Two thirds of tourism operators believe that 2010 will be ‘similar or better’ than last year, a finding which formed the...
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Brooks site hotel refusal appealed
Brooks site hotel refusal appealed
Waterford City Council’s refusal of permission for a hotel, residential and commercial complex on the former Brooks site...
Is the stock market’s rally now at an end?
Is the stock market’s rally now at an end?
These are worrying times for investors, holders of pension funds, pensioners dependent on fixed incomes and for anyone else with...
Passage East mum brings the ‘Clothes Line’ online!
Passage East mum brings the ‘Clothes Line’ online!
The whole idea has snowballed way beyond what I could ever have imagined,” said Tammy, on the eve of her online store...
Deasy on REPS frustration for 521 Waterford farmers
Deasy on REPS frustration for 521 Waterford farmers
With many Waterford farmers on their knees, Fine Gael TD John Deasy has highlighted the major backlog in REPS 4 payments....
Jobs fear emerges at TalkTalk centre
Jobs fear emerges at TalkTalk centre
Just weeks after announcing its intention to recruit 60 new staff, it now appears that TalkTalk Waterford (formerly AOL) may be...
Jobs plan for Waterford ‘an urgent requirement’
Jobs plan for Waterford ‘an urgent requirement’
A new employment plan to reduce the escalating Live Register figure in Waterford must be implemented to create jobs and...
Cutting out insurance in the downturn is a mistake
Cutting out insurance in the downturn is a mistake
A recent survey of 1,000 adults by the insurer Friends First produced some alarming results: • 70 per cent of respondents have...
Potholes return with a vengeance
Potholes return with a vengeance
While the long-awaited motorway to Dublin nears completion, it’s been nigh on impossible to ignore the deterioration of many...
Waterford’s farm families’ incomes seriously affected
Waterford’s farm families’ incomes seriously affected
New figures indicate a sharp rise in the number of families applying for Farm Assist payments in 2009 throughout County...
A savings and investment strategy for the New Year
A savings and investment strategy for the New Year
There’s no shortage of investment suggestions out there; it’s the filtering of these recommendations according to your own needs...
Traffic calming measures in County Waterford
Traffic calming measures in County Waterford
Rumble strips and speed ramps were the best known and most requested traffic calming techniques requested by the general public...
