The decade-long baby boom shows little sign of waning, with the national maternity hospitals still reporting large numbers...
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Daniels decries IDA’s ‘secretive approach’
Daniels decries IDA’s ‘secretive approach’
IDA Ireland addressed members of Waterford City Council on Monday evening in committee, much to the chagrin of Councillor Davy...
Time to call in your own ‘troika’
Time to call in your own ‘troika’
Adjusting our expectations about money is something that I don’t think has been properly thought out yet in post Celtic Tiger...
Glanbia plc pleased with 'excellent 2011 results’
Glanbia plc pleased with 'excellent 2011 results’
Glanbia’s full year results for 2011 have proven a source of enormous satisfaction to Group Managing Director John Moloney, with...
International jobs fair seek out local recruits
International jobs fair seek out local recruits
Ferrybank native David Walsh, son of Waterford City Councillor Davy Walsh, is one of the leading figures behind the ‘Working...
Further success for ‘This is Up’
Further success for ‘This is Up’
Waterford-based activation service ‘This is Up’ has become one of the city’s best news story generators in recent months – and...
Will tinkering resurrect the property market?
Will tinkering resurrect the property market?
Last Friday, Central Bank data on mortgage arrears (to the end of December 2011) showed a huge jump to 9.2 per cent of all...
Fifty new jobs at compost centre
Fifty new jobs at compost centre
Some fifty jobs are to be created through FLI Energy’s redevelopment of the Waterford City compost centre at Kilbarry. Forty of...
Carrick-on-Suir hopes for better on business front
Carrick-on-Suir hopes for better on business front
Carrick-on-Suir’s Business Association (COSBA) has laid out its stall for the year ahead in its 2012 policy statement, with one...
Employment Action Plan cannot be a false dawn
Employment Action Plan cannot be a false dawn
The eagerly anticipated action plan for addressing unemployment in the south east was finally revealed on December 2nd....
‘Politicians must temper their promises to public’
‘Politicians must temper their promises to public’
A scalded political class may be forced to temper pre-election promises come future ballots, according to a Waterford-based...
Determined first time buyers get Budget boost
Determined first time buyers get Budget boost
There was, unfortunately, very little good news in last week’s Budget. Families with more than two children will lose some of...
