Has IDA Ireland finally woken up to its responsibilities in Waterford and the wider south east region? If the arrival of the...
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Quish’s seek discount store in Tramore
Quish’s seek discount store in Tramore
Waterford County Council is to consider a material amendment to the Tramore Local Area Plan 2007-1 to enable planning permission...
Training scheme aims ‘to strengthen communities’
Training scheme aims ‘to strengthen communities’
‘Restorative Practice’ training is to be introduced in Waterford city and county in a bid to ‘rebuild damaged relationships,...
Will Waterford have ‘too many quarters?’
Will Waterford have ‘too many quarters?’
A consultation document focusing on the 2007-13 Waterford City Development Plan openly questions if a city whose centre ‘goes to...
Waterford fares well in debt repayment index
Waterford fares well in debt repayment index
Businesses in Waterford are among the best in Ireland when it comes to repaying debt, according to an index complied by debt...
Airport secures Government funding for 2012
Airport secures Government funding for 2012
The Government has pledged its financial backing for Waterford Regional Airport for 2012. However the local Board, as with its...
Local man to head up Mycroft Inc. centre
Local man to head up Mycroft Inc. centre
Waterford man Sean Hanley will manage Mycroft Inc.’s new Waterford-based operations centre and recruitment has already commenced...
Waterford hoteliers want out on Sunday pay rates
Waterford hoteliers want out on Sunday pay rates
Local hoteliers have called on Waterford’s TDs to support their call for the abolition of the Joint Labour Committee (JLC)...
Water charges will raise taxpayers hackles
Water charges will raise taxpayers hackles
Abolishing local authority charges and property taxes may have been hugely popular, but now that they have to be re-imposed, it...
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...
