Waterford Chamber

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A Chamber member has proposed an idea for a Tricolour Festival. The proposed annual festival will begin on the 1st of March with a Ceremony of the Flag on The Mall in Waterford City, at the location and on the anniversary of the Tricolour’s first flight in 1848, and will conclude in climactic fashion in Dublin on the 17th of March, to celebrate and commemorate its adoption by the Irish Republic in 1919.

During the 17 days the flag will be relayed through the towns and cities of Ireland (much like the Olympic torch) so that each location along the route can be showcased and highlighted by the media, celebrating some notable Irish achievements in that area.

The festival should be set up as a nationwide trail for visitors that want to achieve the total ‘Irish’ experience.

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Waterford is Ireland’s oldest city, founded by Viking raiders in AD 914. It has played a pivotal role in the economic, political and cultural life of the country and its motto Urbs Intacta (the untaken city) bears witness to the many power struggles and conflicts in which it has been embroiled through the centuries.

Kilmeaden Fields is a 105 hectare (260 acre) site with 26 hectares (64 acres) designated/zoned for development located just outside Waterford City at the gateway to Ireland’s South Region. Waterford city is the intersection point for Ireland’s bio-pharma/life sciences and ICT/international services industries. The city is home to the region’s university-level institution Waterford Institute of Technology; a highly developed industrial infrastructure and regional offices for state-funded development agencies IDA Ireland and Enterprise Ireland. For further information visit www.kilmeadenfields.ie.

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Waterford City Safe has as it's main aims:

• To reduce the number of alcohol-related assaults and injuries.
• To work in partnership with the authorities and the licensed trade to improve the management of licensed premises.
• To promote the provision of safe drinking.
• To reduce perceptions of drunkenness, rowdiness and disorder in Waterford City's  night-time economy.

The Waterford City Safe alliance is committed to ensuring that Waterford's City Centre area is and remains safe and secure for visitors, residents and employees alike.

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