NEWGATE Centre has been selected as the name for a new retail development in Waterford city centre.

MORE than 700 entries have been received by the promoters of a €280m development planned for Waterford city centre in a public competition to name the retail element of the scheme.

A PUBLIC competition will decide the name of a €280 million development that aims to be the jewel in Waterford city centre’s crown.

BISHOP Willie Walsh said yesterday that he was satisfied with his handling of a case involving a priest and former De La Salle brother who was convicted last month of sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy.

THE planners of a €280 million city centre development in Waterford that will create 1,300 jobs, including 600 during the construction phase, say they’re anxious that as many people as possible view the model of their development which will be on display until close of business today.

WATERFORD theatre company Red Kettle has confirmed it is in negotiations with KRM Construction Partnership — the consortium behind plans for a major retail, tourism and leisure development in Waterford city centre — about finding a permanent home in the development.

A DEVELOPMENT company planning a project which will transform a key hub in Waterford city say they will be consulting with the community impacted this time round.

A MODEL of a 1,900 job development which will transform Waterford city, if given the green light by planning officials, is to go on display in the city on Friday.

A CONSTRUCTION company which proposes developing a €100 million, shopping centre has said it is anxious to meet with residents and discuss concerns they have over the potential impact of the project.

Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI) has confirmed details of the main public transport initiatives throughout the country for European Car Free Day 2004.

A man was arrested today by detectives investigating the murder of man in Belfast city centre three years ago.

WATERFORD’S Norris’s Bar, on the junction of Slievekeale Road and Barrack Street, has been sold for just under €2 million.

Gunmen who shot dead a man in Belfast city centre had difficulty fleeing the scene of the attack, police in the North said today.