Waterford, Ireland / WLR
Feb 22, 2021 8:21 AM
Waterford Viking Marathon is going virtual this year. The event will take place from June 24th to 27th with runners being invited to choose their goal with Full, Half and Quarter Marathon options. Participants can run their chosen distance over the Virtual Marathon Weekend.
When registering participants will have the option to raise funds for a charity of their choice, be it one close to their heart or perhaps a local community group they are part of.
Event Manager Cormac Johnston said:
“We are very excited to launch the first ever WVM Virtual Marathon today. Our hope is to encourage our fantastic past supporters to set and keep their running goals for this year and perhaps ignite the spark in many others around the world to join us between now and then. Along the way we hope to provide charities with an event that they can harness for their fundraising efforts. Our participants, who are missing live running events, will be able to
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Waterford, Ireland / WLR
Jan 14, 2021 5:40 PM
Waterford Council says they have no role or responsibility for the oversight or governance of Waterford Area Partnership.
The state-funded body works with disadvantaged communities however, it emerged this week that it’s facing major investigations including by Gardai, Revenue and the Charities Regulator.
In a statement issued this afternoon, the local authority said that the Waterford Local Community Development Committee (LCDC), which is a subcommittee of Waterford City & County Council, considered the report. Waterford City and County Council said:”The company (WAP) and its Board in particular, are responsible for the issues contained within the report.
It’s hoped that progress will be made on a new fire station for Kilmacthomas next year.
It’s one of 12 new stations included in the Fire Service Capital Programme for 2021 to 2025.
Two new fire tenders for Waterford are also included in the €61 million programme.
Waterford Senator John Cummins said the new building will be a welcome addition to the mid-county.
“I understand that a new fire station for Kilmacthomas has been mooted for quite some time and it was originally part of the previous capital plan but didn’t progress for a number of reasons but its inclusion in the capital plan list for 2021 is both welcome and timely given the massive rejuvenation that Kilmacthomas has undergone with the Waterford Greenway in recent years.