Abolishing local authority charges and property taxes may have been hugely popular, but now that they have to be re-imposed, it...
Business
Pensions Levy turns into a Presidential petition
Pensions Levy turns into a Presidential petition
First – pensions; not the ones the Government is still managing to pay to retired public servants or old age pensioners, mind...
Fair Deal Pyramid Scheme
Fair Deal Pyramid Scheme
It certainly seemed like a ‘Fair Deal’ – for a short while. But like all pyramid schemes, the Nursing Home Support Scheme was...
Airport faces upward struggle
Airport faces upward struggle
There was dismay and outrage in Waterford this week following an Irish Times report that the Regional Airport faced closure next...
The pension fund levy: an unprecedented savings raid
The pension fund levy: an unprecedented savings raid
Last week the Government crossed a line. It announced that for the first time it would dip into the private wealth of its...
Ellickson Engineering acquired by local business partnership
Ellickson Engineering acquired by local business partnership
Ellickson Engineering Ltd, the Waterford-based company that went into receivership in March, has been acquired by two local...
Relief for Glaxo workers
Relief for Glaxo workers
There was relief amongst Glaxo Smith Kline workers in Dungarvan this week, when the company released a statement indicating that...
Gladstone Street set for a ‘facelift’
Gladstone Street set for a ‘facelift’
A plan to beautify some of Waterford city’s more heralded streets is now in train, with Gladstone Street identified as the pilot...
Handling security at London Olympics
Handling security at London Olympics
A security company with Waterford links has been awarded the 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Security provider contract. G4S, which...
Soaring gold and silver prices – why?
Soaring gold and silver prices – why?
By the time you read this, the price of gold and silver may have fallen back a little, or by a lot. Or maybe it will have kept...
Dunhill Ecopark progressing ‘on all fronts
Dunhill Ecopark progressing ‘on all fronts
Another year of progress on all fronts was recorded at Dunhill Ecopark during 2010 according to of Senan Cooke, the Secretary of...
Shopping Centre stand-off
Shopping Centre stand-off
The ongoing stand-off between developers and retailers over the opening of the Ferrybank Shopping Centre is a private battle...
