Waterford dogged by political wrangling as job cuts hit home

POLITICAL wrangling between TDs has begun in Waterford, even before there’s a hint of an election.

Waterford Fianna Fáil TD Ollie Wilkinson has accused his constituency rival in Dungarvan, Fine Gael’s John Deasy, of “watching morning television” - a reference to Mr Deasy’s recent marriage to TV3 morning show presenter Maura Derrane.

Pressure is building within the constituency to find replacement employment for the proposed 485 job losses at Waterford Crystal.