Kieran Foley This week marks two years since Ireland went to the polls for General Election 2020. On February 8th of that year, voters across Waterford selected their TDs and among the victors was Independent candidate Matt Shanahan. The Butlerstown native experienced a meteoric rise in politics, having first been...
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Waterford to retain Rescue 117 base
Waterford to retain Rescue 117 base
Justine Dwyer The resolve of Waterford and the South East’s Oireachtas members to stand united in their fight for the retention of Rescue 117 proved successful this week when it was confirmed by the Department of Transport that Waterford will retain its Rescue 117 Airbase. Sinn Féin TD David Cullinane said that this...
South-East cannot remain ‘silent’ on Rescue 117, says Shanahan
South-East cannot remain ‘silent’ on Rescue 117, says Shanahan
Recent activity numbers for Rescue 117 in the South East indicate that the service was up to 25% busier last year than the previous year, almost 900 missions, according to Independent Waterford Deputy Matt Shanahan who continued his campaign to try and save the service this week. Growing concerns for the future of...
No plans to remove or relocate Rescue 117
No plans to remove or relocate Rescue 117
Jordan Norris The Department of Transport are currently not aware of any plans to remove or relocate Rescue 117, despite claims of such, says Fine Gael Senator John Cummins. Independent TD Matt Shanahan spoke on local radio recently and voiced concerns regarding the future of the service in the county, given that...
Calls for Dunmore East to become designated landing port
Calls for Dunmore East to become designated landing port
Jordan Norris Waterford TDs have united in their bid to make Dunmore East a designated landing port for Northern Irish and British fishing vessels. Representations were made on the issue on Thursday last by Waterford TDs David Cullinane (Sinn Fein), Marc O Cathasaigh (Green Party) and Matt Shanahan (Independent). As...
TUSE to still go ahead
TUSE to still go ahead
Eoghan Dalton The application for the proposed merger of Waterford Institute of Technology and IT Carlow will go ahead this week as originally planned, a meeting involving college management heard yesterday morning (Monday). Although doubts had been expressed after academic staff at WIT voted against terms for the...
€27.6m for Waterford City in latest URDF funding
€27.6m for Waterford City in latest URDF funding
Jordan Norris Waterford City & County Council has been granted €27,661,564 for transformative Urban Regeneration and Development projects in Waterford City in the latest round of URDF funding. The second round of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) will see the government invest €27,661,564 million...