Public consultation opens for Waterford's 'City of Lights'

People are being invited to have their say on Waterford's new City of Lights scheme.

19 landmarks across the city are set to be lit up under the initiative.

In 2021 funding of over €530,000 was granted to Waterford City and County Council to support sustainable tourism development through a number of projects, including the City of Lights.

The lights trail will integrate the City Centre, Viking Triangle, the Cultural Quarter and the retail spine including the Apple Market.

The council plans to introduce the lighting by various means such as flood lighting, wall-mounted and ground-mounted LED projectors.

The lighting will be programmable allowing the colour/ambiance to be changed throughout the year to cater for different events and festivities.

In December, the Tempus Fugit clock was unveiled at the Irish Museum of Time on Greyfriar's Street, which will become a part of the new trail, under Fáilte Ireland's Urban Animation Project.

Most of the buildings which will be lit up are protected structures and the council is inviting you to have your say on the particulars of the plans.

Numbers 1 to 7 and 9 to 18 are protected structures and all sites are within an Architectural Conservation Area.

	LOCATION	Record of Protected Structures Reference: WA730/
1	Beach Tower	216
2	Bishop's Palace 18th Century	256
3	Central Library, Lady Lane	245
4	City Hall, The Mall	257
5	Double Tower, Castle Street	061
6	French Church, Greyfriars	026
7	French Tower, Browne’s Lane	056
8	House of Waterford Crystal, The Mall	N/A
9	Irish Silver Museum, Cathedral Square	071
10	Irish Museum of Time	182
11	Munster Express Building	836
12	Presbytery, George Street	130
13	Reginald’s Tower, The Quay	268
14	St Martin’s Gate, Spring Garden Alley	429, 430
15	The Granary, Hanover Street	203
16	City Walls, Castle St, Brown’s Lane & Railway Square	056, 059 & 060
17	Watchtower, Railway Square	404
18	Waterford Gallery of Art, O’Connell St	347
19	WVW Plaza, Quays	N/A