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The EU Commission are holding a public consultation on a review of rules on exemptions for small amounts of aid (de minimis aid) in agriculture. Current de minimis rules for the agriculture sector allow exemptions from State aid control for small aid amounts as they are deemed to have no impact on competition and...

Over 300 farmers attended the Tirlán and Teagasc ‘Farming for the Future’ water quality event on the farm of Donal Kavanagh, near Baltinglass, Co Wicklow last week. The event offered farmers action-focused advice and showed the significant efforts that farmers are undertaking to stabilise and...

Robert Forrest   A planning application has been submitted for the construction of a further 11 houses in the Newtown area of Tramore.   The development is set to be located at the back of the Newtown Park housing estate.   Permission is also being sought for all associated site works, rainage, water...

Chief Executive of Waterford City and County Council, Michael Walsh retired from his role on Friday, 31st May, last. A native of Ballyduff Upper, his career in public service began in 1983, after graduating with a degree in Civil Engineering from UCC.  He began his career with Waterford County Council and worked...

Fianna Fáil Councillor Eamon Quinlan has confirmed that significant progress had been made on the delivery of two new Art Venues for Waterford City Centre. Named Art House 1 & 2, both will be located on Thomas Street, just up from O’Connell Street, across the road from the well-known public house,...

The Fountain in the People’s Park was unveiled on May 29th by Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. Joe Conway.   The new fountain, which has retained the shape and limestone capping of the previous fountain, consists of a 7-metre stainless steel spray ring with 88 individual water jets along with a...

St. John of Gods students, Ava Sheridan, Aoife Lanigan and Lucy Lee O'Donnell were honoured at a ceremony in Dublin to mark the first Green-Schools Marine Environment Awards.  Twelve winners of the Green-Schools National Marine Creative Writing Competition “Tides are changing” were awarded...

An announcement for a new additional exhibition gallery has been made for the Irish Museum of Time located at Greyfriars Church in Waterford City, which is part of the Waterford Treasures collection of museums. The works at the new exhibition space are set to commence at the adjoining Central Hall building over the...

The Waterford coast is at risk, and we need your help. The Government of Ireland has identified four sites for the development of offshore wind farms off the coast of Co. Waterford within the draft South Coast DMAP. This plan includes the deployment of 330 massive turbines, each towering over 300 meters...

A lavish country estate with nearly 400 acres of prime agricultural house has been placed on the market with a price tag of €12m. The magnificent Fortwilliam House and Estate in Glencairn, Lismore, adjacent to the Blackwater River, has the Duke of Devonshire’s Lismore Castle and Estate and Glencairn Abbey...