Waterford university costs ‘marginal’

A LEADING academic has called for the development of a university in Waterford with satellite campuses in Wexford and Kilkenny, claiming it would demand only “marginal costs” from the State.

Dr Edward Walsh, President Emeritus of the University of Limerick, said the South East remains "one of the most deprived regions in the country" without a university.

"If you don't have a city with a university at its heart, you are at a disadvantage," Dr Walsh told delegates at a conference on regional development in Waterford yesterday.