Kilkenny councillor Tomas Breathnach discusses Ferrybank Shopping Centre!

Waterford City and County Council is set to pay a substantial legal bill after withdrawing its High Court judicial review over planning permission granted for the Ferrybank Shopping Centre. While the final figure has yet to be determined, Chief Executive Sean McKeown confirmed this week that Waterford will be responsible for paying the legal costs of both Kilkenny County Council and Dunnes Stores following the withdrawal of the proceedings. Addressing a meeting of Waterford City and County Council in City Hall, Mr McKeown accepted full responsibility for initiating the legal challenge, making it clear that elected councillors had no involvement in the decision. "I want to clarify and confirm that it was myself that initiated the proceedings. The elected members had no part in that," he told councillors. This morning (Friday), 'Deise Today' had Kilkenny councillor Tomas Breathnach (Labour) in studio to discuss the Ferrybank Shopping Centre - from it's history right up to developments this week when Waterford council withdrew it's judicial review. You can listen back to his chat with Damien by clicking on the image above... See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.