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Pictured at WITs Science Week bubble show, organised by Clamast, were happy pupils from St Stephens Delle La Salle School.
The Waterpark NS certificate recipients pictured with Mayor Quinlan and acting Principal Cathy Power.
Members of Waterford Arts Group with Conor Nolan, Arts Officer, Lilly O\'Reilly, General Manager, Garter Lane and Neill McCann, Garter Lane.
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An unspeakable tragedy
An inquest into the drowning of Passage East brothers Paul (49), Kenny (47) and Shane Bolger (44) two years ago has been told that the signalling device on their vessel, the ‘Dean Leanne’, was ‘a dud’. The Bolger brothers had set off from Dunmore East early on the morning of June 12th, 2013 to work on [...]
Munster Express features in new RTE series ‘The Local Eye’
A new series celebrating the unique position of the local newspaper industry in Irish life is currently airing on RTÉ One and features The Munster Express. The Local Eye, which is broadcast on Thursdays on RTÉ One at 7pm, is a six-part series following the fortunes of three regional newspapers – The Clare Champion, The Mayo [...]
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‘Picture Present, Focus Forward’ with Solas Centre
‘Picture Present, Focus Forward’ is a 2016 calendar project which aims inspire others through the sharing of their experiences and their positive focus on the future. All those who featured in the calendar are clients of the Solas Centre in Williamstown and over 30 businesses supported the project. On Thursday evening last, to celebrate the calendar’s launch, [...]
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Giving hope to our most vulnerable
The extent of the services provided by Waterford’s Saint Vincent de Paul, I must confess, stunned me when I was taken around the city on Wednesday last by Area President Michael Curran. At the end of an insightful afternoon, during which time The Munster Express had spoken to over a dozen ‘VdeP’ representatives, I’d gained [...]
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Public lecture on how nutrition benefits eye and brain function
Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) academic John Nolan, who was recently recognised for his contribution to medicine at a prestigious awards ceremony in New York is to give a public lecture as part of Science Week. Waterford Institute of Technology’s Calmast (Centre for the Advancement of Learning of Maths, Science and Technology) organises the Robert Boyle [...]
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From the ridiculous to the sublime
It was a contrasting tale of two county senior champions over the weekend. While Ballygunner advanced to the Munster Club Hurling Final following a stirring win over Glen Rovers, Stradbally had barely time to take in their Conway Cup victory over Ballinacourty before their own provincial ambitions were cut short by both Nemo Rangers and [...]
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‘AOC’: Forever in our hearts
Death, when it comes, is always unexpected, no matter how imminent it may be. And when Adam O’Connor answered the call late on Thursday, October 22nd, his death was greeted with dismay, though he had battled and bravely borne a serious illness, for the past 10 months. News of Adam’s untimely death at the age of [...]
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Tadhg takes the Young Player prize
Tadhg De Búrca became the first Waterford man to take the Opel GAA-GPA Young Hurler of the Year award, with Maurice Shanahan and Noel Connors also picking up All-Stars on Friday night last. The Clashmore-Kinsalebeg clubman beat off competition from Galway duo Jason Flynn and Cathal Mannion to take the accolade, while also picking up a [...]
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Waterford Castle Golf Club
Set on a 310 acre island haven, Waterford Castle Hotel & Golf Resort truly is a special venue. Since coming under new ownership earlier this year, exciting plans have been put in place to ensure that Waterford Castle Hotel & Golf Resort remains a much loved and popular venue. In particular, significant developments are progressing at the [...]
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Wonderful Wildcats turn on the ‘Jazz’
Maxol WIT Wildcats maintained their promising start to the season with an excellent nine points win over Dublin Meteors after a terrific game of basketball at the Mercy Gym last Saturday evening. Meteors were second in the league going into this game but Wildcats were also coming off the back of several good performances, so a [...]
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Rose Café: a blooming Mooncoin success
Boom or no boom, we Irish have always given into our fondness for all things sweet and caffeinated, a love that has seen forgotten buildings revitalized into lovingly run hideaways from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. It is in this vein that Mooncoin’s newest and only vintage-chic coffee shop, Rose Café, operates. “I [...]
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Minister for Education visits Kilmacthomas Primary School
Minister Jan O’Sullivan made history by being the first Minister for Education to visit a school in Kilmacthomas and received a resoundingly warm musical welcome as the talented pupils played and sang to welcome the Minister in sunshine as the skies cleared. Principal Sheila Creed and her staff and Board of Management were delighted [...]
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Menopause The Musical
Menopause The Musical, featuring X-Factor star Mary Byrne and directed by Waterford’s own Richie Hayes, comes to the Theatre Royal from 17th to 21st November. The toe-tapping, sing-a-long sensation, which also stars Linda Nolan, Sue Collins and Niamh Kavanagh, is set in a department store and is about four very different ladies meeting by chance at [...]
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80 Years of Waterford Dramatic Society
Waterford Dramatic Society celebrates 80 years of bringing theatre to appreciative local audiences this month, with a production of A LIFE by Hugh Leonard, in association with Fight for Sight. Founded in October 1935, WDS has had a constant and much-loved presence on Waterford’s drama scene ever since. Frieda Ryan, who has been involved with [...]
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Minister Congratulates Waterford IFA
I am delighted to have this opportunity to acknowledge the important role the IFA has played in the development of the Irish agriculture industry over the last 60 years. I am very proud that agri food has grown to become our most important indigenous industry and has enjoyed a resurgence in both profile [...]
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Education and training for elderly healthcare providers
Over 50 delegates attended the Waterford Chamber Skillnet Healthy Ageing Event at the WIT School of Nursing last week. Organised by Waterford Chamber Skillnet following a direct request from healthcare members who work locally within in the industry, the event featured a number of expert speakers who discussed the various topics pertaining to healthy ageing. The event [...]
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The war on cash is heating up
The phasing out of one and two cent coins by a voluntary campaign between retailers and the Central Bank that began on October 28th has probably gone unnoticed by most of you. Coin rounding is part of a wider programme however, to move Ireland closer to a cashless society. And some people suggest it’s a trend [...]
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Rent increase ruled out by Council CEo
The prospect of City & County Council tenants facing a rent increase next year was effectively ruled out by Council Chief Executive Michael Walsh at a Metropolitan Area Budget meeting held on Thursday last. This move was indicated in the 2016 estimate of income and expenditure issued to Councillors prior to Thursday’s meeting, in which next [...]
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O’Shea named in major investment loss exposé
Ferrybank native John O’Shea has been named in a Sunday Times report which states he’s among a group of English-based footballers facing financial losses having invested in ventures ‘recommended by two financial advisers operating at the heart of the national game’. On a front page story titled ‘Footballers in financial meltdown’, the report reveals that O’Shea, [...]
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Cody stars at Micro Business network event
Waterford Micro Business Network (WMBN) toasted the success of connecting business owners in Waterford for 10 years on Tuesday last to a full house in the Large Room at City Hall. City & County Mayor John Cummins officially opened the ceremony and commended the 22 WMBN business members who exhibited on the night having stood the [...]
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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.
