The recent designation of 'Best place to live in Ireland' didn’t fall from the skies; much good work is going on

The work on the small plaza surrounding the Clock Tower is nearing completion. It looks terrific. It’s another step on the way towards properly presenting the quays.

In the context of the revision of the National Development Plan we might consider the cost of connectivity

The days of accepting doled-out crumbs are over... hopefully M/s Cummins and Butler appreciate that

In the words beloved of those kicking the can, we will have another review!

The investment, while enormously positive for Waterford, does not close the acute hospital capital funding disparity between UHW and other Model 4 hospitals by one cent

This Frisby development has put it up to government to stop the disgraceful suppression of third-level facilities in Waterford and give the city the university it has long sought and needed

In a choice between emergency action and persistence with literally grotesque time-lines, the council denies our difficult reality and chooses Mr Plod

Regular readers will know that this column has criticised urban decay, neglect, dereliction and their first cousin, lack of investment in Waterford for as long as the column is in existence

After nearly 20 years, it will be great to see building development at SETU Cork Road, even though much of the excitement over this announcement has been sucked out of it by terrible delay

The Viking Triangle has stabilized the most historic part of the city centre and is slowly but surely attracting visitor numbers

Even allowing for problems in project procurement, missed government deadlines are hardly new for Waterford

We must take issue with politics that direct capital spending

What is noticeable since the formation of our new government is the almost deathly silence that has fallen over Waterford projects

The HSE was meant to deliver efficiency, but there were no job losses, everything pre-existing was simply rolled into one unwieldy new organisation

Now comes the hard part, to deliver on expectations John Cummins has created around his stated access to power and ability to deliver

Will Waterford get what it deserves now or will the song remain the same

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Waterford is in a beauty competition with other urban areas for business and commerce

History has shown us we have no guarantee of our place in the Irish urban rankings