is one of 12 Irish towns and cities that have its own Corporation & Mayor.
Clonmel is strategically situated, in the South East near the main markets of Waterford, Limerick and Cork. It is linked to Dublin by a good bus and road service. The major national ports and airports are in close proximity.
Clonmel is unique in that it is a microcosm of Ireland and Irish Society. The town and it’s hinterland, which has always been an integral part of it’s existence and development, uniquely reflects the wide spectrum of challenges facing the country as a whole, from the critical issues of sustainable rural and urban development, community development, skills migration from small part-time farming to large scale enterprise, development of a dynamic tourism industry, the growth of a significant indigenous small and medium type enterprise base, the provision of critical infrastructure support systems, to the establishment of a Third Level Education Institute and also the generation of significant local investment in major renewal programmes.

The town has a population of about 16,000 within the borough itself with another 4 to 5 thousand in the immediate area, and is central to a population of 1,000,000 within one hour’s drive.

Clonmel is a town of Anglo-Norman origin, situated on the banks of the River Suir, nestling between the famous Comeragh Mountains & Slievenamon in the Suir Valley. The town derives its name from the Irish word Cluain Meala meaning the "Vale of Honey". The Earl of Kildare laid siege and took Clonmel. In 1650 Cromwell attacked the town, which was defended at the time by Hugh O’Neill. The abbey of St. Francis was built in 1269. The oldest part of the Franciscan Abbey is the tower, which dates from the 14th century. The Main Guard & The West Gate 15 miles from the rock of Cashel.

Clonmel has a long and proud industrial heritage spanning industries including, Showerings - home of Bulmers Cider and many other market leading drinks; Merck Sharpe & Dohme, one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical company; Pinewood Laboratories also in the pharmaceutical area and many other notable companies. Clonmel Healthcare, Guidant and Weyerhauser.

Clonmel's Greyhound Track, recently refurbished and re-opened, but it is expected to re-open in 2001. Normally, racing is held on Sundays and Thursdays at 8 pm. Powerstown Park Racecourse, north of the town, holds several meetings throughout the year. The town has several swimming pools and gyms, as well as a pitch and putt club and two nearby golf clubs: Clonmel Golf Club in Lyreanearla (Tel.052-24050/21138) and Slievenamon Golf Course on the Fethard Road.

Clonmel consists of, Clonmel Coporation, County Council, South Eastern Health Board, Garda Siochana, Southern Regional Fisheries Board, Department of Social Welfare, Department of Defence & Department of Agriculture.