Local News

Results row resolved

After more than 3,000 students staged midweek protests in Waterford, seething over the “senseless stand-off” between lecturers and management at WIT, lecturers last night balloted to belatedly release Christmas exam results.

Successful ground-breaking operation undertaken at WRH

A pioneering operation, the first of its kind in Ireland, was carried out at Waterford Regional Hospital last week with the aid of a unique medical device developed by the Clearstream Technologies Group in Enniscorthy.

Tramore Council wants people up at 6am to put out refuse sacks

A Tramore Town Councillor wants householders to get up early and leave out their recycling bags for collection, rather than doing so the previous night.

Man who fatally stabbed Joe had 72 convictions

A man with more than 70 previous convictions was given a 10-year sentence after he entered an "11th hour" plea to the manslaughter of a young Waterford man.

Bob Tweedy fights to retain ownership of his city pubs

The final date for the examinership of the Tweedy group is looming with February 4th being a date put down. Mr Bob Tweedy runs an extensive entertainment business in Waterford featuring the following pubs in examinership Muldoons, Rubys, Oxygen, The Woodman

Local film nominated for Academy Award

It was announced on Tuesday that ‘The Secret of Kells’, an Irish animated film, has been nominated for the Best Animated Feature Film category of the 82nd Academy Awards.

Sports

Waterford learn very little

Davy Fitzgerald’s hurlers will be hoping to make it third time lucky when they contest the Waterford Crystal Cup Final against UCC .

Fiona smashes Junior record

Fiona Dennehy was back on top of the podium at the Leinster Indoor championships in Nenagh last weekend taking gold in the junior walk in impressive fashion.

Colm claims seven golds at Munster Championships

Waterford Crystal Swimming Club, in one of the 1st major Galas of 2010, sent one of the club’s largest and strongest squads representing the city in years.

Waterford winner of Gold Cup?

There's just one place to be this Sunday and that's at Leopardstown for the Hennessy Cognac Gold Cup fixture, undoubtedly one of this country's best national hunt meetings of the entire year.

Joe Canning & co beat Déise trial selection

Portumna scored an impressive five-point win over an experimental Waterford side.

Whittle’s wonder goal

Nine-man Bohemians recorded an amazing Premier league success thanks to a 50-yard free kick from David Whittle with 14 minutes remaining in the contest.

All-Ireland title for Megan

On Saturday last in Nenagh two very good young athletes from Ferrybank AC competed in the All-Ireland Juvenile Indoor Combined Events Championships and they came home with a gold and silver medal.

Entertainment

Shedding light on a great man

Things are begining to fall into shape for the big night in the Forum on Friday Feb 19th when the musicians and performers of Waterford come together to mark the contribution that Jim Daly made to so many arts activities in Waterford.

Canadian Trad at Christ Church Cathedral

Vancouver singer and flute player Norah Rendell and Minnesotan guitarist Brian Miller will perform a coffee concert of Canadian and Irish trad music.

Review: Bouncers

Waterford’s Bowler Hat Theatre Company brought another touch of the crude, rude and very funny theatre, to the Theatre Royal, with a Pat Daly adapted and Waterford-ised version of John Godber’s Bouncers.

Review: Portlaw Panto

The Portlaw Musical Society celebrated their 30th Pantomime - Robinson Crusoe - in glorious style, with one of the most attractive, exuberant and colourful productions, presented with attack, great humour and excellent entertainment.