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‘DEATHTRAP JUNCTION’ CLAIMS ANOTHER LIFE
Piltown community grieves another lost life at Tower Road/N24 junction
“How many more lives will be lost before something is done,” Parish Priest Paschal Moore rhetorically commented on Monday, just hours after concelebrating the Requiem Mass of Denis Walsh who was killed in a road traffic accident at Piltown’s N24/Tower Road junction. [...]
Halligan attends Space meeting in Switzerland
Minister for Training, Skills and Innovation, John Halligan travelled to Switzerland last week to attend a European Space Agency Council meeting held in Lucerne.
The meeting which is held just once every three years, gives Ireland the opportunity to have an input into setting the agency’s strategies and policies.
During these ESA Members meetings the direction [...]
TUI to escalate action at WIT
Students’ Union voice disquiet as eight year dispute continues
An unresolved eight-year dispute over the academic calendar at WIT will see TUI members escalate their industrial action in January by refusing to continue using Moodle, the online learning platform service they voluntarily share with students.
In a statement issued on Friday last, WIT Students Union [...]
UHW is being left behind again, claims Cullinane
Sinn Féin Deputy David Cullinane has slammed the latest figures on capacity problems at University Hospital Waterford, adding that action needs to be undertaken by the Minister as a matter of urgency.
“According to figures from my colleague, Louise O’Reilly which she recently obtained from the HSE, the full capacity protocol was initiated at University Hospital [...]
‘Significant progress’ made between ITs as merger talks continue
- REPORT on the facilitation process between Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and IT Carlow has found that “significant progress” has been made.
The report to the Department of Education & Skills in relation to the WIT/IT Carlow merger is the final report conducted by Jane Williams of SIA Partners.
This report summarises the [...]
Rates increase proves major stumbling block in budget discussions
LOCAL councillors are due to meet this evening (Tuesday) after failing to pass Waterford City & County Council’s 2017 budget presented at the statutory budget meeting.
The proposed budget was presented to councillors at a meeting in City Hall last Tuesday November 29th.
CEO of Waterford City & County Council Michael Walsh outlined that the local [...]
Carroll’s Equestrian Store – Waterford’s new equestrian store
CARROLL’S Equestrian Store in Ballybricken opened its doors at the start September and is located in the premises previously occupied by Xtravision.
The store is located alongside Carroll’s Pharmacy which has traditionally stocked animal remedies.
“We would have always been known as the veterinary pharmacy,” explained owner of Carroll’s Equestrian Store Clodagh Carroll.
“Last year we started [...]
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Advancing Technology at Comeragh College
A major boost to the practical department in Comeragh College has been the introduction of various computer numerical controlled or CNC machines, with the help of this technology, we can really help our students to develop the skills required to work in a world where CNC technology is at the centre of design and production. [...]
Information & Communication Technology at Comeragh College
Supporting students and their diverse learning needs continues to play an important role at Comeragh College. As a secondary school, we constantly strive to become better at it. To ensure that every student in the school is provided with an education that meets their individual learning needs, €200,000 was invested in the ICT infrastructure of [...]