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By Waterford City & County Council

Temporary Road Closure – L4345, Tramore Promenade

Notice is hereby given that Waterford City and County Council, in exercise of its powers pursuant to Section 75 Roads Act 1993, propose to close the following road to through traffic on Saturday 22nd February, 2020 to facilitate the Waterford Triathlon Club Tramore Duathlon.

Road to be Closed

  • The Promenade in Tramore L4345, section from the Riverstown
    Road roundabout to the Car Park at the end of the Promenade, from 5.30am to 2.30pm
  • The Estuary Road L4340 from the Promenade to the entrance of the Riverstown Business Park at McCarthy’s Homevalue from 11am to 1pm.

Diversion Route

  • Access to the Promenade via Riverstown Road L4144-11 and Strand Road
    L4144-16 or Strand Street L8076.

Objections or submissions may be made in writing to the Director of
Services, Roads, Water and Environment, Waterford City and County Council,
City Hall, The Mall, Waterford not later than 4pm on Friday 24th January
2020.

By Waterford City & County Council

RECRUITMENT – 3 panels for Assistant & Executive Planners, Civil Technician

Waterford City & County Council invites applications from suitably qualified candidates who wish to be considered for the following panels.

  • 3 panels for Assistant & Executive Planners, Civil Technician (Grade 2)

Application Forms and Briefing Documents for the above are available to be downloaded from Waterford City & County Council’s website www.waterfordcouncil.ie

Completed application forms must be emailed to externalrecruitment@waterfordcouncil.ie clearly stating the position applied for in the subject line, no later than 4pm on Friday, 31st January, 2020. Hard Copies will not be accepted.

An official application form must be completed in full by the closing date for the competition. Please note that amendments to the application will not be accepted after the closing date. Please send your application from an email address that you will review regularly as communication during the assessment/selection period will only be through that email address.

By Waterford City & County Council

St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2020 Applications OPEN

The theme of Waterford’s 2020 St. Patrick’s Day parade will be “Passion for Our Planet”

Waterford’s Businesses, community, sporting, and voluntary groups are being asked to showcase their Passion for Our Planet as part of this year’s St Patrick’s Festival. We are encouraging them to be as creative and imaginative as possible in interpreting the theme through costumes, floats and performance.

The Mayor of City and County of Waterford, Councillor John Pratt, is leading planning for the event. He said, “We have entered a new decade, the decade that will decide whether or not we as global society can combat climate change”. Mayor Pratt also said, “I hope that all the parade participants will embrace the theme in creative and innovative waves to create a spectacle on the streets of Ireland’s Oldest City”.

The annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is one of Waterford’s great community gatherings with hundreds of participants from all walks of life and it attracts in excess of twenty-thousand spectators. It will proceed from the Glen, along The Quay, Mall and Parnell Street where it concludes.

Already embracing this years theme are a group of young climate activists pictured with Mayor Pratt. The group met with Mayor Pratt and members of Waterford City And County Council in relation to climate change. A spokesperson said “We are delighted that Waterford City and County Council are putting the planet to the forefront this St. Patrick’s Day and we look forward to engaging with the festivities”.

Parade registration is now open. Groups and organisations interested in participating can register at http://bit.ly/StPatsParade2020

For queries please contact Miriam at stpatricksdaywaterford@gmail.com.

Or 086 3403127 and follow our Waterford St. Patricks Day Parade  page on Facebook.

By Waterford City & County Council

Deadline for Voter Registration – today, Wednesday 22nd January at 5pm

The deadline for addition to the Supplement to the Register of Electors is today, Wednesday January 22nd at 5pm.   If you have recently turned 18, and are an Irish or British citizen, you can register up to that time to be added to the Supplement to the Register of Electors.

An RFA2 form must be completed and stamped at a Garda station and then handed in to our offices at Bailey’s New Street or Dungarvan Civic Offices before close of business today Wednesday 22nd.

If you have previously voted, please double check on www.checktheregister.ie to ensure all details are correct.

By Waterford City & County Council

Introduction of weekly parking ticket in Miller’s Marsh, Waterside and Scanlan’s Yard Car Parks

A weekly parking ticket has been introduced on a trial period from January 2020 in Miller’s Marsh, Waterside and Scanlan’s Yard Council Car Parks. This ticket is valid for one week (over a 7 day period).

The fee is €18 in Miller’s Marsh/Waterside Car Parks in Waterford City and €15 in Scanlan’s Yard Car Park in Dungarvan.  A ticket purchased at Miller’s Marsh or Waterside Car Parks is valid only for parking in either car park.  It is not valid for on-street parking.

A ticket purchased at Scanlan’s Yard Car Park is valid only for parking in Scanlan’s Yard Car Park.  It is not valid for on-street parking.

By Waterford City & County Council

Deadline for Voter Registration – tomorrow, Wednesday 22nd January at 5pm

The deadline for addition to the Supplement to the Register of Electors is tomorrow, Wednesday January 22nd at 5pm.   If you have recently turned 18, and are an Irish or British citizen, you can register up to that time to be added to the Supplement to the Register of Electors.

An RFA2 form must be completed and stamped at a Garda station and then, given postal times, handed in to our offices at Bailey’s New Street or Dungarvan Civic Offices before close of business on Wednesday.

If you have previously voted, please double check on www.checktheregister.ie to ensure all details are correct.

By Waterford City & County Council

Application for inclusion in the Supplement to the 2019/2020 Register of Electors

Closing date for the Supplement is tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd  

Please complete either of the following forms in order to be included in the Supplementary Register of Electors;

Completed forms to be submitted to Waterford City & County Council, Register of Electors, City Hall, The Mall, Waterford or by hand before 4 pm to The Customer Services’ Desk in Bailey’s New Street, Waterford or County Hall, Dungarvan.

Closing date for the Supplement is tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22nd  

By Waterford City & County Council

Your Library – Take a Closer Look

Tracy McEneaney, Executive Librarian with Waterford Libraries who features on the advert using the free borrowbox app available to all Waterford Library members which gives you access to free eBooks and eAudiobooks anywhere

A new national advertising campaign is asking everyone to take a closer look at what their local authority library has to offer.

Waterford Libraries and all public libraries around the country are joining in the campaign, which is running for the next four weeks across radio, cinema, TV on demand, digital and social.

The aim of the campaign is to encourage people of all ages to join and use the library.

Speaking about the campaign, Jane Cantwell, Waterford City and County Librarian said, “Many people who use the library regularly know how great it is. But there are those who haven’t been in a while or don’t think there’s anything there for them. This campaign is inviting everyone to have a look at their library.”

“We want everyone to take a closer look, to see beyond what they thought they knew about libraries and to find out about all the amazing services we offer – completely free.”

Libraries and Librarians take the starring roles in the campaign; the libraries in the adverts are real libraries and the people in the advert are real librarians – see if you can spot any you know!

The ‘Take a Closer Look’ campaign was devised by the Libraries Development Unit of the LGMA with the support of the Department of Rural and Community Development. It is part a wider national strategy to increase library use in Ireland.

At present, around 16% of the Irish population are library members. The ‘Our Public Libraries’ strategy aims to increase that to 30% by 2022.

Take a look at the ‘Take a Closer Look’ advert at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZOvJVnHhY0

By Waterford City & County Council

Application for inclusion in the Supplement to the 2019/2020 Register of Electors

Please complete either of the following forms in order to be included in the Supplementary Register of Electors;

Completed forms are to be submitted to Waterford City & County Council, Register of Electors, City Hall, The Mall, Waterford or by hand before 4 pm to The Customer Services’ Desk in Bailey’s New Street, Waterford or County Hall, Dungarvan.

The closing date for the Supplement is Wednesday, January 22nd  .

By Waterford City & County Council

Statement from WC&CC on Dungarvan Christmas Lighting

Waterford City and County Council, in latter years, has taken sole responsibility for the installation and maintenance of Christmas lighting in the main urban areas of Waterford City, Tramore and Dungarvan, to assist the retail and hospitality sectors at the critical Christmas trading period.

This is not a statutory function of the Council, and Waterford is one of only a few authorities who give this level of support.

In 2019, Waterford City & County Council used its public lighting contractor to provide the Christmas lighting services in Dungarvan, given the company’s track record of providing such services in Waterford, from the perspective of value for money and service.

Subsequently, during the Christmas period, it was brought to the Council’s attention on numerous occasions that there were problems with sections of Christmas lights within the town. The Council would at all times have liaised with the contractor and asked them to rectify the situation as soon as possible.

Notwithstanding this, the Council acknowledge that there were outages of significant scale and regret that the quality of the illuminations were not consistent with the level of service that we historically provide and always seek  to provide. We would equally acknowledge the negativity generated given the understandable pride held by the public in Dungarvan’s Christmas offer and the central role of the illuminations in the Dungarvan Aglow festival.

Waterford City and County Council regret any inconvenience caused and is reviewing the issues that arose with a view to ensuring these do not occur during the next festive season. The Chief Executive has requested reports so that he may consider some of the significant issues arising. This review will be completed in the coming weeks and will address issues such as procurement compliance, seek to establish reasons for the unexplained outages and make recommendations for the future delivery of services. The report will be made available to the Council and to the public.

The Council would stress that all decisions in respect of the installation and maintenance of Christmas lighting were solely its own and would regret that the problems were reflected onto Dungarvan Chamber and the Dungarvan Aglow committee, both of whom made continuing representations seeking to have the issues resolved.

By Waterford City & County Council

Storm Brendan Joint Statement by Waterford City and County Council & An Garda Síochána

The Crisis Management Team have been in liaison since yesterday (January 12th) to assess the response by the relevant agencies to Storm Brendan. Waterford is subject to an Orange wind warning issued by Met Éireann valid from 08.00am to 15.00pm with particular emphasis on the period between 11.00am to 13.00pm today 13th January 2020.

The Team advise the public to be aware of the potential risks to people and property during the course of Storm Brendan. The Emergency Services are urging the public to stay away from waterways and ask that people heed the advice to “Stay Back, Stay High, Stay Dry”

Waterford Council phone lines, 0761 102020, will be manned throughout the event and we urge the public to have patience as the phone lines will be busy.

Please contact Waterford City and County Council at 0761 102020 or contact@waterfordcouncil.ie and register for Map Alerter to stay up to date.

ENDS

By Waterford City & County Council

Stay safe during Storm Brendan

Waterford is currently under an Orange Warning for Wind, as Storm Brendan hits the country.  Met Éireann have issued the following forecast for the period 8am-3pm today, Monday 13th January.

As Storm Brendan tracks to the northwest of Ireland, southerly winds will reach mean speeds of 50 to 70 km/h with gusts of 100 to 120 km/h, higher in exposed areas.

Our phone lines remain open throughout the day so please call 0761 102020 to report any incidents, fallen trees etc.  We ask members of the public to please be aware of weather conditions and heed safety warnings from the various service providers.

Our Roads engineers will be monitoring the situation and be bringing sandbags when and if needed.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA), is asking road users to exercise caution while using the roads given the risk of strong winds and coastal flooding for the country due to Storm Brendan.   Control of a vehicle may be affected by strong cross winds. High sided vehicles and motorcyclists are particularly vulnerable to strong winds.

By Waterford City & County Council

Waterford City & County Council allocates Festival & Event Grants 2020

Waterford City and County Council has allocated €1,286,458 in festival and event funding to aid with the development and promotion of events in Waterford City & County during 2020.

The allocation supports 73 festival and events throughout Waterford City and County with the aim to promote local festivals that have an economic, tourism, cultural/artistic or community perspective.

Mayor John Pratt said “The main purpose of the Festival and Events Grants scheme is to provide financial assistance to groups and organisations engaged in developing festivals and events. The emphasis is on providing funding to assist the various festivals and events to grow and become sustainable and increase the attractions for visitor numbers to Waterford”

Applications were assessed under the following criteria and award amounts are set out below:

  • Economic, artistic, community impact;
  • visitor numbers/participation;
  • organisational expertise;
  • future viability of the event;
  • financial planning and marketing
 Council Events€
Harvest Festival99,000
Winterval429,500
Festive Lighting111,850
Waterford Viking Marathon22,000
Theatre Royal Summer Programme15,000
FestiveTraining Support5,000
St. Patricks Day Festival City50,000
Summer in the City / Art Beat59,000
Waterford Writers34,000
Capital of Culture/Music Generation84,000
O’Connell St Festival9,000
Creative Ireland15,000
 
Non Council Events 
Raven’s Rock Rally4,000
Dunmore East Festival of Food5,000
West Waterford Festival of Food50,000
Comeraghs Wild Festival28,000
Camphire International Horse Trials5,000
Ardmore Pattern Festival7,000
Robert Boyle Summer School2,000
The Celtic Cup10,000
Waterford Walls13,000
Dunmore East Blue Grass Festival10,000
Co. Waterford Fleadh Ceoil2,000
Dungarvan Aglow20,700
Waterford Bridge Congress500
Waterford Country Fair1,500
Southeast Science Festival5,000
Enchanted Garden Winter Light Festival500
Yogafest1,000
Tunefest5,000
Taste Tramore Events16,200
Deise Medieval Greenway 20202,500
Ireland Newfoundland Festival1,008
Pride of the Dese2,000
Spraoi70,000
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival7,000
Gealach Gorm Singer Songwriter Festival1,000
Imagine20,000
Waterford Festival of Architecture2,000
Waterford Film Festival500
West Waterford Drama Festival2,800
Tionol Nioclais Toibin1,500
Well Festival4,000
Spróg2,000
John Dwyer Trad Weekend3,000
DaonScoil Na Mumhan1,000
Lismore Tower and Tales5,000
LIT1,000
Mod Poets Festival1,400
The Booley House1,000
Piano Day2,800
Blueway Poetry Festival800
Community Awards5,600
St. Patrick’s Day Dungarvan5,000
St. Patricks Day Tramore5,000
Bealtine Bio Diversity1,500
Clashmore Strings and Things750
Woodstown August Fair500
Donal O Connor Memorial Cycle700
Nire Valley Drop1,750
St. Patricks Day Portlaw1,000
Copper Coast Festival500
Fun for Life500
Good old Days600
Barony of Gaultier Rose Festival550
1848 Tricolour Celebration4,500
Dunmore East Walking Weekend500
Kilmacthomas Greenway Christmas700
International Womens Day1000
Sliabh gCua Liverpool connection700
Dunmore East Heritage & History300
Positive Ageing700
Dungarvan Flower Club500
Waterford Women’s Centre History Festval950
KGK Knockanore600
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