A FORMER Co Waterford town councillor, who arrived in Ireland for a wedding over the weekend, was arrested and appeared in court yesterday on corruption charges.

A COCKTAIL of culinary treats will be served at the third Waterford Festival of Food in Dungarvan this weekend. More than 10,000 people are expected to attend the event, which will be worth an estimated €500,000 to the local economy.

A COMMUNITY development centre in Dungarvan is set to provide a home for many local organisations, from childcare providers to services for the elderly.

DUNGARVAN Town Council has turned down proposals from two British companies interested in constructing a multimillion-euro, 100-berth marina in the harbour.

THE owner and managing director of a hugely successful Dungarvan company is promising up to 240 new jobs if Waterford County Council agrees to rezone his lands on the outskirts of the town.

JUST seven months into his job as Waterford County Enterprise Board development executive, Brian Rafferty has shocked the board by tendering his resignation.

South-East Correspondent Neans McSweeney reports on the costly business of waste management.

A LABOUR member of Dungarvan Town Council, who is set to become mayor next month, has claimed that when darkness falls all hell breaks loose on some of the housing estates.

THE substantial amounts the cash-strapped Dungarvan Town Council has been paying in consultancy fees has led some councillors to voice concern.

DUNGARVAN’S most historic central landmark, Grattan Square, is set for a €3 million revamp.

THE vigorous campaign of opposition to the introduction of new flat charges for refuse collection in Dungarvan town and throughout Co Waterford is set to escalate in the coming weeks.

Waste situation in Waterford has reached crisis point, writes South-East Correspondent Neans McSweeney.

TWELVE acres of land purchased by Dungarvan Town Council for housing three years ago are to be sold to a private developer, to the dismay of the local mayor.

A PROPOSAL by council officials to sell off a site in the Abbeyside area of Dungarvan to a private developer which had been earmarked for up to 130 local authority houses, has sparked a furious reaction from councillors.

John Murphy

PHASE TWO of Dungarvan’s €300 million shopping complex development is to begin in 2005.

LIVES would have been lost if a scaffolding which became loose had collapsed in the centre of Dungarvan, gardaí said yesterday.

ENVIRONMENT Minister Martin Cullen is being asked to provide grant aid for a dry recycling facility in his Waterford constituency.

A HIGH COURT decision clearing the way for a multi-million euro development will lead to the creation of 350 jobs in Dungarvan.