Waterford County Council received 14 formal direct complaints from people who felt they were unfairly treated by the local authority in 2012, according to the County Council’s annual report. The complaints were dealt with by the in-house complaints system in the Council and a further three complaints were received...
Author: Michael Quinn
Gardaí report ‘significant drop’ in drug dealing in County Waterford
Gardaí report ‘significant drop’ in drug dealing in County Waterford
Drug dealing in County Waterford had dropped significantly because dealers had left the jurisdiction and drug users had less income to buy drugs, a meeting of the Dungarvan Joint Policing Committee was told this week. Garda Sergeant Mark Allen said “repeat drug dealers” were no longer living in County Waterford...
Deise Link Cutbacks
Deise Link Cutbacks
Rural Bus Transport Services in County Waterford have been cut back following a 6.5% reduction in funding for Deise Link during 2013, a meeting of Waterford Co. Council heard in Dungarvan, this week. In the Lismore area this has resulted in the cancellation of the Wednesday service as well as a reduction in the...
Exciting heritage projects
Exciting heritage projects
Four exciting Co. Waterford projects submitted by the Co. Council have been granted funding under he Heritage Council’s Heritage Plan Fund for 2013. “Historic Waterford”, a published booklet on sites of coastal archaeological interest in Co. Waterford has qualified for E5,000 Four exciting Co. Waterford projects...
Dunmore harbour must be dredged
Dunmore harbour must be dredged
Waterford County Council called on the Minister for Agricultural this week to acknowledge the importance of Dunmore East fisheries harbour to the economic development of the rural areas of East Waterford and to provide funding for the dredging of the harbour. Cllr Pat Fitzgerald (SF) said Dunmore harbour had always...
Wet spell damaged roads severely
Wet spell damaged roads severely
The prolonged wet spell in January caused ‘severe damage’ to the road network in County Waterford with surface damage being reported over a wide spread area. The damage was a legacy from the severe winters from 2009 to 2011 when there were abnormal sub-zero temperatures over long periods The prolonged wet spell in...
Anti-social behaviour being tackled
Anti-social behaviour being tackled
The Anti-Social Behaviour Unit in Waterford received 177 complains relating to 72 different addresses during 2012, a meeting of the Joint Policing Committee heard in Waterford, last week. Eighteen verbal warnings were issued and seventeen cases were referred to other agencies. The Anti-Social Behaviour Unit in...
National Surf Centre planned for Tramore
National Surf Centre planned for Tramore
Waterford County Council decided this week to proceed with the development of the National Surf Lifeguard Training Centre in a new, iconic beach building at the Lower Promenade in Tramore. The project will be developed in association with the Tramore Surf Lifesaving Club and will be a centre of excellence in Ireland...
Tributes to retiring Chief Court Clerk
Tributes to retiring Chief Court Clerk
The Bar and Bench in Waterford Circuit Court last week paid glowing and warm tributes to Chief Court Clerk, Seamus McGrath, on his final day in court after working 38 years in the service. Judge Rory MacCabe said it was a sad day for the court service in Waterford, saying goodbye to Mr McGrath who had done his utmost...
County Council grants planning changes at WIT sports facility
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. The planning amendment includes the provision of a two-storey educational block over increased...
Huge majority of submissions opposed to City and County merger
Huge majority of submissions opposed to City and County merger
Significant opposition against the unification of Waterford County Council and Waterford City Council has been lodged in thirty submissions to the Waterford Local Government Committee set up to review local government in the county. Approx 32 submissions have been made to the Committee and it is believed that 30 are...
Quinn: VEC HQ choice was ‘finely balanced’
Quinn: VEC HQ choice was ‘finely balanced’
The choice of Wexford over Waterford for the location of the new regional Vocational Education Committee HQ was “finely balanced” Education Minister Ruairi Quinn told Waterford County Council last week. But that cut no mustard with Councillors, angered by the choice of Wexford, calling on Minister Quinn to further...