Archive for the ‘Foley on File’ Category
Wind Farm plans remain up in the air
A COMMUNITY consultation due to take place in relation to a proposed wind farm in Mid County Waterford was cancelled last week amid mounting opposition to the plan.
BSB Community Energy Ltd. cancelled its planned community consultation which was due to take place at the Barron Hall, Stradbally on Wednesday last.
On Monday of last [...]
A Great Place
WATERFORD’S Viking Triangle was named “Great Place” winner at the 2017 Urbanism Awards in London last week. Of course all of us Déise folk already know that Waterford is a “great place”, but it’s nice when others sit up and take notice of what we have to offer.
The Urbanism awards aim to recognise the [...]
Keeping the Greenway on Track
headline in a January 2004 edition of this newspaper declared that Waterford was to become the “Walking Capital of Ireland”.
Waterford County Council had big plans for a walkway/cycleway after negotiating a licence from CIE to take over the Waterford-Dungarvan rail line.
It wasn’t long before a stretch near Dungarvan was completed – but not everyone [...]
Bike run remembers Kenny and Wayne
SPECIAL bike run takes place this weekend in memory of two local brothers.
The 2016 Kenneth and Wayne Scannell Memorial Bike Run, which has proved hugely successful since its inception, will be held this Saturday July 30th.
Kenneth (Kenny) died in a road traffic accident in 2007.
“Kenny loved motorbikes,” explained his sister Sabrina.
“He supported all of [...]
Waterford and the EU
iscussion on the European Union and the role it plays in our lives has perhaps never been as prominent as it has been in the past few weeks.
We elect our MEPs every five years, but how many of us are aware of what they actually do once they reach the corridors of Brussels and Strasbourg?
At [...]
Mothers of scoliosis sufferers form advocacy network
A FUNDRAISING tractor run takes place this week to help raise awareness of scoliosis and the long waiting lists being endured by scoliosis sufferers.
Two Kilkenny mothers, Claire Cahill from Hugginstown and Michelle Long from Ballycallan, founded the Scoliosis Advocacy Network in January.
Claire’s six-year-old son Darragh and Michelle’s five-year-old son Tommy both have scoliosis.
arragh was diagnosed [...]
Local exhibition to celebrate ‘everyday’ cycling
US President John F Kennedy once said that “nothing compares to the simple pleasure of riding a bike”.
Cycling has enjoyed a huge resurgence throughout Ireland, and the opening of the Waterford Greenway is sure to see many cyclists travelling through the beautiful surroundings of County Waterford.
Annual events such as the Sean Kelly Tour of Waterford, [...]
The Lore and Legend of Butlerstown
Kieran Foley reports
‘UNLOCKING Butlerstown’ is a fantastic new book which has been compiled by Meitheal Staire Butlerstown (the Butlerstown History Group).
The book was launched on Friday March 18th at The Fr. Rufus Halley Hall in Butlerstown by Billy McCarthy from WLR FM.
‘Unlocking Butlerstown’ is a treasure trove of lore and legend of the Butlerstown parish [...]
Kilmeaden sisters seek Youth Release volunteers
YOUTH Release is a non-profit organisation which was established by sisters Niamh and Laura Power from Kilmeaden.
Since Youth Release was founded in 2007, The Munster Express has reported on the remarkable progress which Niamh and Laura have made through their admirable work in Ethiopia.
Youth Release was set up in response to the dire poverty that [...]
A trip through the trenches
Kieran Foley explored Waterford’s connections to WWI on a recent visit to Flanders and the Somme
THE grave of Private John Condon is the most visited grave in Poelkapelle Cemetery which is located near Ypres in Belgium.
On a recent visit to the sites associated with the First World War across Belgium and France, I had [...]