Waterford City and County Council is set to sell a landholding tied to Waterford Airport to an unnamed US businessman. Photograph: Waterford Airport/twitterIn a country rightly focused on how public assets are used, it is surprising how little attention is being paid to a county council selling €2.3 million worth of public land to an unnamed US businessman of considerable means for just €50,000. In order to enable a €30 million private investment into Waterford Airport, the local council will be disposing of an 84-hectare landholding. Various names relating to the investor’s identity have been floating around in Waterford, with suggestions that they have connections to Donald Trump. Why is the council selling public land at a knock-down price to an investor they will not name?

Source: The Irish Times December 13, 2025 12:01 UTC