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Heading for the Oscars
Patrick Jordan is LA bound after The Pentecost short film on which he was Director of Photography was nominated for an Oscar.
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05 February 2012
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Public meeting to discuss household charge boycott
01 February 2012
A MEETING will be held to discuss a boycott of the controversial household charge and water tax.
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Tramore allotments
01 February 2012
ALLOTMENT’S could become a feature of life in Tramore, with a meeting organised to discuss the possibility of setting up the facility in the town.
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WIT and Carlow IT join forces to create university campus
01 February 2012
THE new president of Waterford Institute of Technology, Dr. Ruairdhrí Neavyn, has confirmed that they are in the advanced stages of talks with Carlow IT about creating a multi campus technological university in the South East.
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IDA figures show decrease in grant aid and increase in job losses
01 February 2012
RECENT IDA figures show a shocking loss of 1,749 jobs from IDA supported companies in Waterford in the last five years, which accounts for 90% of the total IDA job losses for the South East.
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Train fares going up
01 February 2012
PASSENGERS using the Waterford to Dublin train will notice a change in fares from February 4, with some ticket prices going up and others decreasing.
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Taking drink out of supermarkets could put jobs at risk
01 February 2012
LOCAL retailers are lashing out at the proposal to take alcohol out of supermarkets, saying that it could put local jobs in jeopardy.
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Alcoholics tell counsellor that drink is too cheap
01 February 2012
ALCOHOL is too cheap and it is getting harder for people who are struggling with addiction problems to say no to 24 cans of beer for €24.
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Alcohol costing State almost €4billion a year
01 February 2012
PROBLEMS relating to alcohol abuse are costing the State more than €3.5billion a year.
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Malnourished horse dies hours after rescue
01 February 2012
A ONE-year-old mare died as a result of severe malnourishment, despite the best efforts of Waterford Animal Welfare and a vet who battled to save her life.
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Craig Breen in line for person of the year title
01 February 2012
WORLD Rally star Craig Breen who has just notched up a victory debut at the Monte Carlo Rally to a long list of career successes has been announced as the Quarter Four finalist for the Waterford Person of the Year 2011.
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Anger over high rents
01 February 2012
STATE agencies have been slammed for operating out of offices that are far superior to their needs.
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Plans submitted to Council for sheltered housing for the elderly
01 February 2012
TRAMORE Voluntary Housing Association Ltd., plan to build up to 22 units of sheltered housing on a site in Ballycarnane.
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Biting economy won’t close Bridget’s corner shop
01 February 2012
“YOU’RE late today,” shopkeeper Bridget Finn cajoles one of her regulars as he drops in for a paper, “your usually in at 10am,” she says eyeing the clock that is ticking close to 11am.
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High levels of radon gas still cause for concern
01 February 2012
OVER 40 homes in Waterford were found with high levels of cancer-causing radon gas, with six homes containing four times the acceptable level of the gas.
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Tramore receives blessing from above
01 February 2012
DESPITE a fear of heights Fr. Michael Toomey, Curate Tramore & Carbally, ascended the current scaffolding around Holy Cross Church, Tramore and re-dedicated the Cross and blessed and prayed for those who originally built this fine Church and spire.
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Speed limit could be increased to 80km
01 February 2012
THE speed limit on the Outer Ring Road is up for review, with a possibility that it will be increased from 60km to 80km.
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Post Office is ‘hell of a loss’
01 February 2012
IN the five-and-a-half days before Kill’s Post Office closed, last October, 667 customers flocked through its doors to use its services including collecting their Social Welfare and availing of banking, Billpay and the postal service.
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Angry residents fight against PO closure
01 February 2012
THE people of Kill have rallied together to fight for their Post Office, which was closed following a robbery in October of last year.
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Rural Ireland under threat
01 February 2012
THE General Secretary of the Post Master Union said rural communities are being destroyed piece by piece, with the closure of post offices at the heart of the destruction.
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€10m funding for road improvements
01 February 2012
OVER €10 million is being allocated to improve, maintain and make Waterford’s roads safer, an increase on funding made available by the Government last year.
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Traffic is moving but business owners are furious
01 February 2012
SINCE the public discussion about the traffic management plan was opened two years ago it has remained a very contentious issue, especially for the local business owners, and the latest road works, provided at a cost of €10,000 have added fuel to an already angry fire.
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Good news for motorists with reduced parking charges
01 February 2012
WATERFORD City Council have permanently reduced the hourly rate in two of its off-street car parks to €1 and have also scrapped the maximum stay time in both.
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