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Wyse: ‘Education key in countering suicide’
Education is the key to tackling the alarming rise in suicide numbers across the city and county: that’s the view of Waterford City Councillor Gary Wyse.
Clash of the Ash at WRH with no-smoke zone
The grounds of Waterford Regional Hospital will be a smoke-free zone from Ash Wednesday.
Local man shoots Oscar-tipped film
Waterford native Patrick (Paddy) Jordan was in exuberant form this week as he planned his trip to the 84 Angeles.
Outer Ring Road 80kph limit is recommended
A 20 kilometre per hour increase on Waterford city’s Outer Ring Road looks increasingly likely after the City Council’s Transport Special Policy Committee (SPC) recommended a new limit of 80kph for the route.
Daniels calls for smart move over WiFi for city
A Waterford councillor is calling on the City Council to follow the example of Dublin, London, Bilbao and Paris and make Waterford city a free WiFi area.
Low ranking for planning department
WATERFORD City Council ranks among the lowest performing local authorities in a number of key planning related areas.
Halligan furious at ‘watered down’ university plan
Waterford and Carlow IT’s bid for technological university status will be one of at least three and possibly more similar applications this year, it emerged this week.
Five institutes of technology in the Border, Midlands and West (BMW) region have confirmed they were at “advanced stage” discussions regarding the establishment of a technological university, fuelling further [...]
County Council grants planning changes at WIT sports facility
Waterford County Council has granted permission to Campus Services for major changes in their grant of planning for a proposed new multi-purpose sports hall for WIT in order to incorporate teaching rooms for students.
‘Time for HSE to end the spin over WRH cuts’
An angry Senator David Cullinane has described the proposed cuts to services at Waterford Regional Hospital (WRH) as ‘shameful’.
Kill Post Office closure threat campaign heats up
Over 150 people turned out at Kill’s Community Centre on Monday night to voice their concerns over the permanent closure of the village’s post office.
Kill postmaster Anton Lennon retired last year, following a raid at the post office. Since then, An Post has decided not to reopen the post office but members of the close-knit community say this is not good enough.