Lunch date with a difference at Waterford Business Awards
Take a lunch break with a difference this Friday by tuning in to the Waterford Business Awards live on the Waterford Chamber Facebook page and on wlrfm.com from 12.30pm. Organisers Waterford Chamber have joined forces again with partners Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber and WLR for the gala awards ceremony which for the first time ever, in light of Covid-19, will take place virtually via live stream and will be hosted by Damien Tiernan and Mary O’Neill. Tune in to see how the shortlisted businesses have
New COVID Aid Scheme welcome but more detail needed
Chambers Ireland today (9th Feb 2021) welcomes announcement by Government that COVID business grants will be expanded. Speaking this afternoon Chambers Ireland Chief Executive Ian Talbot said, “We have raised a number of concerns with Government as to the very narrow qualifying criteria for CRSS, which excluded far too many businesses- particularly those who were in the immediate supply chain and have seen much of their business wiped out to closures of hospitality and retail business. "The proposed new
Avant Money has come to Waterford!
Anita Cambie Financial Ltd. is delighted to announce Avant Money mortgage products are now available to Waterford customers, with fixed rate mortgages starting from 1.95%, by far the lowest rate in the market today. Avant Money, formerly known as Avantcard, which is based in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim with a second office in Dublin, has been providing credit cards and personal loans to Irish consumers for over twenty years. Avant Money is owned by Spanish banking group Bankinter, which also has
Waterford Property Watch Live: First Time Buyers Event
Liberty Blue Estate Agents, the leading independent Waterford property sales and letting experts, will be hosting what promises to be a hugely informative event focused on helping first time buyers successfully to buy a home. This free event will take place on Tuesday February 23rd from 12:30 - 1:15pm on Zoom. Mortgage expert Laura Mansbridge of Mortgage ABC will share her top tips and advice that will make all the difference to first time buyers in terms of : Saving money by getting the best
WIT and UPMC team up to research prostate cancer-specific rehabilitation
UPMC and Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) are working together on an exercise oncology project with the aim of developing the most effective prostate cancer-specific rehabilitation programme. The project, funded under the Irish Research Council’s Employment based programme, focuses on a comparison of aerobic and resistance exercise for counteracting adverse effects of hormone therapy in men with prostate cancer. Kira Murphy, principal researcher and a PhD student in exercise oncology at WIT, plans
Shortlist announced for Waterford Business Awards
A host of Waterford’s top businesses have been shortlisted for the seventh annual Waterford Business Awards. Organisers Waterford Chamber have joined forces again with partners WLR and Dungarvan & West Waterford Chamber for the gala awards ceremony which for the first time ever, in light of Covid-19, will take place virtually via live stream on Friday, 26th February. Speaking about the awards, Waterford Chamber President Danette Connolly said, “It has been an incredibly difficult year for our business
