Archive for the ‘Secondary Stories’ Category

Ballybeg drugs party: Mother found not gulity

Betty Grey: denied knowledge
The mother of a young man who died at a party in her house was cleared of allowing drugs to be handed out at Carlow Circuit Court this week.

Perfect Match

Waterford hurling star Ken McGrath and his beautiful bride Dawn Mulcahy with their daughter Ali after their wedding last Friday afternoon.

DPP to receive file on alleged terrorist plot

Jihad Jane: alleged mastermind.
A file is being prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions regarding an alleged plot to kill a Swedish cartoonist and newspaper editor, a plan which have may been partly co-ordinated in Waterford.

Is Passage Pontoon still ‘a terrorist risk’?

Father figure of the GAA in Waterford passes away

There was a massive GAA-dominated gathering for the removal of former president, Mr Pat Fanning, in Waterford City last night (Monday).

Nama salaries under spotlight

chairman Frank Daly
The Waterford man heading up Nama is being paid an ‘all-inclusive fee’ of €170,000 per annum – €70,000 more than he was supposed to be getting initially.

Has death-knell sounded for Rosslare-Limerick rail links?

The Cahir Railway Viaduct, which was repaired in 2003, may soon be closed according to Iarnród Éireann. “Why on earth was money spent on it if it’s going to be shut down just a few short years afterwards?” asked Damien Cassidy of the National Conservation and Heritage Group.      | Photo: Eoin Murphy
There’s been cross-party condemnation of press reports which suggest that Iarnród Éireann is considering the closure of Waterford’s rail links with both Rosslare and Limerick Junction.

Waterford 1-12; Limerick 1-11

Waterford manager John Owen: Division 3 football the target.
Whisper it quietly but following last Saturday’s fantastic one point victory over Limerick, Waterford are actually in prime position to push on and secure an historic promotion to Division 3.

Dungarvan CBS 1-16; Colaiste Eanna (Dublin) 1-10

Jim and Colm Curran in action for Dungarvan CBS against Coláite Éanna.
Determined Dungarvan CBS, fresh from their recent Munster Final victory over St Paul’s Community School, advanced to this year’s All-Ireland senior colleges.

Waterpark 18; Young Munster 0

Line-out action from the game.
With the dye cast in the previous final, the pressure was on the Under 19s to also deliver the goods against Young Munster.