“The Minister has set a target of 165 new house builds for Waterford Council in 2018. This is unacceptable, given that 87 have been awaiting approval for over two years. Homelessness has also risen by intolerable 65%, this March on March!” according to Cllr Eddie Mulligan. Read More.
On Friday the 13th of April, I was delighted to be the first guest on Eamon Keane’s WLR programme Deise Today. Read More.
Following continued representations from a number of Waterford City Centre businesses and members of the public. Cllr Eddie Mulligan has raised the issue of poor Garda response times to incidents, which took place in the City Centre on Good Friday. In particular, the incident between two females, which was video recorded, most likely on a smart phone and then distributed via social media. Read More.
Delighted to once again be back on the airwaves, with WLR’s Eamon Keane. Read More.
On Friday 23rd March I was delighted to be back on WLR FM’s Deise Today’s Friday Panel. Read More.
I was delighted to return to the airwaves of WLR FM, with Eamon Keane on Deise Today, on Wednesday 14th March, to discuss the need for a multi-purpose, multi-sports stadium for Waterford. Read More.
With the recent announcement of the Fianna Fail General Election Convention, scheduled to take place in Dungarvan, on Saturday 10th March and the grateful acceptance of nominations by my colleagues. I am looking forward to the process and outcomes. Read More.
As the dust settles in the aftermath of the information contained within the National Planning Framework (NPF) and the National Development Plan (NDP). Cllr Eddie Mulligan has growing concerns around REAL South East regional development. Read More.
Monday 26th February, I Chaired the Joint Policing Committee Steering & Oversight Committee. We reviewed the 2018 Action Work Plan in advance of the full JPC Meeting. Read More.
On Tuesday 20th February, I attended the forthrightly meeting of the Waterford Business Group, to give a “Live” Facebook interview. Read More.
Erin attends the Gaelscoil Phortlairge, in Ballygunner. Growing up on Henry Street, Waterford City, in a working class family. Eddie is passionately driven to establish Waterford City as the economic powerhouse of the South East. On route to establishing this, Eddie firmly believes that Ireland’s Oldest City Centre must become the destination of choice for retail, recreation and tourism, for the half million people living and working in the South East. Read more about Eddie
During those first three years a lot of water has passed under the bridge and I have been, quite literally, working flat out, helping both individuals and businesses with all manner of issues, including making the following submissions;
My drive and determination to put Waterford back on the political map is unrelenting and I will continue to be a challenging voice for the people and a commercially driven Councillor who will continue to ask the tough questions that have been so absent in recent years.