In 1783, brothers George and William Penrose founded the Penrose Glass House in the Waterford city. They soon established a...
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28 let go at Bausch and Lomb
28 let go at Bausch and Lomb
Waterford’s largest private sector employer Bausch & Lomb has confirmed that 28 temporary employees at its local contact...
A ‘positive outturn’ for Waterford Airport in ‘10
A ‘positive outturn’ for Waterford Airport in ‘10
Despite a ‘very difficult economic environment’, passenger numbers at Waterford Airport declined by just seven per cent during...
Why to act promptly once redundancy shock passes
Why to act promptly once redundancy shock passes
Most of the 575 workers at the TalkTalk call centre in Waterford who were notified that their jobs will disappear in a brutally...
‘Six hundred jobs wiped out in six minutes’
‘Six hundred jobs wiped out in six minutes’
Talk Talk employee Paul O’Brien strides purposefully across the Ramada Hotel reception area to share his take on last week’s...
European success for Carrick’s Dr. John Nolan
European success for Carrick’s Dr. John Nolan
Carrick-on-Suir native John Nolan has secured €1.5 million in European Research Council funding in recognition of his...
Half of Waterford cars failed NCT during 2010
Half of Waterford cars failed NCT during 2010
Just under half of all the vehicles tested by the National Car Testing Service in Waterford last year failed, according to...
Tidy Towns victory for ‘welcoming’ Lismore
Tidy Towns victory for ‘welcoming’ Lismore
Lismore has been ‘crowned’ Ireland’s tidiest small town. Evaluating the picturesque Heritage Town, judges of the 2011 Tidy Towns...
Merger of councils increasingly likely
Merger of councils increasingly likely
The merging of Waterford City and County councils appears to be increasingly likely. Speaking at the National Jobs Conference in...
Mortgage debt forgiveness is unlikely, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t seek some relief
Mortgage debt forgiveness is unlikely, but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t seek some relief
Two domestic stories dominated last week’s airwaves and headlines – the price of sending kids back to school and the plight of...
Ex-prisoner programme wins national acclaim
Ex-prisoner programme wins national acclaim
A Waterford Area Partnership (WAP) programme catering for former prisoners has won a special social entrepreneur award, having...
Funding for education needs an early start
Funding for education needs an early start
August provides the newspapers with photo opportunities of delighted Leaving Certificate students examining their satisfactory...
