8NEWS Waterford News & Star

February 21, 2012

inneedofrevamp Public to get hands dirty Railway Square boardwalk

creating new woodland By Claire Quinn

WALKWAYS surrounding By Mary Ellen Breen All training will be provided and any- were happening in Waterford and Storm Cinema and TK Maxx one from young school goers to the wished the project the very best, while in Railway Square have been FROM gathering seed, to growing and elderly are invited to get involved. Cllr Seamus Ryan commented that it recently left in a state of disnurturing and setting out a fledgling “The success of the woodland was a very good news story for Water- repair and this has sparked a tree, the people of Waterford will have depends on local community involve- ford and encouraged people to get local councillor to raise the the opportunity to get their hands dirty ment. We will be asking people to pick involved. issue with the Council. as they are encouraged to help develop the name and have an input into it. At Cllr Tom Cunningham outlined his Cllr. Mary Roche was a native woodland in Gracedieu. the end of the day it’s for the locals, we own delight at the project saying, “so few appalled when she learned of The Native Woodland Trust in coop- are just facilitating it.” Jim Lawlor of the places have the opportunity to have wild the state of the boardwalk eration with Waterford City Council are Native Woodland Trust said who are woodland within the city boundary.” and pedestrian walkways, to develop a seven to eight acre wood- funding the project. Cllr Mary Roche commented that it which surround the two prosland on land in Gracedieu that was The Suir Valley Railway will pass-by was a wonderful idea and great to have perous businesses. acquired when the by-pass was being the new woodland and it is a possibility it situated on the banks of the river. She said, “The pavement is built. in the future that the train might stop at “As well as the cleanest city, we are on in need of remedial work.” The first step, which will take place the area. the way to being the greenest,” she said, The councillor posed the near autumn, will be to collect the seeds The woodland will be accessible by a as she suggested that the area could also question whether or not it of trees in the locality and to set up a tree winding woodland path and after just include a campsite. It was said that the was the Council’s responsinursery. seven years the trees will have grown to anti-social aspect of it may cause prob- bility to upgrade and main-After this the trees will be planted out considerable height of approximately lems but the trusts said they would look tain the public walkways. on special planting days where members three meters high. at it. Ritchie Walsh of Waterford of the community will be needed to vol- Cllr John Hearne commented that the For more information see City Council said, “The whole unteer. project gave him faith that good things www.nativewoodlandtrust.ie area in within the possession and remit of the management company.” He added that the Council are liaising with the management company Railway Square Ltd in terms of upgrading the affected areas.

Lupus suffers need long

term illness cover

By Claire Quinn Term Illness scheme. However, it can be some-Systemic Lupus Erythe- times seen in infants and in PATIENTS suffering from matosus (SLE), or more com- people over sixty, but the Systemic Lupus, a chronic monly known as Lupus, is a majority of cases are found in long-term autoimmune dis- chronic long-term autoim- young people. order are forced to pay for mune disorder that affects According to Cllr. Walsh partially or in full for their the skin, joints, kidneys, patients can become overmany doctors visits and med- lungs, heart and brain. whelmed with financial diffiications, which can amount It is an autoimmune dis- culties due to their condition to €135 monthly if on the ease, which means the body’s if they are not eligible for a Drug Payment Scheme. immune system mistakenly medical card. In view of the heavy finan- attacks healthy tissue and Therefore, he suggests that cial burden on sufferers this in turn leads to long-term their medical expenses Pictured at City Hall for the launch of the Native Woodlands Trust Waterford project were seated from left, Padraig MacAodha, Labour Cllr. Jack Walsh has chronic inflammation. should be covered by the Native Woodlands Trust, Mayor of Waterford Cllr. Pat Hayes and Jim Lawlor, Native Woodlands Trust, back, Cllr. Jack Walsh, called on Minister for Health Lupus is more common in State. Seamus Purcell, DLS Scouts, George Kavanagh, DLS Scouts, Andrew Praciak, Native Woodlands Trust, Cllr. John Cummins, Ella Dr. James Reilly to have women as nine out of 10 of Minister Reilly has advised Ryan, Enviorment Officer WCC, Kieran Flood, Native Woodlands Trust, Cllr. Jim Darcy, Kevin McLoughlin, Native Wooflands Trust patient who suffer with the those who are suffering, are Cllr. Walsh that the matter is and Jim Lenane, WCC. Photo: Joe Evans disorder covered by the Long females aged between 15-45. receiving attention.

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