Business

New MD at The Munster Express

New MD at The Munster Express

Kieran Walsh, the managing director of the 163-year-old family-run newspaper, The Munster Express, is set to retire and a new MD from in-house is to take up the role, along with becoming the main shareholder. The region’s oldest newspaper is now in the steady hands of Doreen Connolly, who has worked within The...
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Recruitment: 24th November 2023

Recruitment: 24th November 2023

Recruitment: 24th November 2023

The Munster Express has the latest job opportunities from across Waterford and the South-East online and in our print editions. Cleaner required for Strangsmills NS Kilmacow 20 hours per week or two positions of 10 hours each also considered. Previous experience working as a cleaner in a school, hospital or factory...
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Rockwell College

Rockwell College

Rockwell College

Pioneering Co-Educational Boarding in Ireland in 2023  Bringing Excellence, Tradition, and Innovation Together  In a groundbreaking stride, Rockwell College stands as the first and only co-educational Catholic boarding school in Ireland, marking an exciting milestone in its history. Nestled on a sprawling 100-acre...
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New Game of Thrones Studio Tour costume display is launched in Northern Ireland by screen star Indira Varma

New Game of Thrones Studio Tour costume display is launched in Northern Ireland by screen star Indira Varma

New Game of Thrones Studio Tour costume display is launched in Northern Ireland by screen star Indira Varma

A new display of Game of Thrones costumes celebrating the kingdom of Dorne has launched at Game of Thrones Studio Tour in Northern Ireland. The display was launched by Game of Thrones star Indira Varma and included costumes worn by the actor and her screen daughters, Obara, Nymeria and Tyene (the Sand Snakes), a...
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Beat is 20 years in broadcasting

Beat is 20 years in broadcasting

Beat is 20 years in broadcasting

Every year at exactly 1:02pm on July 1st, Beat plays the iconic noughties track ‘Beautiful Day’ by U2, as a nostalgic nod to the moment the regional radio station went live in 2003 from state-of-the-art studios in Ardkeen, Waterford city. Fast forward two decades to the present where the multi-platform radio station...
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The Ferocious O’Flahertys

The Ferocious O’Flahertys

The Ferocious O’Flahertys

Last year Killian O’Flaherty was nominated for craftsperson of the year in the under 30s category in the SPAB Heritage Awards (Society for Protection of Ancient Buildings). Last November, he was invited to London to attend the Awards ceremony in Soho, London. Killian was the first ever Irish Nominee to be put forward...
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Cakeface Kilkenny

Cakeface Kilkenny

Cakeface Kilkenny

Cakeface is the brainchild of the Ballymaloe trained pastry chef duo Laura and Rory Gannon. After meeting and training at the renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School in Cork, the young couple headed to Europe and honed their skills and refined their craft with some of the best pastry teams and kitchens in France and...
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Women with influence

Women with influence

Women with influence

First female Principal of Waterford College of Further Education Noreen Reilly is the first female Principal of Waterford College of Further Education (formerly CTI Waterford) which has been in existence since 1906 serving the educational needs of Waterford City and its environs.  Noreen says she is privileged to...
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Back in the fold

Back in the fold

Back in the fold

Thirty years after starting out in journalism, and following a few career detours along the way, Jamie O’Keeffe is returning to the Munster Express as Editor. Taking up the role of Editor this Wednesday (11 January), Jamie O’Keeffe worked as a journalist with the Munster Express from 2000 to 2011. From a farming...
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