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A news blog with all the latest items of interest from Waterford City & County Council, Ireland.

Freedom of Waterford (Honoris Causa) conferred on Henry de Bromhead

Posted on June 17, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

Freedom of Waterford (Honoris Causa) conferred on Henry de Bromhead Issued: 16th June 2021 Mayor of Waterford City & County Council, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan today conferred the Freedom of Waterford on Waterford’s eminently successful racehorse trainer, Henry de Bromhead. In … Continue reading →

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Waterford Dog Shelter – Restricted Opening Hours

Posted on June 17, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

Waterford Dog Shelter – Restricted Opening Hours THURSDAY 17th June 2021 TO FRIDAY 18th June 2021 – Restricted opening hours will apply SATURDAY 19th June 2021 CLOSED For enquiries and access to the Pound please, telephone 0761 10 20 20 or … Continue reading →

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Restricted Opening Hours – Waterford Dog Shelter

Posted on June 16, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

RESTRICTED OPENING HOURS Please note that #Waterford Council Dog Shelter, Bilberry will operate restricted opening hours on Wednesday, 16th June, 2021. For enquiries and access to the Pound please telephone 0761 10 20 20 or e-mail contact@waterfordcouncil.ie

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Facebook friend request from “Waterford Council”

Posted on June 15, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

FRIEND REQUESTS FROM WATERFORD COUNCIL We are hearing several reports of “friend requests” from a profile purporting to be Waterford Council. Please note these are fraudulent and should not be accepted. A business ‘page’ cannot send friend requests to an … Continue reading →

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Local Property Tax adjustment factor

Posted on June 15, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

The Finance (Local Property Tax) Act 2012 (as amended), makes specific provision that elected members of a local authority may pass a formal resolution to vary the basic rate of the Local Property Tax for their administrative area by a … Continue reading →

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Waterford City & County Council and Minister Humphreys launch Broadband Connection Points (BCPs)

Posted on June 15, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

Our Rural Future: Waterford City & County Council and Minister Humphreys launch Broadband Connection Points (BCP’s) Knockanore Community Centre Ballysaggart Community Centre Modeligo Community Hall Mount Melleray Community Hall Waterford City & County Council, and Minister for Rural and Community … Continue reading →

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Tánaiste Opens Funding Scheme to Help Businesses with Fixed Costs

Posted on June 10, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

Small Business Assistance Scheme for COVID (SBASC) open from today for applications from both SMEs & microenterprises Thursday 10 June 2021 The Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD today, opened the Small Business Assistance Scheme for … Continue reading →

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Artlinks Collaboration Award 2021 Bursary Announcement

Posted on June 9, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

The ArtLinks partners are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Artlinks Collaboration Award are Na Cailleacha, an exhibition collaboration between visual artists from the South East region including Gerda Teljeur and Maria Lavigne based in Wexford, and Helen … Continue reading →

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Sanofi to invest €630,000 in Waterford environment

Posted on June 4, 2021 by waterfordcouncilnews

Sanofi are launching a three-year environmental awareness programme centred on Waterford and providing a model for the biopharmaceutical company’s sites worldwide. This spectacular 45-metres x 18-metres sand art was created on the Copper Coast in Co Waterford by Sean Corcoran … Continue reading →

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