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Active Travel scheme labelled ‘a disastrous proposal’
Active Travel scheme labelled ‘a disastrous proposal’
Active Travel schemes continue to be contested topics at Waterford Council meetings, as the Active Travel work looks to...
‘A crowd of fools is all we look like’ rages councillor
‘A crowd of fools is all we look like’ rages councillor
The Council’s inability to replace the lights along Bilberry Road to Rice Bridge led one Independent Councillor to rage at...
Waterford retail 'stuck in the past'
Waterford retail 'stuck in the past'
Fianna Fáil councillor Jason Murphy has said that Waterford retail seems stuck in the past in relation to the opening...
Lighting welcomed for People’s Park but delays questioned
Lighting welcomed for People’s Park but delays questioned
In recent weeks we reported that antisocial behaviour had brought damage to a set of cast iron benches in the People’s...
Anti-Social behaviour continues at old CBS site in Tramore
Anti-Social behaviour continues at old CBS site in Tramore
For years residents near the old CBS site in Tramore have complained about ongoing anti-social behaviour. Despite...
Amnesty suggested for unofficial social housing tenants
Amnesty suggested for unofficial social housing tenants
Fianna Fáil councillor, Jason Murphy, has suggested there should be a six month amnesty for social housing tenants who...
Calls for a Waterford Observatory
Calls for a Waterford Observatory
“There is nowhere you can actually go to observe the sky on a clear night,” these were the words of Sinn Féin...
260 formal complaints to Uisce Éireann from Waterford Residents
260 formal complaints to Uisce Éireann from Waterford Residents
Waterford residents have logged 260 formal complaints to Uisce Éireann since 2022. The information was obtained by a...
Tributes to well-known Waterford business woman
Tributes to well-known Waterford business woman
Tributes have been made to one of Waterford’s leading businesswomen – Kathleen Fitzgerald – who passed away on...
Councillors unhappy with expenses controversy
Councillors unhappy with expenses controversy
Some Waterford Councillors have criticised a news report that suggested they claimed €7,000 in expenses for a one night...
Seven people killed on Waterford roads in 2025
Seven people killed on Waterford roads in 2025
There were seven people killed in road collisions in Waterford in 2025, in a year which saw a total of 185 deaths on Irish...
