Author: Michael Quinn

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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