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Richie a favourite to win The Voice
Well-known Waterford singer and actor Richie Hayes has won the hearts of judges and audience alike on RTE’s The Voice.
Council announces 2012 Arts Grants
To mark its 70th anniversary Waterford Music Club has been awarded €3,250 by Waterford City Council towards a special programme of concerts this year.
Dungarvan offers food for thought
The countdown is on for the fifth Waterford Festival of Food which takes place in the coastal town of Dungarvan from April 12th and 15th.
Battle royal to protect RTE’s Regional Studio
Business, political and education sectors in Waterford were closing ranks this week and preparing to launch a fierce offensive if it emerges that the RTE Regional Studio at City Square in Waterford city is in jeopardy as part of a major RTE restructuring programme.
Mobile mast threat is ‘real’
A South Kilkenny woman, who claims her life has been ruined by electromagnetic radiation emitted from mobile phone masts, believes the Government’s ‘cap in hand’ attitude to phone companies ‘will lead to a body count’.
Biddy bids farewell to beloved lollypop!
Lollypop woman Biddy Farrell has been a familiar and friendly face to young pupils at the Presentation Primary School for almost 29 years.
Death of education pioneer Canon Frank Hopkins
Canon Frank Hopkins, a native of New Ross, County Wexford, died on Monday March 19 Joseph.
Walk down memory lane for former staff with Infirmary reunion
The Waterford County and City Infirmary, which sadly closed in 1987, was an institution well-known and loved by generations of people from Waterford and surrounding counties.
‘Our children deserve better’
A Waterford mother whose daughter was born with a severe form of asthma has appealed for common sense to prevail when it comes to the long-awaited delivery of a national children’s hospital.
WIT moves to buy Kilbarry glass site
The prospects of Waterford Institute of Technology taking over the former Waterford Crystal office complex and factory at Kilbarry are getting closer.