Rail firm under fire over revamp

THE Green Party in Waterford has accused Iarnród Éireann of abandoning a transport plan for the city by pressing ahead with a proposal to upgrade the existing railway station.

A study earlier in the decade recommended the development of a major new transport hub, involving rail and bus services, on the north quays to the east of Plunkett Station.

However, Iarnród Eireann has secured planning from Waterford City Council to renovate the station. This is under appeal to An Bord Pleanála by An Taisce and Brendan McCann of the local Green Party branch.