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City Council ‘cut to the bone’
Waterford City Council passed the 2012 budget estimates for the City on Monday night, despite a significant drop in funding from central government to the local authority.
The ‘lousers’ who stole Baby Jesus
Devout Christians were most upset this week when it emerged that vandals had stolen the statue of the Baby Jesus from the Nativity Crib outside the Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Barronstrand Street. This was the first year that the crib was erected outside the Cathedral in the heart of the city centre and it attracted much favourable comment even from those not so religiously inclined.
City and Council set for technical revamp?
A motion for Waterford City to develop a smartphone application was enthusiastically welcomed at Monday’s City Council meeting.
Waterford drivers worst in Munster
Drivers in Waterford City are the worst in Munster, a survey of the number of penalty points distributed in each local authority area has revealed.
Employment Action Plan cannot be a false dawn
The eagerly anticipated action plan for addressing unemployment in the south east was finally revealed on December 2nd.
‘Politicians must temper their promises to public’
A scalded political class may be forced to temper pre-election promises come future ballots, according to a Waterford-based Senator who retains Dáil aspirations.
Determined first time buyers get Budget boost
There was, unfortunately, very little good news in last week’s Budget.
WIT’s Tracy wins European Gold Medal
WIT student and Goresbridge native Tracy Nolan picked up the European Gold Medal in Culinary Arts at the recent AEHT culinary competition held in The Hague, Netherlands.
Matt Keane meets: Jill McElroy
Jill McElroy is, to put it mildly, an extraordinary woman, a lady of incredible courage and a person.
SFC play-off delay frustrates players
That Christmas is approaching and the Waterford Senior Football Championship still hasn’t been completed represents an incredulous state of affairs.