The distribution by Waterford City Council pact members of lucrative positions among themselves has been likened by a councillor...
Author: Tom Young
Tramore petition protest over local Mayoral election
Tramore petition protest over local Mayoral election
A group of people from Tramore were so outraged by local Councillors “backtracking” on an agreement regarding the...
ABB closure: City dole queues to hit 13,000
ABB closure: City dole queues to hit 13,000
Waterford Mayor John Halligan has called for urgent government intervention following yesterday’s announcement that ABB is...
‘Breach of faith' as pact elects Mayor Pat
‘Breach of faith' as pact elects Mayor Pat
The election by Tramore Town Council on Monday night of Pat O’Callaghan (Labour) as Mayor was facilitated by three members...
Poll-topper John Halligan to be Mayor
Poll-topper John Halligan to be Mayor
Barring any eleventh hour hitch, John Halligan will be elected Mayor of Waterford next Monday night under the terms of a pact...
Tramore Councillors may renege on Mayoral election decision
Tramore Councillors may renege on Mayoral election decision
Just days after the local elections and in a climate rife with political cynicism among the public, two members of Tramore Town...
Tramore returns four new Council members
Tramore returns four new Council members
Features of the Tramore Town Council elections, apart from the return of four new members, were the success of the...
Gormley to consider City and County Council merger
Gormley to consider City and County Council merger
Environment Minister John Gormley told a group of business people in Tramore last Friday that he was ‘open’ to the idea of...
Tramore being neglected, claims former Mayor
Tramore being neglected, claims former Mayor
County Council statistics relating to illegal dumping and signage in Tramore indicate “an abject neglect of the town and...
"Downgrading" of Waterford angers councillor
"Downgrading" of Waterford angers councillor
Waterford’s exclusion from a recently published National Competitiveness Council document, recommending to the Taoiseach...
HSE accused of hypocrisy on hospital safety
HSE accused of hypocrisy on hospital safety
The HSE was accused this week of hypocrisy in planning to shut down St Brigid’s Ward in Waterford’s St...
Former Mayor concerned over cost of childcare
Former Mayor concerned over cost of childcare
Cllr Mary O’Halloran has voiced serious concern over the fact that childcare costs, in these recessionary times, are...
