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TV Review

The X-Factor returned for a 7th series and the talking point was not the crazy eliminations and auditions but the accusation that the programme makers used auto-tuning to improve or enhance contestants that the judges favour to make them sound better.
Peter Cunningham.

Capital Sins at Ardkeen Library

Waterford author Peter Cunningham will read from his latest work Capital Sins at Ardkeen Library on Thursday 9th September at 6.00pm.
Some happy faces recieve their crew t-shirts and graduation scrolls at the Young Irish Film Makers summer camp premiere.

Summer Film Camps are a roaring success!

Creativity ran wild this summer as Young Irish Film Makers held their Film Camps for 8 to 18 year olds. The camps were a roaring success with over 90 young people coming together to have lots of fun making movies.

The Lonesome West

Two feuding brothers who fight over everything and anything, Coleman and Valene have just buried their father.

Torann at Electric Picnic

Waterford’s very own Torann, the group synonymous the semi-naked percussion antics on the streets of Ireland (and beyond) are appearing at this years Electric Picnic.

Donna Roche will perform at Christ Church Cathedral

Don’t miss Waterford native Donna Roche perform at Christ Church Cathedral on Sunday 5th September at 12 noon.

Tommy Tiernan – World Tour of the Sunny South East

Shakespeare once wrote ‘All the worlds a stage and all its men and women are merely players’.

From Those Wonderful Folks Who Gave You Pearl Harbor

With the amazing success of the TV series, Mad Men about the crazy days of Madison Avenue, there has been a return to full figures in fashion and not just women’s couture.

Review: Emanate

At Garter Lane, I enjoyed a short programme of dance – Emanate – featuring Brian Sweeney with Bubble Chamber.

Review: Graffiti

In Wyse Park there was Urban Dance, the launch of a Graffiti Wall with some fine and impressive colourful and exciting designs.