Ferrybank, Waterford
Ferrybank (Irish: Port an Chalaidh)[1] is a suburb of Waterford City in Ireland. Much of Ferrybank, or "the village" as it is referred to locally, is under the political jurisdiction of Waterford City and County Council and thus an area of administration for Waterford City, on the northern bank of the River Suir, extending into County Waterford. However, some parts of Ferrybank extend into County Kilkenny and are administered by Kilkenny County Council. There has been a long lasting boundary dispute between both jurisdictions,[2][3] with debates and proposals ongoing for many decades.[4][5]
Ferrybank Irish: Port an Chalaidh | |
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Suburb | |
Overlooking Fountain Street in Ferrybank | |
Ferrybank Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 52°15′55″N 7°06′15″W / 52.265278°N 7.104167°WCoordinates: 52°15′55″N 7°06′15″W / 52.265278°N 7.104167°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Waterford |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
| Irish grid reference | S614131 |
Sport
Ferrybank hurling club won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship in 1915, 1916 and 1919. Locky Byrne is an inter-county hurler who was from the area, and played for both the Waterford and Kilkenny teams in the 1930s and 1940s. Athletic events have been held in Ferrybank since 1869.[6] Ferrybank AC members to represent Ireland include Brendan Quinn at the 1988 Olympics and Kelly Proper at the 2010 European Championships.[citation needed] Association footballer John O'Shea, of Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland national team, played underage football with Ferrybank AFC.[7]
Ghost shopping centres
The Ross Abbey Town Centre Shopping Complex was built in 2008 at a cost of €7 million and was sold in 2013 for €225k. It remained empty for several years after it was constructed.[8] In 2017 (nearly 10 years after the complex was completed) the discount retailer "Mr Price" opened a unit within the development.[9][10]
The Ferrybank Shopping Centre on the south Kilkenny/Waterford border was completed in 2008 at a cost of €100m.[11] It never opened, due to the failure of Dunnes Stores to take up its planned anchor tenancy,[12] and (as of late 2022) remained closed.[13] While containing no retail outlets, part of the development has housed a local library and county council office.[14]
People
- Donal Foley, a writer and editor at The Irish Times, grew up in Ferrybank[15]
- John O'Shea, former international footballer, lived and went to school in Ferrybank.
References
- ^ "Port an Chalaidh / Ferrybank". logainm.ie. Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ "Pitch split sums up Ferrybank confusion". independent.ie. Independent News & Media. 8 August 2004. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Waterford and Kilkenny in boundary row". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 27 October 1999. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Waterford Local Government Review". waterfordboundaryreview.ie. Waterford Boundary Review Committee. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ . Waterford City Council. Archived from the original on 29 July 2010. Retrieved 14 August 2010.
- ^ . News and Star. Archived from the original on 6 March 2010.
- ^ Fanning, Dion (1 September 2002). "Family values underpin the shaping of O'Shea's rise". Irish Independent. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Waterford ghost shopping center originally worth $26.5 million now for sale for $365,500". News. Irish Central. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ^ "Ross Abbey in Ferrybank to finally open". munster-express.ie. Munster Express. 14 March 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Mr Price, Ross Abbey Town Centre, Ferrybank". mrprice.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ . London. The Sunday Times. 12 July 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ "Never back down: How Dunnes battles and confounds its landlords". thejournal.ie. The Journal Media. 25 May 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- ^ "Opening of Ferrybank Shopping Centre 'pushed out' to December 2023". beat102103.com. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Legal dispute that's kept the Ferrybank Shopping Centre empty could be resolved next month". kclr96fm.com. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
It has been sitting idle since 2009 with no shops – the only life in it is the local Library and the county council office
- ^ . The Munster Express. 31 August 2007. Archived from the original on 20 November 2007.