PREPARATIONS
The Council’s Roads Department is making preparations to deal with the forecasted severe weather event which includes stocking up on our gritting salt, ensuring that our gritters and snow ploughs are fully serviceable and available, distributing salt & grit to our roads depots across the County, rostering staff and putting arrangements in place in ensure that key staff can get to work.
GRITTING
Our priority will be maintain the P1 & P2 gritting routes clear insofar as possible – these routes comprise of circa 500 kms of national, regional and urban roads across City and County. Maps of the routes are available on the Council’s website.
We will also be deploying crews from across the workforce to deal with localised access issues, to assist with the clearance of snow and ice from urban footpaths etc.
ADVISORIES
Waterford remains at “Status Yellow – Snow & Ice” warning.
A “Status Orange” weather alert exists for 6 counties in Leinster at present. Scattered snow showers are likely here later today (Tuesday) and Tuesday night will lead to accumulations of up to 3 cm in some parts by Wednesday morning. Widespread frost and icy conditions also.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Waterford Council’s Out-Of-Hours number is 0761 10 2020.
This is monitored 24 hours a day. For exceptional emergencies, or those not relating to Council activities, please call the National Emergency Services on 999 or 112.
All our alerts are syndicated on our social media channels and on our dedicated severe weather website – www.waterfordweatheralerts.com
ADVISORIES
Waterford remains at “Status Yellow – Snow & Ice” warning.
A “Status Orange” weather alert exists for 6 counties in Leinster at present. Scattered snow showers are likely here later today (Tuesday) and Tuesday night will lead to accumulations of up to 3 cm in some parts by Wednesday morning. Widespread frost and icy conditions also.
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
Waterford Council’s Out-Of-Hours number is 0761 10 2020.
This is monitored 24 hours a day. For exceptional emergencies, or those not relating to Council activities, please call the National Emergency Services on 999 or 112.
COLD WEATHER INITIATIVE (ROUGH SLEEPERS)
Our ‘Cold Weather Initiative’ in Mary Street will open from 9.30 p.m. on Tuesday night right through to Saturday morning. This will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Service users will be made aware of same via the various service providers, as happened in previous weather events.
GRITTING ROUTES
Our gritting routes and their priorities can be seen on the attached map. These routes are gritted once RSTs (Road Surface Temperatures) drop below trigger temps.
The links below show the details of deletions and additions to the Record of Protected Structures, as made by resolution of the Council on 19th February 2018.
The strategic review of the RPS was completed in order to establish a new record which is up to date in terms of the city’s built heritage, which takes cognisance of contemporary building conditions and which seeks to protect structures within the city which are worthy of such protection while facilitating development of structures removed from the RPS where protection is no longer warranted.
While the review has removed from the record a number of recorded archaeological monuments (Record of Monuments and Places), it is the view of the Council that the protection afforded to such structures under the National Monuments Acts 1930-2004 is sufficient to ensure their protection.
The UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (DBEIS) has invited the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government in Ireland to undertake a trans-boundary public consultation in respect of environmental information relating to the Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Plant, which is understood to be under construction near Bridgwater in Somerset.
A notice in relation to the public consultation is available to view in the office of the Planning Section, and on the website of each planning authority (as well as below), together with a printed copy of the correspondence from DBEIS and associated documents identified by DBEIS as the relevant documents for the purpose of the consultation.
A copy of these documents is available for inspection or purchase from the planning authority. The notice may also be viewed in the public consultation section of the website of the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government: www.housing.gov.ie, together with the correspondence from DBEIS, relevant associated documents and links provided by DBEIS to other environmental information relating to the project.
A member of the public may make a written submission or observations in relation to the potential trans-boundary environmental effects of the project, by sending them to his or her local planning authority to be received by close of business Tuesday 17 April 2018 at the latest.
Contact details in each planning authority for the receipt of submissions or observations are set out in the public consultation notice. Submissions or observations should not be made to the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.
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 well-being.
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: Tuesday February 27th Time(s): 2-30p.m. to 4-30p.m. or 7-9p.m. Venue: John’s College (Respond!), The Folly, Waterford
(Directions: Pass Sacred Heart Church and midway on hill, take third turn on left hand side. Follow road to far side of building as entrance is to the left side of the building. Parking available)
or
Date: Monday, March 5th Time(s): 2-30p.m. to 4-30p.m. or 7p.m. to 9p.m. Venue: Park Hotel, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
An application has been received by Waterford City and Council from POD Festivals Ltd. for a licence to hold an outdoor musical event in accordance with Part XVI of the Planning and Development Act 2000.
The event will comprise live music and performances and is to be held at Curraghmore House, Portlaw, Co. Waterford from 3rd to 5th August 2018.
A copy of the application is shown below and the application may also be inspected in the Planning Offices, Menapia Building, The Mall during normal office hours.
Written submissions can be made in writing to Waterford City and County Council Planning Offices, Menapia Building, the Mall, Waterford no later than 4pm on 9th of March 2018.
Written submissions can be made in writing to Waterford City and County Council Planning Offices, Menapia Building, the Mall, Waterford no later than 4pm on 9th of March 2018.
As part of an ongoing programme for the Decade of Commemorations, Waterford City and County Council are hosting a number of events to mark the centenary of 1918 and historic events that took place in Waterford.
1918 was a highly significant year in Waterford that saw the death of John Redmond (March 6th), a By-election that arose following his death (March 22nd) with continuing Redmondite support through the election of his son Captain William Redmond and a General Election in December 1918, the first general election to be held after the Representation of the People Act (February 6th ) which tripled the electorate and allowed women over 30 to vote for the first time in a general election.
In the general election Waterford was unique in that it was one of the few counties that returned a member of the Irish Parliamentary Party in the City with the re-election of Captain William Redmond while in the County the election was won in a landslide for Sinn Féin candidate Cathal Brugha. In essence, Waterford represented a microcosm of Ireland at that time in history in terms of the huge reduction but not complete expiration of support for the Irish Parliamentary Party and Home Rule and the huge rise in support for Sinn Féin and a new approach to gaining Irish independence.
To honour and remember John Redmond on the 100th anniversary of his death Waterford City and County Council will host the following events in the Large Room of City Hall.
9th March at 6pm 2018 Launch of a new book by Dr. Pat McCarthy, The Redmonds and Waterford – A Political Dynasty 1891-1952
10th March 9am-5pm 2018 Conference The Redmondite Tradition in Waterford.
Speakers include Professor Roy Foster, Dr. Pat McCarthy, Dr. Eugene Broderick, Dermot Meleady, Emmet O’Connor, Claire McGing and former Taoiseach, John Bruton. The conference is free to attend but pre-booking is required. To book a place at the conference please register on www.eventbrite.ie – The Redmondite Tradition in Waterford or by e-mail to archivist@waterfordcouncil.ie or telephone 0761 10 2144. Find more information on commemorations for the Decade of Centenaries in Waterford at http://www.waterfordcouncil.ie/departments/culture-heritage/commemorations.htm
The North Quays of Waterford have been acknowledged as a key strategic site for economic and social development at National level. The National Spatial Strategy 2002 (NSS) describes the development of the North Quays as an “opportunity for consolidating Waterford City around the River Suir”.
Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 169 of the Planning and Development Act 2000, (as amended) Article 179 of the Planning and Development (Strategic Environmental Assessment) Regulations 2004 (as amended) and Habitats Directive 92/43/EEC that Waterford City and County Council, at its meeting on the 8th February 2018, having complied with the provisions of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) decided by resolution to make the Waterford North Quays Planning Scheme.
A copy of the Planning Scheme together with accompanying Environmental Report and Natural Impact Report are available for inspection during normal office hours at the following locations:
Waterford City & County Council, Planning Department, Menapia Building, The Mall, Waterford City.
Waterford City & County Council, Planning Department, Civic Offices, Davitts Quay, Dungarvan, Co. Waterford
Any person or body who made submissions or observations in relation to the Draft Planning Scheme, may appeal the decision of the planning authority to An Bord Pleanala within 4 weeks from the date of the planning authority’s decision (i.e. 4 weeks from the 8th of February 2018).
Who will you share a stroll, cycle, scoot or skate on the Greenway this Valentine’s ?
To enter our competition, grab a photo or a selfie at one of our Valentine’s Arches, share it on social media using #LoveWaterfordGreenway and TAG us to enter
The Granville Hotel in Waterford City & 360 Cookhouse in Dungarvan have both kindly sponsored dinner for two so we will have two lucky winners to announce on Monday 19th Feb.
Competition open from 10th – 18th Feb, winners announced Mon 19th Feb 2018.
Waterford City & Council invites submissions from community groups, youth groups, schools or other community development organisations based in County Waterford, who are interested in receiving funding for public education and awareness initiatives regarding litter or graffiti.
Is your group planning a project to raise litter awareness in County Waterford? Or maybe you are planning an anti-graffiti awareness initiative? If so, you may be eligible for a grant towards the cost of the project.
Paper copies should returned to the Environment Section, Waterford City & County Council, The Mall, Waterford, for consideration by the closing date, 14th March 2018.
Kevin “Boxer” Moran T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief today announced that the State, through Waterford City and County Council, is to take over the future management and maintenance of the Mount Congreve Estate at Kilmeaden, County Waterford.
The Minister said, “Mount Congreve is internationally famous for its extensive gardens and collection of shrubs, trees and exotic plants. It is widely recognised as being the home of one of “The great gardens of the World”. I am delighted that the Estate will now transfer to the State, through Waterford City and County Council, and that it will be opened up as a public visitor attraction. This development will have a clear positive benefit to the local community in the long term through the economic spin-off and opportunities from increased tourism revenues generally in the area. I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Congreve-appointed trustees, Waterford City and County Council, The Office of the Attorney General, the Chief State Solicitors Office and the Commissioners of Public Works for bringing this transfer to a successful conclusion.”
Mount Congreve House was built in about 1760 by the local architect John Roberts, who subsequently designed and built most of the 18th-century public buildings in Waterford, including both cathedrals. His client was John Congreve of Waterford, whose father the first Ambrose Congreve had played a prominent role in the development of the City until his early death in 1741. The Congreves were in constant residence and the estate passed in direct descent from father to son until the death of the late Mr. Ambrose Congreve in 2011.
The gardens at Mount Congreve consist of around seventy acres of intensively planted woodland garden and a four acre walled garden. They garden collection includes over three thousand different trees and shrubs, more than two thousand rhododendrons, six hundred camellias, three hundred acer cultivars, six hundred conifers, two hundred and fifty climbers, fifteen hundred herbaceous plants and indeed many other floras from every continent in the world.
Minister Moran went on to say, “Capital investment is needed to upgrade the visitor services at Mount Congreve in order to make it attractive to national and international visitors. As part of the agreement today, I am also announcing that my Office will provide an annual grant of €250,000 to Waterford City and County Council for the next seven years. This grant aid will be used to enhance the visitor services at the estate and will include the provision of car parking and welfare facilities for tourists as well as completing urgent health and safety works to the gardens themselves.”
Waterford’s stunning Greenway has been crowned Ireland’s ‘Best Tourism Initiative’ in the LAMA (Local Authority Members Association) All-Ireland Community and Council Tourism Awards 2018 competition.
But, above and beyond that, it also won the overall best national award – the “Grand Prix Award for 2018” which is a one-off special commendation for outstanding excellence.
It’s a spectacular double coup as the 46km off-road cycling and walking trail edges towards its very 1st birthday celebrations on March 25th.
Paying tribute after the awards to the staff who built, maintain and promote the Greenway and the communities who have embraced it and made so many visitors feel welcome, Council CEO Michael Walsh said: “We strive for our county and our communities to be self-sufficient, to provide local employment, to enhance our local natural resources for the County’s economic, social and cultural benefit and also for the benefit of future generations. We’ve developed the Greenway and they have come – in their droves.”
Photographer – Paul Sherwood paul@sherwood.ie 087 230 9096 2018 All Ireland Community & Council Awards presented by IPB Insurance and LAMA (Local Authority Members Association), Croke Park Stadium. February 2018 Pictured Team of Waterford Greenway, Waterford County Council, winner of Grand Prix Award and the ‘Best Tourism Initiative’ award, Cllr Pat Nugent of Waterford County Council with ,George Jones, Chairman of IPB Insurance and Mags Murray, Chairperson of LAMA Executive at the 2018 All Ireland Community & Council Awards presented, by IPB Insurance and LAMA (Local Authority Members Association) in Croke Park Stadium on Saturday 3rd February. The event, now in its 12th year, celebrates collaborations between councils and communities, bringing national recognition to local projects and initiatives.
“The Waterford Greenway has transformed this county. There is no doubt about that. The economic benefits are evident everywhere you go. Coffee shops, hotels and other accommodation providers, bars, shops, restaurants, bike hire companies and more all reporting a boom in trade.
“But the real winners are the people of Waterford who have been such great Greenway ambassadors as well as the families, the groups, the individuals who use our Greenway again and again and who are reaping the health and wellbeing benefits. That will be its true legacy, I believe.”
Figures released in early December show that since it opened in March 2017, 247,545 have enjoyed using the Waterford Greenway. Of these, 105,639 were on foot and 141,906 have cycled it. Well over 9 out of 10 (94%) of visitors to the Waterford Greenway www.visitwaterfordgreenway.com rated it as either excellent or good.
The Waterford Greenway is Ireland’s longest greenway and the spectacular, 46km off-road cycling and walking trail stretches from the Viking City of Waterford to the picturesque coastal town of Dungarvan.
Visitors are invited to travel along Waterford Greenway in Ireland’s Ancient East from the City along the River Suir, by Mount Congreve Gardens, through Kilmacthomas, across eleven bridges, over three impressive viaducts and through a 400m long tunnel; with wonderful views of the Comeragh Mountains, the Copper Coast and Dungarvan Bay.
Kevin “Boxer” Moran T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for the Office of Public Works (OPW) and Flood Relief today announced that the State, through Waterford City and County Council, is to take over the future management and maintenance of the Mount Congreve Estate at Kilmeaden, County Waterford.
The Minister said, “Mount Congreve is internationally famous for its extensive gardens and collection of shrubs, trees and exotic plants. It is widely recognised as being the home of one of “The great gardens of the World”. I am delighted that the Estate will now transfer to the State, through Waterford City and County Council, and that it will be opened up as a public visitor attraction. This development will have a clear positive benefit to the local community in the long term through the economic spin-off and opportunities from increased tourism revenues generally in the area. I would like to express my sincere thanks to the Congreve-appointed trustees, Waterford City and County Council, The Office of the Attorney General, the Chief State Solicitors Office and the Commissioners of Public Works for bringing this transfer to a successful conclusion.”
Mount Congreve House was built in about 1760 by the local architect John Roberts, who subsequently designed and built most of the 18th-century public buildings in Waterford, including both cathedrals. His client was John Congreve of Waterford, whose father the first Ambrose Congreve had played a prominent role in the development of the City until his early death in 1741. The Congreves were in constant residence and the estate passed in direct descent from father to son until the death of the late Mr. Ambrose Congreve in 2011.
The gardens at Mount Congreve consist of around seventy acres of intensively planted woodland garden and a four acre walled garden. They garden collection includes over three thousand different trees and shrubs, more than two thousand rhododendrons, six hundred camellias, three hundred acer cultivars, six hundred conifers, two hundred and fifty climbers, fifteen hundred herbaceous plants and indeed many other floras from every continent in the world.
Minister Moran went on to say, “Capital investment is needed to upgrade the visitor services at Mount Congreve in order to make it attractive to national and international visitors. As part of the agreement today, I am also announcing that my Office will provide an annual grant of €250,000 to Waterford City and County Council for the next seven years. This grant aid will be used to enhance the visitor services at the estate and will include the provision of car parking and welfare facilities for tourists as well as completing urgent health and safety works to the gardens themselves.”
