Waterford Airport.

thats the one, flew over me yesterday, fine looking thing

NOTAM now issued

EIWF - WATERFORD

+ RWY 03/21 CLOSED TO ALL AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS EXCEPT FOR HELICOPTER

OPERATIONS CONDUCTED BY THE IRISH COAST GUARD AVIATION OPERATOR

REF AIC NR004/26

FROM: 14 JUN 2026 21:00 TO: 14 SEP 2026 21:00 EST

https://www.airnav.ie/getattachment/a83e6c4b-51d7-4d9b-9b4e-e50a23b317ac/PIB-Valid-260614-@-0605-UTC.pdf?lang=en-IE

Mobilization of the groundwork crew starting up with a vengeance

I'll never forgive the government that tried to destroy our airport, our chance at prosperity.

The Dept of Transport, with a staff of anti Waterford officials, are a shameful bunch. No new roads, airport, port investment for Waterford. Single rail line to Waterford, twin line to very place else. Something rotten is afoot.

Our local pols, who could not wheedle 15m Euro from government funds to build the runway, are just woeful.

By the time of the next election, the current government will be spinning, the development of the NQs. The delivery of 24/7 cardiac care, the delivery of a University and providing funding to allow commercial activities to take place at the airport.

For a lot of people they will see this as major delivery, as most people are unaware of the difference between a TU and NUI, people will have forgotten so 15 years or so of fighting for cardiac care and they'll see the airport as operational and be happy with it.

So it will be as you were. Also outside of Cullinane, the only prospect of a minister is probably going to come in the form of FF or FG, and that is was Waterford needs, a full ministerial position.

SF is extremely focused on a united Ireland. Imagine larger urban areas coming before Waterford from Northern Ireland. We get crumbs now, imagine if Belfast and Derry were ahead in the pecking order. Private investment seems to be the only show in town for Waterford. The government were never going to support the airport.

This is going off topic but i'd imagine if we did get a united Ireland it would be a decade long hong kong esq type of handover situation with a built in clause of renumeration from the UK Government to ease the transition. In other words I dont think it would be , ' ok you can have it back ,by the way Derry and Belfast need new evertyhing - see ye'

Thanks for the updates - much appreciated.