Waterford City and County Council have been shortlisted for three All Ireland Community & Council Awards in 2025.
Now in its nineteenth year the awards offer a valuable platform to showcase the achievements and positive impact of partnerships within local areas as well as highlighting unsung heroes in communities.
Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. Jason Murphy said, “Being shortlisted in three categories of the All Ireland Community & Council awards is testament to the vision and dedication of the Council. There is a great team working behind the scenes to consistently innovate, build, create, improve and maintain.”
In the Best Town / Village Regeneration category, Waterford Council’s efforts in tackling dereliction and vacancy have been shortlisted.
“In the Dáil last year, Minister for Housing Darragh O’Brien said Waterford Council is the leading local authority in delivering units under RLS, and Waterford was also recently cited as best practice in the draft Programme for Government," the mayor added.
Waterford Council has also been shortlisted in the Best Tourism Initiative category for the City of Lights project and St. Joseph’s, Manor Hill has been shortlisted in the Best Housing Regeneration and Urban Planning category.
Located on a landmark site, St. Joseph’s House contains 71 dwellings. The former convent now consists of 50 units located within the main building, while 21 units are located in the various out-building clusters on the site.
The 2025 All Ireland Community & Council Awards, presented by the Local Authority Members Association (LAMA) and sponsored by IPB Insurance takes place in Rochestown Park Hotel in Cork on February 22nd.
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