Waterford County Council is to consider a material amendment to the Tramore Local Area Plan 2007-1 to enable planning permission...
Author: Michael Quinn
Ghost estates in South Kilkenny
Ghost estates in South Kilkenny
Eighteen housing estates in South Kilkenny have remained unfinished since the crash of the construction industry, a meeting of...
Sub-contractors ‘scandal’
Sub-contractors ‘scandal’
Sub-contractors working on two major local authority schemes in West Waterford are on the brink of ruin because they have not...
Big hole in roads fund
Big hole in roads fund
Waterford Co Council’s road funding is expected to be down by approximately €1.5million in the current year. Monday’s meeting of...
County’s property rates under review
County’s property rates under review
The rateable valuation of business and domestic property in Waterford is under review by the Valuation Office in Dublin, and the...
County’s Fire Brigades deal with over 50 calls in January
County’s Fire Brigades deal with over 50 calls in January
The nine fire brigade units in Co Waterford responded to a total of 54 call-outs in January alone. Chief Fire Officer Capt...
Comeragh Fairy Bush may be replaced by road landmark
Comeragh Fairy Bush may be replaced by road landmark
The felling by vandals of the Fairy Bush, which marked the start of the ‘Magic Road’ near the Mahon Falls in the Comeragh...
Second house-charge in County raises €873,640
Second house-charge in County raises €873,640
Waterford County Council received a total of €873,640 in relation to the €200 charge on non principal private residences up to...
New County casual trading Bye-Laws
New County casual trading Bye-Laws
Casual trading in County Waterford is under review by the County Council and new bye-laws are being drawn up to cover casual...
Sixty housing estates want Co Council to ‘take them over’
Sixty housing estates want Co Council to ‘take them over’
The residents of over 60 housing estates in County Waterford have made formal requests to the Council for their estates to be...
County Council Budget turned out‘not too bad’
County Council Budget turned out‘not too bad’
At the December meeting of Waterford County Council, Sinn Fein’s Cllr Brendan Mansfield proposed an amendment to the budget in a...
County Council adopts estimate of €69.2 million
County Council adopts estimate of €69.2 million
In one of the toughest budgets ever, Waterford County Council adopted an estimate of €69.2 million to run local authority...
