Archive for the ‘Community News’ Category
McGrath tackles Hogan on septic tank checks
In a country that ultimately rid itself of both Oliver Cromwell and the Black and Tans, the prospect of septic tank inspectors lurking into people’s backyards ‘like peep o’ dayboys’ has angered TD Mattie McGrath.
Eason Spelling Bee
Primary School children from Fifth and Sixth classes and Primary class 7 are asked to participate in the Eason Spelling Bee competition 2012.
Review of Local government in County Waterford
The Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has established a Waterford Local Government Committee to carry out an objective view of Local Government in Waterford.
Junction safety concerns
The concerns voiced by members of Dungarvan Town Council at the most recent meeting concerning the safety measures at the junction linking Strandside South and Strandside North in Abbeyside
Enough Masts Already?
Vodafone has applied to the Town Council for planning permission to erect a 24 feet high mast at Kilrush Business Park, but thankfully the Council has currently stalled the process by seeking additional information from Vodafone
Robberies
The weekend before last weekend saw a large number of house robberies in Portlaw with up to six houses broken into in the early evening on Saturday, with another house broken into during the week.
Lighting up Tramore in the Festive Season
The turning on of the Christmas lights will be a bigger event than it has ever been in Tramore with the support of Tramore Town Council, Tramore Chamber, Quish’s SuperValu, Walter O’Keeffe (Stagecraft Tramore), Tom and Fiona O’Neill, and R. McDonald & Sons.
Kilkenny in Focus launched by hurling legend
An attractive book entitled ‘Kilkenny in Focus’ has been launched by award winning Kilkenny photographer Tom Brett.
Brewery Lane Theatre
Visiting theatre Group from Clonmel, Down the Rabbit Hole, who will be staging the hilarious comedy “Stags and Hens” by Willy Russell for two nights on Saturday December 3rd Sunday December 4th, 2011 at 8.15pm.
Campaign against household and water charges intensifies
A public meeting was held in the Nano Nagle Resource Centre on Thursday evening last to raise awareness of a campaign seeking to prevent the introduction of household and water charges.