WWRD’s portfolio of brands includes Waterford Crystal, Royal Doulton and Royal Albert

Former workers accept deal for up to 82 per cent of entitlements but remember 34 colleagues who died

The glass company used to employ thousands but when a plant closed in 2009 pensions went with it

Unite recommended Government’s €178m proposal for ex-glass workers

Deal will see former staff receive a payment equivalent to €1,000 per year of service

Five years since factory closed

Changes to the rules around defined-benefit schemes raise wider issues of moral hazard

Despite its flaws, the Bill helps create a leveller workers’ playing pitch

Analysis: Tax relief protected but ‘once only’ levy a recurring feature, writes Dominic Coyle

Pension benefits already built up will be measured by old rules even after January 1st

Developer planning to turn site into an IT and office park

Site purchased by agency for €1.5 million in 2005 under decentralisation now worth €150,000