Shock as county development chief resigns

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

The Tipperary town-based businessman, who is also president of Tipperary Chamber Of Commerce, was appointed to the post last October in the aftermath of the closure of the Waterford Crystal plant in Dungarvan with the loss of more than 400 jobs.

His reputation in the field of business made him the ideal choice for a job which it was hoped would help to attract multimillion euro investment into the county and into Dungarvan over the two-year period of his contract.