Archive for the ‘Local News’ Category
Hostile reaction to leaked Hunt report
Leaks from the report by the National Strategy Group for Higher Education this week suggest that Waterford Institute of Technology’s case for university status has not been accepted.
North Quays should be put to ‘useful purpose’
With no sign of a white knight arriving in Waterford to revamp the city’s North Quays ahead of next summer’s Tall Ships Race, Mayor Mary Roche believes there’s still time to improve the derelict site.
Council ordered stop to Woodstown beach development
Waterford County Council has moved to stop the establishment of a mobile home ‘stand’ in the sand dunes on Woodstown Beach.
Waterford is Ireland’s cleanest city
The cleanest city in Ireland is a label which Waterford can proudly crow about for the next year, according to Mayor Mary Roche.
Is “Fennor” going back to the future?
Locals in Fenor, County Waterford are being driven round the bend by new road signage which has ame‘N’ded the name of the village.
Iverk Show this Saturday
A massive crowd of up to 20,000 is expected in Piltown this Saturday, August 28th, when the Iverk Show takes place at The Showgrounds.
Drink driving puzzle
Waterford city has joint lowest conviction rate
Senator Coffey worried about 8,000 ‘missing’ voters
As many as 8,000 Waterford people, who are eligible to vote at Dáil elections, will not be able to exercise their democratic right and a large number of them are likely to be young people.
Further payouts to road contractors
Compensation related disputes are ongoing around the country, including across the South-East, between road builders and Iarnród Éireann.
Legal challenges likely on ‘one-off’ housing issue
Members of Waterford County Council have been warned that they may face a ’significant’ legal challenge if they require couples, wishing to build one-off rural houses, to demonstrate a genuine housing need in order to get planning.