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Book Launch of ‘Dauntless Courage’: Celebrating the History of Dunmore East RNLI

Radio presenter Damien Tiernan will lead an online panel discussion (Wednesday 25 November at 8 pm) with ‘Dauntless Courage’ author David Carroll and Dunmore East RNLI volunteer crew members.

WLR FM radio presenter, former South East correspondent for RTE and author of ‘Souls of the Sea’ Damien Tiernan will lead the panel discussion with the author of ‘Dauntless Courage’ David Carroll who will also be joined by Dunmore East RNLI volunteer crew members Brendan Dunne and Neville Murphy. The launch is coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Glenmalure Tragedy which is featured in the book.

‘Dauntless Courage’: Celebrating the History of the Dunmore East RNLI, their crews and the Maritime Heritage of the Local Community. All proceeds from the book will be going to the local Dunmore East Lifeboat Fundraising Branch to support the saving of lives on our seas.

After several years researching and writing of the book, the public unveiling will take place online with an in-depth panel discussion of the research involved in writing the book, the characters behind the lifejackets, the many acts of courage that took place far from shore, and a look at the local community that was so often the backbone of every crew that took to sea to save those whose lives were in peril.

The online event will take place on Wednesday 25 November at 8 pm for approximately forty minutes, with a live Q&A session for attendees afterwards. Registration for the event can be made here – http://www.dunmorelifeboatbook.com/book-launch/

David Carroll, author of Dauntless Courage said: ‘What has really struck me about writing this book has been the amazing goodwill and generosity of so many people who have helped to make this book possible, especially all the interesting and historic photographs and paintings that we have been given access to for inclusion in the book’.

Damian Tiernan, WLR FM radio presenter said: ‘I am honoured and delighted to be hosting this discussion, I have a long association with members of the RNLI in Dunmore and I worked closely with them over the years. The publication is a wonderful record of all that has happened complete with superb pen portraits and descriptions of events and superbly written and produced’.

Purchase of the book can also be made at http://www.dunmorelifeboatbook.com/product/dauntless-courage/ with all proceeds from the book going to the local Dunmore East Lifeboat Fundraising Branch to support the saving of lives on our seas. Orders and further information on the book can also be made by contacting dunmorelifeboatbook@gmail.com

By Waterford City & County Council

Waterford Council launches Economic Incentive Scheme for Vacant Properties in Urban Areas 2021-2022

Waterford City and County Council launched an Economic Incentive Scheme to encourage new business in the core retail areas of Waterford City Centre, Dungarvan and Tramore and across all of Waterford’s town and village centres.

The Mayor of Waterford, Cllr Damien Geoghegan, in welcoming the scheme said “We are working together with the City and Town Centre Management Groups to continually improve our City and Town centres. The economic incentive scheme will bring vibrancy and vitality to our core retail areas while also addressing vacancy rates.”

The scheme is intended to encourage the following businesses to take up the scheme:

  • Cosmetics / beauty products
  • Specialist Health Food shops
  • Shoe Shops
  • Toy Shops
  • Hi-tech / High-end Electronics
  • Music Shops
  • Specialist (Hobby) Stores
  • Artisan / Craft Shops Giftware/Interiors/Fashion businesses & shops
  • High End Retail – globally scaled
  • Shops offering a unique experience

The Economic Incentive Scheme is both generous and innovative. The supports offered across the three strands include a Rates exemption for the first 3 years of operation, a tiered level of start up funding totalling €6,000 alongside access to a range of soft supports from Waterford LEO and Economic Development section at Waterford Council.

The scheme is new to Waterford and expands on previous Retail Support Grants and is the most extensive scheme to date. Details of the scheme will be available soon on www.waterfordcouncil.ie and on all social media accounts.

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By Waterford City & County Council

DEADLINE: Inclusion on the annual draft Register of Electors

A new Register of Electors is compiled each year, and the draft of this is published on 1st February of the following year.

You can be included on the draft register by completing Form RFA and returning it to the Franchise Section of Waterford City and County Council.

The public is invited to check the Draft Register to make sure they are correctly registered.

You have until the 25th November 2020 to make a correction or have your name included on the draft Register.  The Live Register of Electors is then published on 1st February of the following year and comes into force on the 15th February.

To be able to vote in an election or referendum, a person’s name must be entered in the Register of Electors for the locality in which the person ordinarily resides.

Please note it is a person’s own responsibility to ensure that they are registered (or de-registered), and/or to inform the local authority of a change of address. A person may be registered at one address only.

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By Waterford City & County Council

Fighting for a Voice and a new Ireland

As part of its Decade of Centenaries events Waterford City and County Council is delighted to make available a series of talks exploring 1920 in Waterford and the voices that were fighting to be heard in the creation of a new Ireland… an independent Ireland. 1920 was a very turbulent year for people in Waterford and there are lots of issues to explore. You can explore this time on the Council website www.waterfordcouncil.ie and check out the talks online in your own time.

There is a great line up of speakers :

Dr. Pat McCarthy, Waterford native and Mount Sion alumni is sharing his extensive knowledge of the period in his talk “At Length converted from the error of its ways”: politics in Waterford City 1916-1921. Find out just what those errors were and how things changed in 1920. Waterford City and Couty Archivist, Joanne Rothwell, will provide a picture of the consequences for Waterford County Council in their support for Dáil Éireann in her talk Waterford and the 1920 Local Elections. In tandem with Dáil Éireann the newly elected local councils in 1920 were keen to espouse their nationalist identity through the use of Irish and Aindrias O’Cathasaigh will talk about Local Government and the Irish Language in 1920. In keeping with the theme of his talk, this talk is presented in Irish, with subtitles in English.

However, there were other voices in Waterford clamouring to be heard in 1920. The labour movement in Waterford was particularly active and historian Emmet O’Connor will introduce us to Waterford in “the red flag times”. Alongside local politics a new local courts system was developed and Heather Laird will discuss “Illegal Law”: The Dáil Courts 1920-1924. Women too, were looking for a chance to play their part in 1920 and Christina O’Connor provides a talk on Cumann na mBan in Waterford.

As the nights draw in and we cannot travel too far from home why not try travelling a little in time to find out more about Waterford and the people who played their part in shaping its path. All the talks are available on the Waterford City and County Council You Tube channel and you can find the links on our website www.waterfordcouncil.ie

This series of talks is supported by the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht under the Decade of Centenaries 2012-2023 initiative and Waterford City and County Council Commemorations Committee.

If you would like to find out more about local authorities and the 1920 local elections throughout Ireland you can download the publication “Democracy and Change: the 1920 Local Elections in Ireland” commissioned by the Dept. of Housing, Local Government & Heritage from the Local Government Archivists and Records Managers to commemorate the 1920 local elections. Edited by archivists Niamh Brennan (Donegal) and Grainne Doran (Wexford) it includes documents from Waterford City and County Archives Service.

To find more events for the Decade of Centenaries check out www.decadeofcentenaries.com

By Waterford City & County Council

Waterford confirms allocation of €110m, securing North Quays SDZ key developments

Waterford confirms allocation of €80,600,000 Urban Regeneration Development Funding and €30,000,000 National Transport Authority funding which secures North Quays Strategic Development Zone key infrastructural developments

Waterford City and County Council welcomes the announcement of €80,600,000 funding from the Urban Regeneration Development Fund by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and €30,000,000 from the National Transport Authority for infrastructural works for the development of the North Quays Strategic Development Zone site. Today’s funding announcement is a significant step towards completion of the commercialisation of the site by Falcon Real Estate Development Ireland and enables the move to detailed design and construction phase.

The funding announced today will enable the completion of the three key infrastructural elements which Waterford City and County Council are progressing as well as associated infrastructural works that are being progressed by Kilkenny County Council   Since 2018 funding provided by both the Urban Regeneration Development Fund and the National Transport Authority has facilitated the project development.     The Sustainable Transport Bridge, City Centre Access Infrastructure and the Integrated Transport Hub are complete to detailed design and progressing to tender stage to appoint a main construction contract.

The Mayor of the City and County of Waterford, Cllr. Damien Geoghegan on confirming the funding announcement from National Government said “Today is an historic day for Waterford and the south east region. This funding announcement solidifies our commitment to the North Quays Strategic Development Zone which is the single largest enabler of regional economic growth.  Today represents an opportunity for Waterford City to realise its role as the largest urban centre in Ireland’s largest region. I am honoured to have worked with my colleagues in local and national government to secure this essential funding.”

The opportunity for Waterford to meet the targets as set out in Project Ireland 2040 is underpinned by today’s announcement. The Urban Regeneration Development Fund was established primarily to support the compact growth and sustainable development of Ireland’s cities and large urban areas.  Waterford’s role as an important driver of national growth and a regional city of scale is identified in the National Planning Framework and confirmed in the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategy for the Southern Region and recently adopted Waterford City Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan 2020.

Chief Executive of Waterford City and County Council, Michael Walsh said, “We have worked in partnership with Kilkenny County Council, Irish Rail and Falcon Real Estate Development to bring this project to fruition and today is a really strong commitment by national government in Waterford‘s future as the economic capital of the south east. Notwithstanding the impact of COVID on our economy, Waterford is well placed to show resilience and recover with the delivery of 1,500 new full time jobs directly related to the construction phase of the project alone. In terms of the long term Waterford 2040 vision, we will work to continue to invest in regeneration in key locations which will reshape the region and drive economic growth.”

The North Quays project is the largest commercial development in Waterford and currently the largest urban regeneration project in the Country.  The combined private and public investment in the project is estimated at over €500m, with the private development delivering nearly 2,300 full time jobs by 2023  and with the creation of a further 4,500 indirect jobs in the community.   A 7% growth rate to Waterford’s economy is anticipated as well as a 1.5 % growth to the wider South East economy.

Visitor numbers to the region are expected to increase with the creation of a flagship visitor’s centre in the heart of the North Quays that can cater for one million visitors.  The provision of high quality office space and complimentary facilities will increase the attractiveness of the region for foreign investment.  This will, in turn, leverage increased economic activity for local business and the local economy.

The North Quays project will act as a catalyst for the development of commercial and residential land with direct sustainable access via the greenway to the City Centre and intercity locations allowing for active travel and associated health benefits, journey time saving, modal shift to more sustainable transport and reduced emissions.  This plan led, holistic and sustainable approach to development is in line with current Government policies and the National Planning Framework.  It will ensure the South act as a key enabler into the future for Waterford City and the wider region.

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Note to the editor
Project Ireland 2040

Project Ireland 2040 is the overarching, long-term strategy, setting out this Government’s infrastructure priorities for future growth and development. The strategy reforms how public investment is planned and delivered, explicitly aligning Ireland’s spatial planning with a capital investment plan, in order to provide the right infrastructure in the right places to cater to our growing population.

By 2040, there will be an extra one million people living in our country. Project Ireland 2040 aims to accommodate this growth in a balanced and sustainable way and put in place the investment required to enable prosperity. It is promoting compact growth in our regions throughout the country, ensuring that people are living close to the infrastructure and services that they need. Project Ireland 2040 is particularly focused on promoting the growth of our regional cities and urban centres outside of Dublin, in order to counteract the unrestrained growth of the capital and spread the effects of economic strength more evenly throughout Ireland.

By Waterford City & County Council

Two-day Closure of 3 Playgrounds

Is mian le Comhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge a chur in iúl don bpobal go mbeidh na clós súgartha ag an bPáirc Líneach, Dún Garbhán, Páirc Walton, Dún Garbhán agus i Bóthar na Sagart, Trá Mhór dúnta 10/11/2020 go dtí 12/11/2020. Caithfear na clós súgartha a dhúnadh chun go ndéanfar obair chothabhála riachtanach ar an áit.

Waterford City & County Council wishes to advise the public that playgrounds at the Linear Park, Dungarvan, Walton Park, Dungarvan and Priests Road, Tramore will be closed on 10/11/2020 to 12/11/2020. Closure of the playgrounds is required to facilitate the carrying out of essential maintenance work.

F. Galvin,
Stiúrthóir Seirbhísí
Director of Services

By Waterford City & County Council

Waterford Employers are invited to join the #KeepWaterfordSafe face covering Campaign !

Waterford City & County Council are currently leading the growing #KeepWaterfordSafe face covering campaign across employers in Waterford City & County in an attempt to stop the spread of Covid-19 in Waterford. 

We invite all employers to support us in this campaign by purchasing the #KeepWaterfordSafe face coverings and making them available to staff.  This combined effort would ensure that thousands of these face coverings would be in circulation ensuring that the important message of keeping Waterford safe from Covid 19 is ever present.    

We have teamed up with Azzurri to source a two-ply super soft polyester re-usable barrier mask FM004, successfully tested to Swift 19 and to AFNOR S76-00 standard, with adjustable ear loops so each wearer can achieve a comfortable fit to suit and it can be printed with your company logo along with the tagline #KeepWaterfordSafe, minimum order quantity is 100.

To join the #KeepWaterfordSafe Campaign contact Claire Flavin on 058 22035 or e-mail cflavin@waterfordcouncil.ie for further details and pricing information.

Let’s work together to #KeepWaterfordSafe !

By Waterford City & County Council

Tree felling works at R671 Dungarvan/Clonmel Road

Tree felling works are taking place on the R671 Dungarvan/Clonmel Road at Drumgorey on Saturday 7th November from 8am to 5pm, there will be stop/go traffic management in place, expect significant delays and allow additional time for your journey.

By Waterford City & County Council

Trilateral Research establishes European Operations Centre in Waterford

Trilateral Research establishes European Operations Centre in Waterford, creating 40 new jobs in the South East

Trilateral Research Ltd., a leading UK headquartered research, consultancy and technology development company, has announced plans to add 40 new roles in Ireland over the next four years. The company’s Irish office, based in Belview Port, Waterford, will grow to incorporate the company’s machine learning, AI and software specialisms alongside their research, data protection and cyber-risk services. The roles available at Trilateral’s new European Operations Centre in Waterford, are in the areas of software development, data science and data ethics as well as administrative support.

Trilateral Research’s Co-Director, Kush Wadhwa said, “We are delighted to expand our work in Europe via the Waterford office and have been fortunate to avail of the high-quality talent pool of technology experts here in Ireland.”

Rachel Finn, Sr Practice Manager and Head of Irish Operations added that “The South East is an emerging technology hub, and it is an excellent launch-pad for regional, national and international collaboration”.

Tanaiste and Minister for Enterprise Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar said: “This is great news for Waterford. Trilateral is a cutting-edge company and their decision to double their headcount over the next year and to create 40 new jobs over the next four years is a welcome boost for the South East. The government is focused on creating new opportunities across the country and we will be working to secure further investment for all regions, in the months and years ahead.”

CEO of IDA Ireland Martin Shanahan said: “Today’s announcement is a further vote of confidence in Waterford and the South East region’s ability to provide a highly skilled and talented workforce for companies like Trilateral Research. It demonstrates the South East’s strong value proposition. This investment is aligned with IDA’s strategy of growing regional investments. I wish to congratulate Trilateral Research on today’s announcement and wish them every success.”

By Waterford City & County Council

Waterford Employers are invited to join the #KeepWaterfordSafe face covering Campaign !

Waterford City & County Council are currently leading the growing #KeepWaterfordSafe face covering campaign across employers in Waterford City & County in an attempt to stop the spread of Covid-19 in Waterford. 

We invite all employers to support us in this campaign by purchasing the #KeepWaterfordSafe face coverings and making them available to staff.  This combined effort would ensure that thousands of these face coverings would be in circulation ensuring that the important message of keeping Waterford safe from Covid 19 is ever present.    

We have teamed up with Azzurri to source a two-ply super soft polyester re-usable barrier mask FM004, successfully tested to Swift 19 and to AFNOR S76-00 standard, with adjustable ear loops so each wearer can achieve a comfortable fit to suit and it can be printed with your company logo along with the tagline #KeepWaterfordSafe, minimum order quantity is 100.

To join the #KeepWaterfordSafe Campaign contact Claire Flavin on 058 22035 or e-mail cflavin@waterfordcouncil.ie for further details and pricing information.

Let’s work together to #KeepWaterfordSafe !

By Waterford City & County Council

Tree felling works at R671 Dungarvan/Clonmel Road

Tree felling works are taking place on the R671 Dungarvan/Clonmel Road at Drumgorey on Saturday 7th November from 8am to 5pm, there will be stop/go traffic management in place, expect significant delays and allow additional time for your journey.

By Waterford City & County Council

DEADLINE: Inclusion on the annual draft Register of Electors

A new Register of Electors is compiled each year, and the draft of this is published on 1st February of the following year.

You can be included on the draft register by completing Form RFA and returning it to the Franchise Section of Waterford City and County Council.

You can inspect the Draft Register during working hours at Customer Services of the City and County Council or the Offices of the County Registrar, at public libraries, post offices and Garda stations. The public is invited to check the Draft Register to make sure they are correctly registered.

You have until the 25th November 2020 to make a correction or have your name included on the draft Register. The Live Register of Electors is then published on 1st February of the following year and comes into force on the 15th February.

To be able to vote in an election or referendum, a person’s name must be entered in the Register of Electors for the locality in which the person ordinarily resides.

Please note it is a person’s own responsibility to ensure that they are registered (or de-registered), and/or to inform the local authority of a change of address. A person may be registered at one address only.

Application Forms

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By Waterford City & County Council

Water Conservation in Tramore, Dunmore East & Cheekpoint

01 November 2020: Irish Water and Waterford City and County Council are asking customers in the Tramore, Dunmore East & Cheekpoint areas to conserve water.
A burst watermain is impacting water supply to these areas. Irish Water and Waterford City and County Council are working to locate the burst and repair the watermain at this time and are appealing to those in the Tramore, Dunmore East & Cheekpoint areas to conserve water over the next 48 hours to ensure that water supply can be maintained to these areas.

Irish Water understands the inconvenience when a burst occurs and thanks customers for their patience while we work to repair the burst and restore normal supply to impacted customers.

Irish Water would like to remind people to follow the HSE COVID-19 advice and ensure frequent handwashing.

Irish Water is working at this time, with our local authority partners, contractors and others to safeguard the health and well-being of staff and the public and to ensure the continuity of drinking water and wastewater services.

For further information please visit our website www.water.ie. Our customer care helpline is open 24/7 on 1850 278 278 and customers can also contact us on Twitter @IWCare with any queries.
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For media queries please contact press@water.ie

By Waterford City & County Council

Building a Social Economy Ecosystem in Waterford

Europe Direct Waterford in partnership with Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) and Waterford Social Enterprise Network (WSEN) have come together to organise a FREE online event this Wednesday (4 November) at 11am on Building a Social Enterprise Ecosystem for Waterford which can be booked via Eventbrite.

WIT’s Dr Felicity Kelliher will chair the expert panel which includes Grace O’Sullivan, MEP, Liz Riches and Nicola Kent, Waterford Area Partnership / Waterford Social Enterprise Network, Anne Nolan, Waterford Integration Services and Richard Gavin, Department of Rural and Community Development.

The panel will present the current situation on the ground and discuss the development of social enterprises in Waterford City and County outlining the practical supports available as well as looking at the importance of building a peer support network. The panel will discuss how best social enterprises can be developed and supported from the bottom up and identify challenges at local, national and EU level.

Today one in four newly-founded enterprises in the EU belong to the Social Economy providing 13.6 million paid jobs in over 2.8 million social economy enterprises. 80 regions are part of the ESER network throughout 22 member states. Waterford is already a leader in Ireland in the field of Social Enterprise. This event has been chosen as one of the 2020 European Social Economy Regions (ESER) partner event. Launched in February 2018, the ESER initiative is a response of the European Commission to the growing need to increase the visibility of social economy and build networks of stakeholders at regional and local level. The ESER Network is part of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Waterford has been an active member of the ESER network since 2019 through Europe Direct, Waterford.

Europe Direct Waterford is run from Central Library in Waterford City and is one of a network of local contact points that serve as a direct link between citizens and the EU Institutions. Europe Direct Waterford aims to show people and organisations how the EU is relevant in their lives, offer information and to facilitate connections.

Book your free place: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/creating-a-social-economy-ecosystem-in-waterford-tickets-125207277337

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For more information contact Sinead O’Higgins sohiggins@waterfordcouncil.ie 087 3637119

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