Some of the headlines that were born from the Scenario Planning exercise held at the T3 presentation, Thursday, 11-9-08. The year is 2018
The Tramore Times
(Ireland’s ecotourism capital)
- Tramway loop extension
- School wins Carbon neutral award
- Tramore makes waves; Tidal plant opens to compliment offshore wave farm
- Landfill site becomes community garden
- ‘Taste of’ Tramore celebrates ten years
- Business booms in Tramore; Tramore punt reaches new heights
Bia Mhor
- Breaking news; Tramore 65% food resilient
- Local 6th class students complete permaculture design course. All schools sign up
- Canons field new community garden launch supports community restaurant located in old Londis building
- Local fisherman lands bumper catch of mackerel
- Community party to celebrate Ten year anniversary of Tramore Transiton Town
- WIT students launch research project on super flower-the new cooking oil you can use for BBQs, fires, cooking and eating and oil lamps
- Pot Luck Swap Shop thriving
Sea Veiws 14th September, 2018 US$30, €20
- Old race course opens as boating lake
- Tramore ash farm supplies Kilkenny hurlers
- Entries for fertile food plot deadline 18th of September
- Grant awarded for community heating system
- Mayor of Tramore plants tree in community orchard
- Vegetarian Society grows as 100th member joins
- Tourism numbers boom as Irish tourists support Harvest Festival
- Tramore weathers Europes energy crisis
- Kite power research opens on former dump site
- Metal Man gets wings
Tramore Express
- Sunny south east still leads the way for solar power panels
- Last week the industrial estate switched to 100% wind power and exports to
- National Grid
- Waves bring fun and power to Tramore
- Allotments increase fresh food to local community and business
- Use of cycle lanes in Tramore are improving health and reducing use of petrol
Tramore strand 2
- Putting the tram back in Tramore; Tram from Ladys Slip to Canons Field allotments and market
- Local curriculum developed for transition students
- Wind farm profits ploughed back into new water sports marina. A boost for eco-tourism
- Tramores eco-tourism numbers up once again
- Farmers market comes home to Market Street
- Tramore € hits all time high against the FTSE
- Independent living for older community in former Grand Hotel. Roof herb garden opens for trade
- Back Strand wins Eco-spa hotel of the year. Organic seaweed baths a big hit
- Martha celebrates 108th birthday with opening of micro brewery
Tramore Times
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- New race course closed due to flooding. Flooding creates heat sump for geothermal power
- Green Taoiseach delighted as old race course wind farm opens
- Tramore eco-tourism capital of Ireland
- Prom becomes car free zone
- Amusement park becomes energy self sufficient
- Pilot project of tidal turbine at Back Strand and Saleens great success
- Tesco open first Sunday of each month. Farmers market opens 24 hours
- Waterford win All-Ireland with eco-hurleys
The T3 Times
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- John Power wins grand prize for his giant marrow grown in Tramore’s largest allotment
- Local Burrows stresses due to climate change
- Race meeting cancelled due to flooding
- Community coffers increased due to increases output from wave and tidal initiative
- Contract sighed for new bio-energy plant. Power to be increased to Clarinwood
- Survey shows that car use has decreased by 75%. Talks have begun to reopen Tramore train
- Tramore person wins award for eco-design concept
- Tramore leading town in slow cooking movement. Obesity levels 75% of previous level
- Figure show that ecotourism has reached 65% of visitors
- Masters degree announced at Vec. Degree to cover sustainability issues and post carbon development
Tramore Eco Times
- Tramore Tart; Light rail from welcomes holiday makers. Re-live 19th century life of railway sustainability
- Community owned wind farm expansion
- Waterford wins All-Ireland again
- Wave energy project welcomed by locals in new town area
- Tramore wins first prize in Sustainable Town Competition
- Guillamene fish market opened by President John Mullane
- Crafts Skill of the Year Award goes to local pupil. Emer Casey shows her design – a Willow shopping basket - to town shoppers
- Medicinal plant swap remedies and seeds day in Tramore House
- Candlelight stories and song sessions at the Grand Hotel. All welcome
- Seaweed soap at the Coast Guard Station