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South East tackles Roadside Litter

Mayor of Waterford City and County Council, Cllr. Pat Nugent, together with members of Dungarvan Tidy Towns launched the ‘Roadside Litter Campaign’ in Dungarvan on Wednesday 21st March.

The ‘Roadside Litter Campaign’ is a new initiative in the fight against litter on our roadsides. It is a regional campaign involving Councils in Waterford, Kilkenny and Wexford. The campaign slogan highlights that “All Roads Lead Home” and asks road users to “Bin It, Don’t Fling It”. The campaign aims to change attitudes about litter in the South East Region.

A litter survey carried out in the South East in 2017 showed that on average 100kg of litter was dumped per 5km of roadside; 37% of all litter was associated with drinks, with plastic drink bottles accounting for 20%, aluminium cans 10% and disposable cups 7%, of the litter.

The ‘Roadside Litter Campaign’ asks local communities, groups and individuals to bring their litter home with them. The message can be found on tax disc holders, available free of charge at Motor Taxation Offices in Waterford and Dungarvan. Temporary road signage advising road users of the ‘Roadside Litter Campaign’ will be erected in areas where persistent roadside littering is evident.

Mayor of Waterford City and County Council Cllr. Pat Nugent said ‘I am delighted to officially launch the roadside litter initiative and support the objective to improve our local environment by the responsible management of litter. It is no secret that some of our roads are littered with single use items such as takeaway wrappers and containers, plastic bottles and coffee cups. This initiative encourages road users to have more pride in their local roads and to take their litter home with them.’

At the Launch were Cllr Pat Nugent, Mayor Waterford City & County. Fergal Galvin, Luke O’Brien and Ella Ryan, Waterford City & County Council. Bernadette Moloney, Kilkenny County Council. Cliona Connolly, Wexford County Council, Anne Marie Rossiter, Aoife Power, Gemma Power and Joy Lake, Dungarvan Tidy Towns.
Photo Sean Byrne

By Waterford City & County Council

Temporary Closure of Dungarvan Archives, 16-25th March

The Archives in Dungarvan will be closed on Friday 16th March but will be open on Friday 23rd 1-5. Please contact the Archivist at archivist@waterfordcouncil.ie or 0761102144 with any queries.

Beidh an Chartlann i nDún Garbhán dúnta ar an Aoine 16 Mí Marta ach beidh an Chartlann ar oscailt ar an Aoine 23 Mí Marta óna 1-5 i.n.  Gabh mo leithscéal as aon mhíchaoithiúlacht. Má tá aon cheisteanna, déan teagmháil leis an gCartlannaí ar archivist@waterfordcouncil.ie nó 0761102144.

By Waterford City & County Council

Annual Ted & Mary O’Regan Arts Bursary now open for applications

Applications are now being invited for the fourteenth annual Ted & Mary O’Regan Arts Bursary. The Bursary was inaugurated in 2005 to honour the memory of one of Waterford’s best loved and respected couples. The purpose of the Award is to assist an individual or individuals, either from or with a strong connection to Waterford City or County, to pursue and develop their chosen arts discipline.

Applicants should note that the criteria for the Bursary are open and flexible and that people of all ages may apply. Whilst the Bursary has, in the past facilitated recipients to attend a third level arts course, this is not a pre-requisite. The award will aim to fill the financial gap which prohibits an arts worker or arts student of any age or any arts discipline achieving their artistic goal.

The Bursary is funded by a combination of local arts organizations, statutory agencies and by individual contributions from friends, associates and family of the late Ted and Mary O’Regan. Garter Lane Arts Centre, Waterford Youth Arts, Spraoi, Theatre Royal  and WDS are among the local arts groups who make the award possible and the statutory bodies who contribute are Waterford City & County Council and Waterford Youth Committee.

Together, these organisations have enabled the awards committee to offer local artists a total of more than €80,000 in support of their activities since the foundation of the Bursary.

Further information and application forms for the award can be had by going to O’Regan Bursary at www.waterfordyoutharts.com

The closing date for the receipt of applications is Friday 1st June 2018 at 5pm.

By Waterford City & County Council

Healthy Waterford Strategic Plan Consultation meeting rescheduled

Healthy Waterford recognises that health is affected by the places we live, work and play. As such all organisations and sectors have a role to play in creating a healthy Waterford. We are encouraging representatives to attend on behalf of community organisations, service providers and state agencies to have your say.

Healthy Ireland is a major Government-led programme which aims to encourage and support everyone living in Ireland to have the best possible physical and mental health and wellbeing.

Healthy Waterford is developing a Strategic Plan (2018-2021) under Healthy Ireland Framework.  We want to hear your views on what would make Waterford a healthier place to live.

Consultation meetings are being held on the following dates and you are welcome to attend which time and venue suits you best.

  • Date:    Wednesday March 21st, 7-9 p.m.
  • Venue:  John’s College (Respond!), The Folly, Waterford

or

  • Date:   Thursday March 22nd, from 2:30p.m. to 4:30p.m. or 7-9p.m.
  • Venue:   Park Hotel, Dungarvan

By Waterford City & County Council

Road Closures for St. Patrick’s Day in Waterford

Notice is hereby given that in accordance with Section 75 of the Roads Act 1993 the following public roads shall close to facilitate the 2018 St. Patricks Day Parade in Waterford.

The following roads shall be closed from 11am until 5pm to facilitate the parade:

  • R680 – Merchants Quay
  • R680 – Meagher’s Quay
  • R680 – Coal Quay
  • R680 – Custom House Quay
  • R680 – Parade Quay
  • R680 – The Mall
  • R680 – Parnell Street
  • R708 – Catherine Street
  • L90025 – Colbeck Street
  • L5530 – Lady Lane (from its junction with Francis Place to Colbeck Street)
  • L90024 – Bank Lane
  • L90307 – Beau Street
  • L90023 – Mall Lane
  • R683 – Lombard Street (from its Junction with Rose Lane to The Mall)
  • L90022 – Adelphi Quay (from its junction with Rose Lane to Parade Quay)
  • L90021 – Bailey’s New Street
  • L90020 – Greyfriars
  • L90019 – Coffee House Lane
  • L90018 – Henrietta Street
  • L90017 – Keyser Street
  • L5534 – Exchange Street
  • L5535 – Conduit Lane
  • L91091 – Barronstrand Street
  • L5501 – Gladstone Street
  • L1502 – O’Connell Street
  • L15021 – Thomas Hill (from its junction with Meeting House Lane to O’Connell Street)
  • L5506 – Vulcan Street
  • L5505 – Thomas Street
  • L1503 – The Glen (Road No.1)
  • L15033 – The Glen (Road No.3)

Diversions:
Travelling East on R680 Cork Road:
All traffic for M9, N25 and N24 via Rice Bridge shall be diverted at Cork Road Roundabout and directed to Rice Bridge via R686.

Traffic for Tramore, Waterford Airport, University Hospital Waterford or Williamstown/Dunmore Road area shall use the Inner Ring Road are unaffected.

Travelling West on R680 Rice Bridge:
The left lane on Rice Bridge shall be closed and all traffic shall be diverted via R686 to R680 Cork Road at the Cork Road Roundabout. All Traffic shall then use normal routes.

Other Routes:
Travelling to Rice Bridge from Tramore, Waterford Airport, University Hospital Waterford or Williamstown/Dunmore Road area shall be diverted via R709 Inner Ring Road to
Cork Road Roundabout and the detour via R686.

Parking:
Parking within the main Quay car parks will be available until approximately 1 hour before the Parade Commences at 1pm and will be re-opened 30 minutes after the all clear is called by Event Control. All on-street car parking on the closed roads will be removed 24hours before the parade begins.  All other city car parks will be unaffected.

By Waterford City & County Council

“Getting Citizens Online” Training Scheme

The Digital Skills for Citizen Scheme is actively supporting citizens to take their first step to “Getting Online”.

Classes are taking place in numerous locations in every county. Classes are advertised locally, times and venues are arranged to meet the needs identified by citizens.

A list of training locations is available at www.dccae.gov.ie/digitalskills

The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment is actively supporting people to move online and enjoy all that the internet offers. In a ‘connected’ society, digital skills are essential if we’re going to realise the full social and economic potential of this digital world.

Under the new Digital Skills for Citizens Grant Scheme, Minister Naughten, T.D. has awarded 15 organisations a total of €2.2m to provide basic digital skills training to people nationwide.  The Scheme aims to give people the confidence, motivation and skills to take their first steps online, so that they can play their part in an increasingly digital world.

Training classes will be delivered in accordance with the Statement of Requirements (​as Gaeilge).  To find out where classes are scheduled to take place, please check out the training locations below.

Further information can be found in the following leaflets;

By Waterford City & County Council

Boil Water Notices lifted for eight supplies in Waterford

All water supplies in Waterford now restored following Storm Emma but public reminded to remain vigilant in their use of water.

9th March 2018: Irish Water and Waterford City and County Council are please to confirm that Boil Water Notices issued for the eight public water supplies in the county have now been lifted following consultation with the HSE.

The Boil Water Notices were put in place as a precautionary measure after Storm Emma on the following schemes:

  • Ballyknock
  • Ballyguiry
  • Carrigeen
  • Comeragh (Briska Lower)
  • Grallagh
  • Tinalyra/Kilcooney
  • Knockalisheen
  • Melleray

Customers supplied by these schemes can now resume normal use of the water for drinking and food preparation.

All customers who were impacted by water outages in Waterford should now have their supply restored to normal. We are however continuing our work to fix leaks throughout the network and this may lead to some intermittent localised outages as leaks are found and repaired.

We would remind the public to remain vigilant in their use of water and to take action to fix leaks on their own properties and report any leaks they see in the public network to Irish Water by contacting 1850 278 278.

Irish Water and Waterford City and County Council would like to thank all affected customers for their patience while we worked to resolve all the issues resulting from the freezing conditions last week.

By Waterford City & County Council

Seachtain na Gaeilge á ceiliúradh sna Déise

Tá Seachtain na Gaeilge á ceiliúradh i bPort Láirge arís i mbliana, le réimse leathan imeachtaí á n-eagrú in áiteanna éagsúla ar fud an chontae agus na cathrach. Tá Oifigeach Gaeilge Chomhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge, i gcomhpháirtíocht le Seirbhís Leabharlainne na Comhairle agus Coiste Cúram Leanaí Phort Láirge, ag eagrú réimse imeachtaí idir an 1-17 Márta i gcomhair Sheachtain na Gaeilge 2018.

Scéalaíocht sa Leabharlann
Eagrófar roinnt seisiúin Scéalaíochta & Amhráin as Gaeilge do pháistí an-óg  (0-3 bhliain) agus do pháistí réamhscoile i leabharlanna éagsúla trasna na Cathrach agus an Chontae, le Jacqui de Siún ó Choiste Cúram Leanaí Phort Láirge, mar a leanas:

  • Dé Máirt, 6 Márta @ 10.30r.n. i Leabharlann Dhún Garbhán (le Coiste Tuismitheoirí & Leanaí Ghlór na nGael)
  • Dé Céadaoin, 7 Márta @ 11r.n. i Leabharlann na Trá Móire (le Grúpa Tuismitheoirí & Páistí na Trá Móire)
  • Dé hAoine, 16 Márta @ 11r.n i Leabharlann Ard Chaoin (le grúpa Tuismitheoirí & Páistí Ard Chaoin)
  • Dé Máirt, 20 Márta @ 11r.n. sa Lárleabharlann, Cathair Phort Láirge (le Grúpa Tuismitheoirí & Páistí Lár na Cathrach)

Beidh na seisiúin saor in aisce seo oscailte don bpobal, agus beidh fáilte roimh thuismitheoirí/fheighlithe leanaí agus páistí óga a bheith linn. Chomh maith leis sin, beidh Jacqui i mbun scéalaíochta do ghrúpaí áitiúla i Leabharlanna Charraig Phiarais (Naíonra na nDéise), an Leasa Mhóir (Scallywags) agus an Bhaile Dhuibh (Butterflies).

Niall de Búrca
Beidh an seanachaí drámatúil, Niall de Búrca thar n-ais i bPort Láirge i gcomhair Sheachtain na Gaeilge arís i mbliana. Ar an Déardaoin, 8 Márta beidh Niall ag cur siamsaíocht ar fáil do pháistí i nDún Garbhán, in Ard Chaoin agus i bPort Lách agus beidh os cionn 250 pháiste ag baint sult as a gcuid scéalaíochta an lá úd. Sonraí le fáil os na Leabharlanna go háitiúil.

Bingó as Gaeilge
Baineann páistí na nDéise an-taitneamh as na seisiúin Bingó as Gaeilge a n-eagraítear sna leabharlanna éagsúla gach bliain agus beidh Bingó as Gaeilge i siúl sna Leabharlanna seo a leanas arís i mbliana – Ard Chaoin (7ú Márta), Port Lách (15ú Márta) agus Bóthar Phádraig De Brún agus Dún Mór Thoir ar laethanta éagsúla (sonraí ar fáil go háitiúil). Reachtáilfear thart ar 15 seisiún le níos mó ná 350 páiste bunscoile le linn an chéad choicís i mí an Mhárta. Chomh maith leis sin, beidh Bingó as Gaeilge do sheanóirí i mbrainse na Trá Móire den leabharlann ar an Luan, 5 Márta @ 11.30r.n., le cupán tae/caifé agus císte ina dhiaidh. Má tá a thuilleadh eolais uait mar gheall ar aon cheann des na seisiúin Bingó seo, déan teagmháil le Treasa Mac an Aonaigh i Leabharlann Ard Chaoin ar 0761 10 2844.

Sa Chathair

Tráth na gCeist Dátheangach
Tá Oifig na Gaeilge de chuid Chomhairle Cathrach & Contae Phort Láirge ag eagrú Tráth na gCeist Dátheangach sa Cove Bar ar bhóthar Dhún Mhóir i bPort Láirge ar an Mháirt, 6 Márta @ 8.00i.n. Tráth na gceist spraoiúil a bheidh ann chun iachall a chur ar dhaoine a gcuid Gaeilge a úsáid. Bronnfar an t-airgead ar fad a bhaileofar mar dhuaiseanna agus beidh spotduaiseanna ar fáil chomh maith ar an oíche agus beidh seisiún ceoil agus amhránaíochta ar siúl ina dhiaidh. Mar sin, bígí linn sa Cove Bar i gcomhair roinnt chraic agus chomhrá!

Turasanna Stairiúla
Eagrófar Turasanna Stairiúla Dátheangacha thart ar Mhúsaem na Seod agus Pálás an Easpaig i bPort Láirge mar chuid d’imeachtaí Sheachtain na Gaeilge arís i mbliana. Bígí linn ag Pálás an Easpaig ar a 1.00i.n. ar an gCéadaoin, 7 Márta i gcomhair thuras dátheangach le Donnchadh Ó Ceallacháin agus beidh Donnchadh i mbun cainte arís i Músaem na Seod ar a 1.00i.n. ar an gCéadaoin, 14 Márta, agus beidh an dá thuras seo ar fáil ar chostas laghdaithe de €4. Fáilte roimh gach éinne.

Lón Gaeilge
Eagrófar Lón Gaeilge ar an Mháirt, 6 Márta i mbialann Espresso ar Bhóthar Pharnell i gCathair Phort Láirge óna 1-2.00i.n. Beidh fáilte roimh éinne gur mian leo teacht agus lón a bheith acu agus páirt a ghlacadh i gcomhrá agus i gcomhluadar Gaoluinne. Is féidir a thuilleadh eolais faoin Lón Gaeilge a fháil ó Shéamus ar (087) 241 3826.

Imeachtaí Eile

An Trá Mhór
Leanfar ar aghaidh le Ciorcal Comhrá na Trá Móire le linn mhí an Mhárta, le ‘Comhrá as Gaeilge’ sa Leabharlann gach oíche Dhéardaoin (1, 8 & 15 Márta) óna 7-8i.n. agus bíonn fáilte roimh dhaoine nua i gcónaí. Mar sin, más mian leat do chúpla focal a úsáid, téir go dtí Leabharlann na Trá Móire aon oíche Dhéardaoin agus bain taitneamh as.

Mar sin, má tá suim agat freastal ar réimse imeachtaí trí Ghaeilge, nó do chúpla focal féin a chleachtadh, tá rud éigint duit le linn Seachtain na Gaeilge i mbliana. Bain sult as!

–críoch–

Tuilleadh eolais: Máire Seosaimhín Breathnach, Oifigeach Forbartha Gaeilge 0761 10 2884 / (087) 7434123

By Waterford City & County Council

Severe Weather Update – Monday 5th March, 8:30am

Waterford City and County Council is working to get the City and County open for business. Large areas of the City and County are now accessible and all national and regional roads are now open.

There are a small number of coastal areas and local roads which are still inaccessible. The upland areas of the Comeraghs and Knockmealdowns continue to be impassable and will take some time yet to resolve. We will continue to work alongside local effort to clear these difficult to reach areas.

The snow clearing continued throughout Sunday to clear access to housing estates in the urban areas and will continue today, Monday. We will require householders and business owners to continue to assist in the clearance of snow from footpaths in front of their premises.

Our staff has worked throughout the weekend to make the areas around schools as safe as possible and parents should check locally regarding reopening of schools. Caution is still advised as footpaths and parking areas remain wet and slippery. Particular caution should be advised where children are getting on and off school buses.

The Severe Weather Management Team will reconvene early on Monday morning. The focus of this week’s effort will be to clean up residual snow/ice and continue to work to provide access on local roads and resume regular service provision.

Appreciation is due to the commitment of all involved in providing front line services over this extraordinary weather event. We advise members of the public to continue to exercise caution as the weather event unfolds and roads are potentially dangerous.  Please continue to report areas of emergency via our social media channels.

By Waterford City & County Council

Caution: Speed Ramps damaged

Speed cushions/ramps have been damaged on many roads around the City by ploughs during the snow clearance operations and in some cases may cause a hazard to traffic.

We would ask motorists to be particularly careful on roads where there are speed cushions until such time as we can get to repair them.

By Waterford City & County Council

Severe Weather Update – Sunday 4th March, 12 noon

Waterford City and County Council is continuing the clearance and recovery efforts following the severe weather during the week.

Most national and primary roads are clear (both ways) at this stage although road users must continue to drive with caution and at a reduced speed.  Large amounts of slush and slush-ice remain as well as snow mounds as a result of ploughing.  Caution is advised.  Some roads are still impassable and we are alerting the public to this through our free MapAlerter service.

Please see our Facebook page for some images of the relief efforts made by our staff over the past few days.

We have crews out since 5am this morning and will be continuing to clear and then re-grit roads where necessary.  Members of the military are also assisting with footpaths and other clearances.  We have a long list of estates, schools, local roads etc that have particular access issues and we’ll be focusing the efforts on these over the next few hours.

There is also a reasonably significant thaw at the moment which will alleviate conditions very considerably as the day progresses in most areas.  If people have serious concerns about their own areas later in the day, they should contact us via social media channels or through the emergency number (0761 102020) if the matter is urgent and serious.

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