Archive for the ‘General Stories’ Category
Man charged over halting site assault
A 22-year-old man is in an induced coma at Cork University Hospital following a serious assault at the Williamstown Halting Site in Waterford in the early hours of Sunday morning.
As we went to press, Gardaí confirmed that another 22-year-old man would appear at a special sitting of Waterford District Court at 8.30pm on Monday in [...]
‘Worrying trend’ at WRH
Staff numbers at Waterford Regional Hospital (WRH) have been cut by over 300 since 2007: this startling figure was revealed by the Health Service Executive (HSE) in reply to a parliamentary question tabled by Sinn Féin TD Caoimhghin O’Caoláin.
In a letter issued to Deputy O’Caoláin, HSE (South East Acute Hospitals) General Manager Richard Dooley provided [...]
Floods wreak havoc yet again
“You have to either laugh or cry” or so says Poleberry resident Christine O’Sullivan as she surveys the flooded street outside her home on Monday morning last. See News 2 for report and News 30-31 for further photographic coverage.
‘I have nothing to hide’
Independent City Councillor Dick Roche has admitted that his expenses for 2012 have been referred to the Gardaí for further investigation.
In a frank interview with The Munster Express, Cllr Roche said he wanted to put on record the circumstances surrounding the incident – and to make it clear to members of the public that he [...]
Minding our mental health
A MAJOR conference will take place in Dungarvan at the end of the month aimed at addressing mental health and suicide.
The Mental Health & Suicide Awareness conference will take place at The Park Hotel, Dungarvan on Friday January 31st and Saturday February 1st.
Fine Gael County Councillor Liam Brazil is coordinating the two day event.
Cllr [...]
‘Historic’ 2014 Budget passed by City Council
The final budget to be struck by Waterford City Council ahead of its merger with Waterford County Council was, as anticipated, carried by seven votes (11-4) at last Thursday’s meeting held at City Hall.
Given that this year’s budget had to establish consensus across the three different and still existing administrative strands, namely the City Council, [...]
Special funds needed to repair storm damage
The south east has borne the brunt of several storms in recent weeks, with Storm Christine causing considerable damage to many local coastal towns and villages, including Tramore.
As illustrated in last week’s edition and in a TV3 documentary, considerable destruction has been wreaked on local coastal infrastructure, most evidenced by the ’sinkhole’ on Tramore’s Strand [...]
Man charged over Tramore murder
A 32-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Kilkenny native Michael O’Dwyer at a holiday home complex in Tramore last Thursday.
Tadhg Butler, with an address at Seafield in Tramore – but originally from Kilkenny – was brought before a special sitting of Waterford District Court on Saturday afternoon and charged with the murder of [...]
Pylon route to be named after election
The GridLink pylon route – which could lead to a high-voltage electricity line running through County Waterford – will not be made public until after May’s Local Elections.
But protestors now in the process of forming a national alliance against the project, have not been impressed by this ’stay of execution’. See News 6 and 7 [...]