Private waste collectors were trying their utmost to put Waterford Co. Council’s bin collection service out of business, County Mayor Liam Brazil claimed at last week’s meeting of the Council. Cllr Brazil said the Council was committed to the public and its service was “the best in the country” with regular weekly...
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Hospital beds to re-open come January, say HSE
Hospital beds to re-open come January, say HSE
Cost cutting bed closures in Dungarvan Community Hospital and St Patrick’s Hospital, Waterford, will remain in place to the end of the year but will reopen in January, according to Richard Dooley (Waterford-Wexford Health Services). Waterford County Council had protested against the closure of the 16 hospital beds in...
County Council approves €12 million overdraft
County Council approves €12 million overdraft
Waterford County Council this week approved a bank overdraft limit of €12 million for the year ended December 31st, 2012. The overdraft limit is the same as the current financial year. Head of Finance Tom Gilligan said the Council had a number of capital projects ongoing that required short-term overdraft facilities...
Grannagh Castle floodlighting ‘thumbs down’ from the OPW
Grannagh Castle floodlighting ‘thumbs down’ from the OPW
The floodlighting of picturesque Grannagh Castle as a dramatic back drop to the new Waterford City Bypass Bridge has been given the thumbs-down by the Office of Public Works (OPW). Kilkenny County Council had put aside the sum of €30,000 to illuminate the keep and towers of the ancient castle on the banks of the...
Cheekpoint Pier to be saved thanks to €100,000 funding
Cheekpoint Pier to be saved thanks to €100,000 funding
Waterford County Council expects to receive over €100,000 in funding for emergency repair work of the Cheekpoint Pier, currently in danger of collapse into the River Suir. Director of Services Michael Quinn told the Council’s monthly meeting he had been “unofficially” informed that the funding would be provided by...
Warm tributes paid to retiring County Manager
Warm tributes paid to retiring County Manager
Tributes were paid to Waterford County Manager Ray O’Dwyer at the conclusion of his final meeting as principal office holder at Waterford County Council’s September meeting. Mayor Liam Brazil (FG) said that Mr O’Dwyer’s “door was always open” and described the departing manager as tough and fair, a man who treated...
County Council’s ‘missing millions’ row rumbles on
County Council’s ‘missing millions’ row rumbles on
The acid-test in Waterford County Council’s ‘missing millions’ row will come when the collection of development charges contributions is reviewed next summer, according to the man who coined the phrase. Addressing Waterford County Council, Cllr Joe Conway said that some €2.8 million was outstanding on June 30th last...
Toll Plaza refusals a ‘recipe for carnage’
Toll Plaza refusals a ‘recipe for carnage’
Drivers unable to pay tolls on the new Waterford Bypass Bridge were refused permission to cross over the River Suir and were directed back against the flow of traffic, Waterford County Councillors heard on Monday. Cllr Pat Nugent (FG) said the driver of a car who was unable to pay the toll of €1.80 at the collection...
Conway accused of ‘trash talk’ by Daly
Conway accused of ‘trash talk’ by Daly
Fianna Fáil’s Pat Daly has totally refuted claims made by fellow County Councillor Joe Conway (as carried in these pages last week) that millions of Euro is missing from the local authority’s coffers. Cllr Daly claimed that Cllr Conway’s contention amounted to nothing more than a “sensational statement” and went...
Dragon’s Den candidate failed to show at Council
Dragon’s Den candidate failed to show at Council
The Dragon’s Den candidate seeking a nomination for the Presidential election race failed to turn up to address Waterford County Council at a meeting in Dungarvan this week. The Council decided not to give business man Sean Gallagher a third opportunity to address the members in his bid to win a nomination. The...
Council debtors named in Stubbs Gazette
Council debtors named in Stubbs Gazette
Debtors who refuse to pay their bills and engage in discussions with Waterford County Council are being ‘named and shamed’ in Stubbs Gazette, the internationally recognised debt agency. Sinn Fein’s Cllr Brendan Mansfield enquired at a meeting of the County Council in Dungarvan if Stubbs was being used to publish the...
Dunmore East water tower plans scrapped
Dunmore East water tower plans scrapped
Plans for a 23.3 metre-high water tower at Dunmore East have been scrapped, following strong objections from residents who feared it would be unsightly and devalue property and income from holiday homes in the area.