Every evening at 6 O Clock WLR brings you the 6 biggest stories of the day
1. No Covid cases at UHW as online test bookings open in Waterford
University Hospital Waterford is one of 8 hospitals with no confirmed Covid patients. In total, 60 patients are in hospital – a fall of 10 over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, from today, people living in the vicinity of Covid test centres, including Waterford’s Kilcohan, can book their coronavirus test online up to 24 hours in advance.
2. Council working on finding new developer for North Quays
Waterford Council says it is working to put the North Quays project back on the market. Plans for the multimillion euro regeneration collapsed last month after the local authority cancelled the contract with the developer. However any new developer for the North Quays will have to pick up the tab on an extra 5.6 million euro. That’s the amount that has been spent on site works by Waterford Council so far.
Every evening at 6 O Clock WLR brings you the 6 biggest stories of the day
1. Minister Harris receives application for Technological University
The South East is the only region without a university. After a decade of debate & effort & a massive amount of work over the last while, that’s about to change. Today I received an application to create a Technological University for the South East. Thank you to all involved pic.twitter.com/LNlDc2CfOm Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) April 30, 2021
2. Waterford’s walk-in COVID test centre to remain open for another week
The facility at Kilcohan has been open for a week now for people who have no symptoms but still want to get tested. It’s going to stay open until next Saturday, the 8th of May between 10am and 6pm daily. Meanwhile the online portal for vaccine registration will open next week for people aged over 50, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has confirmed.
Every evening at 6 O Clock WLR brings you the 6 biggest stories of the day
1. Debenhams workers take to picket line to mark a year since closure
A group of former Debenhams workers took to the picket line in Waterford a whole 365 days after they were told by the store they were being made redundant. They say they’ve had little to no communication from the store’s liquidators, KPMG, in the last year.
2. Walk in test centre to open in Waterford tomorrow
The centre located at the WIT complex in College Street, Waterford, will operate from 11am from to 7pm each of five days from tomorrow Saturday the 10th of April to Wednesday the 14th of April inclusive. Meanwhile Europe’s drugs regulator is reviewing possible links between blood clots and Johnson and Johnson’s coronavirus vaccine. The E-M-A says four serious cases have been identified in the US, one of which was fatal.