New statistics relating to the number of people who regularly use earphones have been described as “alarming” by a...
Author: Tom Young
Anger over cemetery being used as car park
Anger over cemetery being used as car park
Is a graveyard a suitable place in which to park cars? Opinion was divided when the issue was raised at the January meeting of...
Manager denies library is "shabby"
Manager denies library is "shabby"
Tramore Town Manager Brian White has denied that the resort’s public library is in a shabby condition or that it poses any...
Tesco to open in Tramore by July?
Tesco to open in Tramore by July?
Tesco is likely to be open in Tramore by July next. In another development, work on the town’s new shopping centre at...
North Quays ‘city vision' could be ready in year
North Quays ‘city vision' could be ready in year
Planning permission for projects within the pending North Quays development on the Ferrybank side of Waterford City could well...
Hearne's Builders to close after 150 years
Hearne's Builders to close after 150 years
Waterford’s oldest building firm, J. & M. Hearne Ltd., is to close after 150 years of business. Mr. John Hearne, whose...
Taoiseach to be ‘pinned down' on WIT issue
Taoiseach to be ‘pinned down' on WIT issue
A timescale for upgrading of WIT to university status is to be demanded of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern when he visits Waterford on...
Crystal workers shocked by ‘poor' offer
Crystal workers shocked by ‘poor' offer
Waterford Crystal, seeking to cut its workforce by 490 at its local plant, is understood to have put a financial offer on the...
Tesco to open in Tramore by July?
Tesco to open in Tramore by July?
Tesco is likely to be open in Tramore by July next and work on the town’s new shopping centre at Strand Road, which is to...
Crystal negotiations headed for LRC
Crystal negotiations headed for LRC
Negotiations between management and union representatives at Waterford Crystal regarding proposed redundancies at the local...
Sale of Waterford golf course on the cards
Sale of Waterford golf course on the cards
The sale of Waterford golf course at Newrath is on the cards, a concrete enquiry about buying the property having been made by a...
SF and WP change budget stance
SF and WP change budget stance
The Sinn Fein Party, which has been bridging the gap with mainstream politics countrywide over recent years, took a further step...
