“He has been the outstandingrepresentative from this constituency.” John Halligan’s Dáil re-election campaign got an unexpected bonus this week when the TD’s candidacy was endorsed by the Tramore – Waterford City West poll-topper, Councillor Joe Conway. The Tramore-based representative, who...
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Overcrowding at UHW labelled 'shocking' by TD
Overcrowding at UHW labelled 'shocking' by TD
The number of patients waiting on trolleys in the emergency department and on wards of University Hospital Waterford rose by a shocking 178 per cent in June, according to Independent TD Deputy John Halligan. Reacting to the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation (INMO)’s Trolleywatch statistics, Deputy Halligan said...
Coffey selected to run in General Election
Coffey selected to run in General Election
Minister of State Paudie Coffey been selected to run for Fine Gael in the next General Election by members of the party who attended the selection convention in Leamybrien last (Monday) night. Minister Coffey, elected to the Dáil in 2011, was appointed as a Minister during his first term as a TD. “Over the last...
Fianna Fáil in Election Mode
Fianna Fáil in Election Mode
Fianna Fail’s National Recovery Plan for the 2011-2014 period was worth revisiting in the wake of last Thursday’s plenary meeting of Waterford City & County Council. Why? Fianna Fáil supported the following Sinn Féin motion and in so doing voted against pact colleagues Fine Gael and Labour, with whose...
FF in strong position to win seat in Waterford – Martin
FF in strong position to win seat in Waterford – Martin
FIANNA Fáil is in a strong position to regain a seat in Waterford, according to party leader Micheál Martin who visited the area last week. However, Mr Martin did not confirm if the party would put forward a second candidate in the constituency for the upcoming general election despite recent strong calls from local...
LOLA ELECTED MAYOR
LOLA ELECTED MAYOR
TRAMORE-BASED Fine Gael Councillor Lola O’Sullivan has been elected the first Mayor of the new Waterford Metropolitan area in a pact that unites her party with Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin. Her Fine Gael colleague John Carey from Passage, was elected as Deputy Mayor at City Hall yesterday (Monday), as a result of a...
Political Transformation of Tramore / City West
Political Transformation of Tramore / City West
Throughout the country, Local Election 2014 hammered home a message of voters’ anger to the political establishment – and none more so than in the newlyformed Tramore/ City West electoral area, where a number of sitting party representatives lost their seats. After a tiring 12 counts which ran late Saturday night and...
Tensions Run High in City East
Tensions Run High in City East
The inclusion of East Waterford’s coastal communities in the new electoral area had a game-changing impact on the results in City East, with a number of long-time Fine Gael councilors losing their seats and an upsurge in support for Sinn Féin and Independent candidates. It was evident from the earliest of tallies on...
Political Shift in City South
Political Shift in City South
Sinn Féin doubles presence, Labour wiped out Sinn Féin’s political presence in City South doubled last weekend, with the party securing the first and second seat in the area – including the party’s first female councillor in Waterford. Fianna Fáil managed to regain the seat lost in 2009, two Independent candidates...
Interesting Electoral Times as Former Mayors Lose Out
Interesting Electoral Times as Former Mayors Lose Out
Tom Cunningham, a twotime Mayor of Waterford in 1997 and 2004, was among the high-profile casualties of last weekend’s Local Election, along with fellow office holders Hilary Quinlan, Jim Darcy, Seamus Ryan and Jack Walsh. With the national swing against Fine Gael former Cllr Cunningham found the going hard....
