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Violent storm leaves 22,000 homes without power
Gardai, emergency services and local authority workers reported one of their busiest days ever last Wednesday, as hurricane force winds battering Waterford knocked out power to around 22,000 homes and businesses in the area. The storm, ranked by Met Eireann amongst the top five worst to hit the country since weather records began, saw unprecedented winds [...]
DUTCH DRIVER’S REMORSE
Strain family meet with driver at Courthouse The man who caused the death of teacher Alice Strain in a road traffic accident on April 4th last met with three sisters of the deceased prior to his court appearance on a charge of dangerous driving causing death and serious injury. Dutch courier driver Frans Coenraad, who pleaded [...]
Local businessman ordered to repay €26 million loan
Waterford businessman Philip Lynch’s appeal over a €26 million judgment secured against him in 2011 has been rejected by the Supreme Court. The loan was issued to fund the purchase of 86 acres at Kilbarry, where a shopping centre and retail development had been planned. The loans in question were given by Allied Irish Banks to the [...]
Unemployment falls in Waterford
Unemployment has fallen for the 19th month in a row, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO), which also revealed that there was a 6.3 per cent fall in the number of people on the Live Register in Waterford last month when compared to January 2013. Welcoming this news, Waterford City Councillor Seamus Ryan (Labour) said [...]
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Saggart cling on in thriller
Over 80 pulsating minutes, Ballysaggart and Kickhams Creggan registered 40 scores between them in an absorbing and utterly compelling All-Ireland Junior Hurling Final. It’s an encounter that will be recalled fondly for years such was its sensational narrative. A first half which ended with Ballysaggart nine points to the good against a Creggan side who had [...]
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Saturday Night Lights at Semple
The National Hurling League lift off this weekend with Waterford and Tipperary getting top billing and a Saturday night slot for the opening game. Live TV coverage on Setanta 1 dictates a 7 pm throw-in this Saturday night under lights at the famed Tipperary venue. Once again Waterford goes into this year’s campaign as favourites to be relegated [...]
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East Munster schools gold for Aaron Donnelly
The girls’ u15 4×200m relay team were led off by Katie Murphy who set up Molly O’Shea in a strong position. The fast running Amy Redmond took over the baton and passed to Lorna Monaghan who put all those hard winter training sessions to good use to run a storming last leg and secure silver behind [...]
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Walsh brace stretches Villa’s unbeaten record
The Villa made it 11 wins on the spin in all competitions when they accounted for Waterford Crystal at the Glass Complex on Sunday morning last. The team who are managed by the former Waterford United and St Patrick’s Athletic striker Paschal Keane have not tasted defeat since they lost to Carrick United back in September, [...]
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Waterford bow out without a whimper
Waterford League 1 South Tipperary 2 Matt Keane Having lost their opening fixture away to the Wexford League the Waterford League knew that nothing less than a victory against Tipperary would suffice to keep their interest alive in this seasons Oscar Traynor Cup competition alive, but sadly they could not step up to the plate against the visitors [...]
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Victoria Hill springs 33/1 surprise at Thurles
Neil O’Donnell The ever-dependable Thurles circuit played host to the domestic racing action on Thursday of last week and for many it was a case of the best wine being kept until last for the closing Fethard Flat Race turned into a cracking contest with Lismore-born owner/trainer Gerry O’Keeffe’s Victoria Hill belying his 33/1 starting price [...]
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Annerville award for Hugh Mulhearne
Iverk Produce Carrick Wheelers’ Hugh Mulhearne 2013 campaign ended last September, but the rewards of all his hard work have still been rolling in. The latest award for the Waterford man to receive is the Annerville Award for cycling. 2013 has been stellar year for Mulhearne, a year that has seen him notch up [...]
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Mixed fortunes for McIlroy and Harrington
Despite a disappointing closing 74 at the Dubai Desert Classic which left him tied for ninth behind St ephen Gallacher Rory McIlroy has every reason to be happy with the state of his game as the season begins to get interesting. He finished tied for second, having suffered a two shot penalty for an infringement at the [...]
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Superb Seahawks’ Superbowl
It can take three and a half hours to play, is punctuated with stops for ‘flags on the play’ time-outs and challenges but the Super Bowl remains one of the most spectacular sporting events in the World and there’s nothing like watching it live, despite the 11.30pm kick-off time. Super Bowl 48 from the Met Life [...]
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'Shake Skin' by the brilliant Waterford band Kodakid. They have been chosen by Hot Press magazine as one of the finalists in The Big Break competition. Visit www.hotpress.com to cast your vote for them.
Entertainment
The Sweet and Lowdown
RoseAnn Foley has directed several documentaries for TG4 about Waterford people, or people with connections to the region. Her latest work, about Hollywood legend Tyrone Power, explores the matinée star’s links with Kilmacthomas. A native of Waterford city, RoseAnn moved with her family to the Ring Gaeltacht when she was a child. However [...]
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7th annual Waterford Film festival
The 7th annual Waterford Film festival opened on the 8th of November and took place over three nights, with the screening of four short film programs and culminating in the awards ceremony on Sunday, 10th November. Of the hundreds of submissions received from home and abroad, 36 short films were selected to be showcased. The [...]
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De La Salle Scout Pipe Band
The De La Salle Scout Pipe Band which was founded on December 15th 1933 will launch a year of celebrations to mark its 80th anniversary with a concert in Garter Lane on Saturday, 14th December. Over the years the band has upheld the tradition of highland piping and drumming in Waterford City and has entertained the [...]
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Mount Sion celebrates The Gathering
Over 200 former students and teachers returned to Mount Sion CBS Secondary School on Barrack St in Waterford on Tuesday for a special event as part of The Gathering celebrations which have continued across the country through the year. Those who attended included one of the oldest living former students – 94-year-old Michael Heffernan who went [...]
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Art in Central Library
Local artist Mary Molumby will exhibit her work in the Index Gallery, Central Library from Tuesday 3rd December until Saturday 14th December. Mary resumed her creative ability which she cherished as a child some seven years ago when she changed her career. Although she trained under two highly accomplished teachers, she has since developed her [...]
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Waterford Chamber welcomes new lower ARV for businesses in Waterford City
Waterford Chamberwelc omes very encouraging news for businesses in the City following last week’s Waterford City Council Annual Budget mee ting at which the ARV for 2014 was passed by the Council at .252 Commercial ratepayers can now calculate their exact liability for 2014 and for a very significant number of businesses; the outcome will be a welcomed [...]
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Cullinane critical of Taoiseach’s claims on pylons
Senator David Cullinane has criticised Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s reference to emigration in an attempt to justify the EirGrid pylon project. “To justify a project, that is seriously lacking in credibility, by linking it to emigration and unemployment is a cynical means of distracting from the issues surrounding EirGrid,” said the Sinn Féin representative. “Frankly, the Taoiseach is [...]
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Overwhelming support for County Council Budget
Waterford County Council’s 2014 Budget won the overwhelming support of Councillors in Dungarvan on Thursday afternoon last (20-3), just hours before their colleagues in City Hall followed suit. Michael Walsh, who attended both meetings in his new brief as overall Local Authority Manager, said that the overall goal for Waterford, as a single administrative entity [...]
Waterford Crystal tops State’s gift list
Fifty-two pieces of Waterford Crystal have been listed amongst the state gifts given to foreign dignitaries over the past 10 years. A set of Waterford Crystal candlesticks, valued at almost €150, was by far the most popular gift to give to a visiting dignitary during the period. In a written reply to a Dáil question last week, [...]
Azzurri looks to brighter future
Azzurri Sport and Waterford Uniforms, trading under Apparel Supply Solutions, remains open for business following a 100-day examiner period, saving 30 jobs in the process. While John and Miriam Molloy remain the company’s main owners, Azzurri has attracted new investment, with Pat Gilhooly (formerly of Hasbro) appointed Chairman while Michael Orpen (once of MK Brazil) has [...]
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Rates Relief For City Businesses
Business owners in Waterford City are exhaling in relief after a deal was brokered with City Hall in relation to the payment of Commercial Rates for 2014. The news, coming six weeks after businesses received blunt instruction from a Waterford City Council-appointed Revenue Collector regarding the payment of outstanding rates, has offered some respite for hard-hit [...]
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Tom Murphy on ‘a renewed sense of optimism in the city’
“I’ve been in this business for 45 years,” Tom Murphy tells The Munster Express in the office of his busy showroom on the Cork Road. “And when you’ve worked in a business for that length of time – and it’s the only business I’ve ever worked in, you note patterns and trends, be they positive or [...]