Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
Businesses must counter litter issue
Waterford City Councillor John Cummins has called for the city to adapt a model similar to that being employed by Edinburgh when it comes to penalising businesses for littering.
Waterford retailers look towards future
United Hardware, the representative group for Homevalue and Arro independent retail hardware stores in Ireland, hosted a national industry conference recently which addressed the pressing need to move the retail hardware industry from “recession to recovery’.
IFA chief urges Co-op caution on milk price
IFA DairChairman Kevin Kiersey believes that Co-ops should approach milk prices cautiously in the coming months and avoid making rash decisions which could have a major impact on farmers’ profitability and confidence.
Dungarvan hopes for economic boost from Festival of Food’ 12
A welcome boost to the Dungarvan and West Waterford economy is expected to be among the positive of shoots to be generated by the fiffth Waterford Festival of Food, which runs from Thursday through to Sunday next.
Free banking: going, going…
The withdrawal of ‘free’ banking from AIB, unless customers leave €2,500 in their current account at all times, is just the latest stick that the bank has handed to its customers to beat it with.
Aer Arann slips into a new skin
There has been widespread welcome for the introduction of the Aer Lingus livery via its new regional service into Waterford Airport.
Dunnes Stores to pay €20m in Ferrybank shopping centre case
NAMA developer Holtglen Limited is to be paid over €20 million by Dunnes Stores because the country’s second-largest grocery retailer terminated a development agreement to be the anchor tenant at the Ferrybank Shopping Centre.
The cost of having a baby
The decade-long baby boom shows little sign of waning, with the national maternity hospitals still reporting large numbers (nearly 8000 a year each) of deliveries and at the Coombe Hospital alone, up to 119,000 hospital attendances in 2011.
IDA’s targets foreign investment for south east
Waterford City Council had an extended meeting at its recent March Council meeting to facilitate a very constructive discussion with the IDA on furthering Waterford City’s case in attracting much needed foreign direct investment into the City.
Ernst & Young launch 2012 Entrepreneur Scheme
Ireland must remain optimistic but realistic in terms of its economic future.