Press Releases 2022

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November

• New appeal for Waterford properties to house Ukrainian people
• Harcourt Developments announced as North Quays SDZ Developer
• Waterford City & County Council welcomes €170.6m investment in North Quays Project
• Improvements to voter registration process launched as new Check the Register campaign begins
• Waterford Council’s Forward Planning Team shortlisted for prestigious RTPI award
• Residential Zoned Land Tax Draft Map for Waterford now available for public to view
• Safeguarding water supply in Portlaw a vital focus for Irish Water as works commence
• Festivals & Events Grants Scheme 2023 now open
• Winners of the Waterford Poetry Prize 2022 announced

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October

• Europe Direct Soapbox Competition 2022 – Is Europe Listening to its Young People?
• Road Closure Arrangements – Winterval 2022
• Sláintecare Healthy Communities launched in Waterford
• Works commence on new City Centre Community and Cultural hub
• Scéim Urraíochta Timpealláin Dhún Garbhán 2023
• Fines for 16 road safety offences to double from October 27
• Foilsithe: Clár an Chruinnithe Coiste Pholasaí Straitéiseach um Fhorbairt Eacnamaíochta
• Dréachtscéim do Ranníocaíocht Forbartha 2023 – 2029
• Dungarvan Roundabout Sponsorship Scheme 2023
• Poem of the Year shortlist for Tramore poet
• Webinar : ‘Raising Intuitive Eaters’ with paediatric dietitian
• 10th Birthday Celebratory Programme announced for Winterval 2022
• Swap for the Swap … as part of ReUse month
• Draft Development Contribution Scheme 2023-2029
• Two Waterford projects granted funding under Community Safety Innovation Fund 2022
• 4 Waterford projects among beneficiaries as Minister Ryan launches “Pathfinder” Projects
• Local Litter Challenge for Secondary Schools launched
• ‘Spooky Tunnel’ returns to Waterford Greenway in 2022
• Mayor opens Books of Condolence for Creeslough and the late Billy Kyne
• Waterford Fire Service urges public test smoke alarms during National Fire Safety Week
• ‘Blacksmith’ Sculpture Officially Unveiled at Durrow Station
• EPA Report recognises continued improvements in Ireland’s drinking water quality
• National Women’s Enterprise Day 2022
• More than 24000 people in Waterford using the toilet as a bin

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September

• Launch of the 2022 IMAGINE Arts Festival
• Book of Condolence opens for the late Queen Elizabeth II
• Help shape Waterford’s Age Friendly Strategy
• Jukebox of Poetry installed in Waterford’s Cultural Quarter
• Join WLRfm & Waterford Libraries to celebrate the Vitamin Sea Festival
• All pumped up for People’s Park new adult fitness park!
• Winner of Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2022 announced
• Tallow Streetscape Enhancement Fund 2022
• An Ciste um Fheabhsú Sráid-Dreach Thulach an Iarainn 2022
• Waterford City & County Council clears the way for Make Way Day 2022
• Romanian Ambassador pays visit to City Hall
• Waterford City & County Council invites applications for 2023 Arts Practice Grants
• Waterford wins "Shared Island" funding
• Rates savings for Waterford businesses making energy efficiency a priority
• Boil Water Notice issued for Touraneena Regional Public Water Supply
• Tramore named as one of eight clean beaches by IBAL
• Waterford & Tipperary Council’s launch Public Consultation to examine feasibility of Greenway–Blueway Connection

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August

• Minister Humphreys announces 26 towns to benefit from €2.6 million streetscapes fund
• Waterford householders urged to avail of free eWaste recycling event
• First Waterford Honey Show set to take place during Harvest Festival
• Road Safety Officers welcome announcement to increase fines for ignoring school warden signals
• Local Property Tax adjustment factor
• Mount William housing estate officially opened with day of family-fun festivities
• Heritage week Photo Competition – Take a picture of Waterford’s Medieval Walls & Towers
• PPN Awards Returns for its 18th Year – Nominations Now Open
• Waterford City & County Council shortlisted for five Chambers Ireland Excellence Awards
• Portraits: People & Place
• Construction commences on new social housing development in Ballygunner, Co. Waterford
• Ukrainian kids star in children’s football tournament
• Gum Litter Taskforce Campaign Launch in Dungarvan
• Draft Bye-Laws for the Prevention and Control of Litter
• Landowner fined for burying waste on land
• Waterford Libraries awarded €33,597 funding for Library Supports
• Croí Cónaithe (Town) Fund now open
• Presentation of Certificates for the 2022 Sail Training Ireland Waterford Voyages
• Recruitment – Assistant Staff Officer & Civil Technician
• Summer in the City and Music Generation Waterford present Draíocht Phort Láirge
• US Ambassador calls on City Hall
• Irish Museum of Time Nominated for prestigious World Tourism Awards

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July

• Waterford City and County Development Plan commended by Office of the Planning Regulator
• Waterford City Bikeshare scheme launched
• Dungarvan Skatepark officially opened by Mayor of Waterford City and County
• Road Closure arrangements for Waterford SPRAOI 2022
• Chinese Ambassador to Ireland visits Waterford
• Dungarvan Town Hall Theatre to undergo future-proof refurbishment
• Cuairt an Aire Jack Chambers chuig Gaeltacht na nDéise
• Waterford Libraries awarded over €300,000 for ‘My Open Library’ initiatives

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June

• Welcome Ambassadors make welcome return to Waterford
• Museum Benefactors recognised at Civic Reception
• Waterford City and County Council launches Digital Strategy
• Cllr. Jason Murphy Reclaims the Waters for Waterford City Mayor
• Mount Congreve awarded over €1m additional funding under Rural Regeneration and Development Fund
• South East Food Stories: Stories to write home about
• Official Opening of Waterford Council’s latest social housing development
• Kilfarrassey receives the Green Coast Award for the 2022 Bathing Season
• Waterford twins with the city of Tønsberg, Norway
• Go Wild in the Comeraghs July 7th-10th
• Local Enterprise Office launches ‘Your Waterford’
• Taking Pride in Waterford City and County
• Waterford to see fivefold increase in cycling under new draft transport strategy

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May

• ikon Design Conference and SETU Design Degree Showcase
• Modeligo Community comes together in solidarity with Ukraine
• “Plás Charles Bačik / Charles Bačik Plaza” dedicated at Menapia Building
• Waterford Designers & Makers Exhibition launched
• The Crème de la Crème of the Watch World head for Waterford’s International Festival of Time
• Waterford City & County Council celebrate Africa Day 2022
• Minister Helen McEntee visits Waterford’s Local Community Safety Partnership
• Community Call Out : Africa Day 2022
• Dungarvan celebrates with first ever PRIDE Festival
• Three Active Travel Schemes launched in Dungarvan
• Lunchtime City Cycle for Bike Week 2022
• New Exercise Equipment for People's Park
• Bike Week 2022
• Public Participation: Identification of Bathing Waters 2022
• New murals on display at performance space in Fairlane Park, Dungarvan

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April

• Launch of the Quaker Trail and CQ Films in Waterford Cultural Quarter
• Zero pesticide exceedances in Co Waterford public drinking water supplies in 2021
• National Community Engagement Day
• Double celebrations planned for Waterford as Ireland’s "Best Place to Live"
• RSA & An Garda Síochána launch Easter Bank Holiday Road Safety Appeal
• Irish Water begin sewer investigation survey along Estuary Road, Tramore
• Waterford Council secures prosecution under Waste Management Act 1996

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March

• 'NeighbourWoods’ Tree-Planting for a more sustainable future
• Councils to examine feasibility of new Greenway linking Mallow and Dungarvan
• Mayor opens online Book of Solidarity with Ukraine
• Finishing touches applied to Kilmacthomas housing project
• St. Patricks Day Parade participants put best feet forward

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February

• 'NeighbourWoods’ Tree-Planting for a more sustainable future
• Councils to examine feasibility of new Greenway linking Mallow and Dungarvan
• Mayor opens online Book of Solidarity with Ukraine
• Finishing touches applied to Kilmacthomas housing project
• St. Patricks Day Parade participants put best feet forward
• Tramore Tidy Towns nominated for 'Best Kept' award
• Waterford City & County Council Festival & Event Grants 2022
• Mayor of Waterford City & County congratulates Ballygunner GAA on their historic win
• Showcase beckons for Waterford craft and design companies
• Love is all around...Waterford!
• Mayor of Waterford City and County accepts Waterford Greenway award
• Be Part of the St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations in Waterford
• Waterford Council Opens Applications for the 2022 Shop Front Improvement Scheme
• Music and Entertainment Business Assistance Scheme 2022 (MEBAS 2022) launched
• The Creative Waterford Open Call 2022 applications welcomed until February 28th
• Spraoi’s Salute to Spring

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January

• The Age & Opportunity Active National Grant Scheme 2022 is now open for applications
• Waterford Treasures ends year on a high
• St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations set to return to Waterford
• Works complete along Gold Coast Road in Dungarvan to safeguard local water supply
• RRDF funding announced for Dungarvan Digital Transformation Hub (DDTH)
• Local Enterprise Office Waterford clients created nearly 300 jobs in 2021
• Leabhar Nua Faoi Bhriogáid Phort Láirge Thoir le Pat McCarthy
• My Gift to You
• Dungarvan welcomes Ireland's first outdoor 'Learn to Cycle' track
• Waterford designers and makers exhibition 2022 expression of interest now open
• Waterford Greenway voted Best Visitor Attraction in Irish Independent Reader Travel Awards
• Spásanna páirceála do Dhaoine le Míchumas Dofheicthe ag Clós Uí Scannláin, Dún Garbhán
• Waterford ranked as Ireland's Only Clean City - IBAL
• Minister O’Brien launches expanded Local Authority Home Loan scheme