Over 180,000 households nationwide stand to save over €15,000 each by switching mortgage, also known as a remortgage. New analysis by moneysherpa.ie the Irish personal finance website has broken down how much could be saved county by county. Locally more than 4,000 switchers across Waterford will save over €14,000...
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Start-ups & entrepreneurs sought for new Waterford Council-WIT research study
Start-ups & entrepreneurs sought for new Waterford Council-WIT research study
‘Helping innovation to thrive’ Have you experience of starting or growing a company? Have you ideas about what practical actions could be taken to assist local entrepreneurs and start-ups to drive new enterprise initiatives in our county? Could you spare half an hour, to share your views? Waterford Local Enterprise...
MSD Ireland’s Ballydine site to expand
MSD Ireland’s Ballydine site to expand
A national newspaper report has stated that MSD near Carrick on Suir is to expand with a plan to invest €140m. This will lead to 300 building jobs over the 18 month construction period after a planning application was lodged with the Tipperary Council. It is stated in the submission that it is a single line facility....
Ronan Mulligan’s Riverspace ambitions
Ronan Mulligan’s Riverspace ambitions
New office space to have 120 workstations and riverside cafe Eoghan Dalton A Waterford pharmacy director has unveiled his plans for a 12-thousand-square-foot co-working space which he hopes can ‘retain talented young professionals’ in the city post-Covid. Ronan Mulligan, whose Mulligans Pharmacy chain...
Michael Ahearne appointed SkyCity CEO
Michael Ahearne appointed SkyCity CEO
Jordan Norris Waterford man Michael Ahearne has been named as the new CEO of SkyCity Entertainment Group in New Zealand. Michael, originally from Cappagh, takes the reins from Graeme Stephens, having been headhunted by the company a number of years ago and now working his way up through the firm. SkyCity is a...
337 residential buildings under construction in Waterford
337 residential buildings under construction in Waterford
337 residential buildings were under construction in Waterford in December 2019, according to the latest GeoView Residential Buildings Report, published by GeoDirectory and EY-DKM. The majority (49.2%) of the buildings under construction in Ireland were located in Dublin and surrounding counties of Meath, Kildare and...
Decision imminent on access to housing development
Decision imminent on access to housing development
A decision in relation to access to a proposed County Waterford housing development is expected shortly. Waterford City & County Council intends to construct 16 dwellings on a site at Graigueshoneen, situated between St Declan’s Community College and the village’s GAA pitch. However, concerns have been raised in...
Waterford property prices unchanged from last quarter
Waterford property prices unchanged from last quarter
Property prices in Waterford have remained unchanged for the past three quarters, according to the latest MyHome.ie Property Report in association with Davy. The report for Q4 2019 shows that the median asking price for a property in the county has stayed steady at €175,000. This figure is up €5,000 on this time last...
Dereliction problems holding Tramore back – Conway
Dereliction problems holding Tramore back – Conway
Eoghan Dalton Reports A number of derelict properties in Tramore have been singled out as a weight preventing the town from growing. Cllr Joe Conway (Ind) maintains that as Waterford’s largest town, Tramore should be ideally placed to benefit from any economic resurgence but instead its development is held back by...
Respond building 69 new homes in Waterford
Respond building 69 new homes in Waterford
Minister for Finance Pascal Donohoe visited Kilbarry recently to visit a new residential development by Respond which includes 69 new homes including 9 one-bed apartments, 6 two-bed apartments, 26 two-bed houses and 28 three-bed houses. This project is in partnership with Waterford City and County Council, the...
Greenlight for €80m housing development
Greenlight for €80m housing development
Eoghan Dalton Reports An Bord Pleanála has overruled the advice of its own inspector and granted permission for a major housing development in Waterford City. The board has granted planning permission for an €80m site by Jackie Greene Construction to build 199 houses and 44 apartments as well as crèche in Knockboy,...
Works approved for Cluain Lárach estate
Works approved for Cluain Lárach estate
Eoghan Dalton Reports A proposal to build a road connecting an estate on the outskirts of Tramore with the town has been approved by councillors. Waterford City and County Council proposes to construct a new surface, 3m in width, to serve both pedestrians and cyclists on the Knockanduff Road.The road has seen a...
