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Recent News
- Storm Barra (8-12-21) Ongoing Updates December 8, 2021
- Storm Barra – Waterford City and County Council December 7, 2021
- Storm Barra (7-12-21) Ongoing Updates December 7, 2021
- Storm Barra updates (7-12-21) 11:30am December 7, 2021
- Storm Barra updates (7-12-21) 10:20am December 7, 2021
- Status Orange Weather Warning issued for Waterford December 6, 2021
- Road Safety Alert – Orange and Yellow Weather Warnings Issued for Storm Barra December 6, 2021
- Good news for Built Heritage in Waterford December 3, 2021
- Minister O’Brien approves 211 new housing posts for Local Authorities, 8 in Waterford December 3, 2021
- St. Augustine’s College helping local community to reduce single use plastic December 3, 2021
- Waterford Retailers can Go Green and save money due to Retail Ireland and Irish Water partnership December 2, 2021
- New Suir River walk opens to public December 2, 2021
- ACT Waterford call for creatives December 2, 2021
- Works commence on world-class visitor experience at Mount Congreve December 1, 2021
- Road Safety Alert – Weather Warning for Hail Showers November 30, 2021
Category Archives: Council News
Status Orange Weather Warning issued for Waterford
A Status Orange Weather Warning has been issued for Waterford, with very heavy wind and rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, valid from 6am Tuesday 7th December until 6am Wednesday 8 December 2021. This event will likely cause structural damage and … Continue reading
Posted in Community Alerts, Council News, Severe Weather
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Minister O’Brien approves 211 new housing posts for Local Authorities, 8 in Waterford
Additional staffing resources for housing-related projects The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD has approved more than 200 new posts for local authority housing delivery teams across the country which will assist Councils in delivering their … Continue reading
Posted in Council News, Housing
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Waterford Retailers can Go Green and save money due to Retail Ireland and Irish Water partnership
Irish Water has partnered with Retail Ireland, to offer its members the opportunity to improve their green credentials with bespoke training on how to reduce their water consumption while also driving down operating costs for their businesses. Irish Water’s specialised … Continue reading
Posted in Departmental Press Release
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ACT Waterford call for creatives
ACT Waterford seeks creatives for a project which brings together five different communities in Waterford City and County to engage with themes of climate change: transport, domestic energy, rural environment, green spaces and consumption aligning with WCCC’s aim to make Waterford … Continue reading
Works commence on world-class visitor experience at Mount Congreve
In 2019, Waterford City and County Council and Fáilte Ireland, as joint funding partners, were awarded grant funding of €3,726,000 for the development of Mount Congreve House and Gardens, under the Rural Regeneration & Development Fund (RRDF) and Project Ireland 2040. … Continue reading
Posted in Departmental Press Release, Tourism
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Funding Boost For Waterford’s Outdoors Amenities
Waterford City and County Council was successful in securing €562,140 in funding under the 2021 Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS), Measure 2 and 3 which was recently announced by the Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys T.D. The … Continue reading
Posted in Economic Development, Scheme / Grant, Tourism
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Mayor remembers those who have lost their lives due to COVID-19
On Friday, November 26th, the Mayor of Waterford City and County Council, Cllr Joe Kelly planted a tree in the People’s Park, paying tribute to those who have lost their lives to COVID-19. Cllr Kelly said, “It is my great … Continue reading
Posted in Council News, COVID-19
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Europe Direct Waterford announces the Regional Winners of the 2021 National Soapbox Final
Contestants battled it out in the annual Europe Direct Waterford Soapbox regional heat, each speaking for three minutes on this years’ timely topic “Lies, damned lies and statistics – establishing the truth is impossible in today’s world of misinformation, disinformation and … Continue reading
Posted in Arts / Culture, Awards, Library Service
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Winners of LEO ‘Scholarship Desk Programme’ begin their journey at Boxworks
Four entrepreneurs recently took up their desk space at Boxworks Co. Work. Space. as part of a Local Enterprise Office Waterford scholarship programme. The LEO Desk programme was created to facilitate those with a business idea or in start-up phase. … Continue reading