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Minister Hogan ‘opens’ Ferrybank Shopping Centre
The Minister for the Environment, Deputy Phil Hogan, confirmed this week that his Department and Kilkenny County Council were implementing a €1m investment in the Ferrybank Shopping Centre.
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Elderly targeted in hatchet burglaries
Home burglaries, many involving elderly people being terrorised by armed raiders, have become an almost daily occurrence across the city in recent months.
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.
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.
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.
€1m library project mooted for Ferrybank
A €1 million library and local services project is being planned for the still vacant Ferrybank Shopping centre which is expected to open for business next April.
Waterford weekend bonanza
Waterford shoppers bucked any notions of Budget doom and gloom last weekend to come out in force along the Quays, John Roberts Square and City Square especially.
Matt Keane meets: Jill McElroy
Jill McElroy is, to put it mildly, an extraordinary woman, a lady of incredible courage and a person.
Cars stolen in Greenfields robberies
Two householders at the Greenfields estate on the Old Tramore Road had their cars stolen in the early hours of Monday morning.
WIT Junior Choir performs on Late Late Toy Show
The WIT Junior Choir performed on the Late Late Toy Show last Friday – the first Waterford group to perform on the Toy Show since the Mount Sion Silver Band in 1986.
Waterford man awarded cancer research grant
Irish Cancer Society Prostate Cancer Researcher, Professor William Watson from Waterford and based in University College Dublin, has been awarded a major research grant for his on going work.