@@@text Dermot Keyes The piles supporting the entirety of the existing North Wharf will be fully removed and replaced as part of Falcon Real Estate Development’s North Quay project. Speaking to The Munster Express, Falcon Director Rob Cass said that a massive investment “will be made below the...
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AIRPORT HOPES ARE HIGH
AIRPORT HOPES ARE HIGH
A memo is to be brought to cabinet, possibly within the next two weeks, to propose the approval of €5 million in Government funding for the long-awaited runway extension project at Waterford Airport. Speaking following a meeting with Airport Board members and regional industry and tourism stakeholders, Transport...
OFF THE SCALE
OFF THE SCALE
Council Chief unhappywith housing density of Williamstown project The density of the proposed 324-housing development on a site off the Williamstown Road has been publicly queried by Waterford City & County Council’s Chief Executive. Speaking at last Thursday’s plenary meeting at City Hall, Michael...
Veronica's Café at the Book Centre
Veronica's Café at the Book Centre
“I’ve been here since May 21st last year,” said Veronica Taglienti, proprietor of her eponymously titled café in Waterford’s Book Centre, “and I’m just thrilled to be here”. That Veronica, who previously operated the Rose Café in Mooncoin, is tickled to be running a business...
A hint of home in Trafalgar Square
A hint of home in Trafalgar Square
A few weeks ago, I was fortunate enough to be sat in the Church of St Martin-in-the-Fields in London’s Trafalgar Square for a glorious ‘Concert By Candlelight’.The performance was headlined by violinist Ciaran McCabe (a guest leader of the RTE Concert Orchestra and member of the London Chamber Orchestra) and...
More sparks fly over Rose Kennedy Bridge
More sparks fly over Rose Kennedy Bridge
Further rancour over the naming of the 900-metre Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Bridge was aired at last Wednesday’s Piltown Municipal District meeting held in Ferrybank. The latest words shared on the issue by Councillors Melissa O’Neill (Ind) and Fidelis Doherty (FG) arose after Cllr O’Neill had...
Falcon appoints key advisors to North Quay project
Falcon appoints key advisors to North Quay project
The company backing the North Quays and Michael Street developments, has appointed key advisors to their ambitious project, including the leasing agency and design team for the project. Real estate service firm Cushman & Wakefield has been appointed as “the leasing agency for the entire (eight hectare mixed...
Game changing plan gaining momentum
Game changing plan gaining momentum
The latest North Quay project drawings released by Falcon Real Estate have further whetted the public’s appetite for a project which has long been touted as a game changer for both city and region alike. Speaking to The Munster Express, company Director Rob Cass said the project was currently akin to an iceberg....
QUAY NOTE VISION FOR SOUTH EAST
QUAY NOTE VISION FOR SOUTH EAST
We’re tipped to lead Europeanregional growth levels by 2030 The South East will be Europe’s fastest growing and most sustainable region by 2030: that was the standout contention shared at last Wednesday’s South East Business Expo by Falcon Real Estate Director Rob Cass. Mr Cass, who is fronting Falcon’s ambitious...
MUCH DONE, MORE TO DO
MUCH DONE, MORE TO DO
Powerful Limerick too strong for Waterford in NHL decider There can’t have been too many quibbles from Déise supporters on the spin home from Croker on Sunday. In adding the League title to their Liam MacCarthy success, Limerick demonstrated the sort of lean and hungry look to their game that was, for so long, the...
The reality of grieving
The reality of grieving
Most Christmas Eves for the better part of the past decade, I’ve visited the graves of my paternal Great Grandparents in Kilcash and Grangemockler to lay wreaths at both family plots. It’s a duty that my late Father used to look after annually, a drive that was made additionally poignant for him given...
Regions must be Brexit-ready, says Central Bank boss
Regions must be Brexit-ready, says Central Bank boss
Ireland’s regions must prepare for ‘a permanent disruption’ regardless of Brexit’s outcome according to Central Bank Governor Philip Lane. Attending a sitting of the Oireachtas Finance Committee on Tuesday last, Mr Lane said that a no-deal Brexit would catalyse a disruptive period across the...