“We were surprised and taken aback at the definitive attitude shown by the Tanaiste against a university in the south east. Having allowed Waterford Crystal to close and not rescue it, she has given the region another body blow by failing to support the demand for a university for the south east and Waterford. She claimed that if a university was given to Waterford it would also mean Letterkenny in her own county of Donegal would have similar demands, as would Sligo, Cork and Athlone, all of which want universities. The Minister has missed the point in terms of regional development …” (more)
[Kieran Walsh, Munster Express, 23 May]