PAUL MOONEY Newly appointed London correspondent for RTÉ, Tommy Meskill might be a Banner man, but he has strong Déise roots on his father’s side. RTÉ announced Tommy’s appointment as their London correspondent recently. He has been a journalist with RTÉ News...
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Electric Pininc’s Trailer Park Lineup is out!
Electric Pininc’s Trailer Park Lineup is out!
Trailer Park is Electric Picnic's world of graceful lunacy, a haven of hilarious caravans, utilitarian mobile homes that have undergone surgery, vans re-functioned, campers converted. Collectively they create a metropolis of tiny venues, interactive cultural outposts, fun-clinics and oddball theatres. It is...
Gogglebox Ireland is back for its 10th season and they want YOU to join the brand-new series
Gogglebox Ireland is back for its 10th season and they want YOU to join the brand-new series
Gogglebox Ireland is returning to brighten up your evenings and the series is on the lookout for witty and opinionated telly fanatics to join Ireland’s much-loved households. Do you have plenty to say and love a good chat while watching television? If so, you’re definitely not alone! So we’re...
SPRAOI Festival launch a new Public Fundraising Programme
SPRAOI Festival launch a new Public Fundraising Programme
Ireland’s dedicated street arts and spectacle event, Spraoi International Street Arts Festival, has announced its new public fundraising drive. The creators of Waterford’s premiere summer event are inviting festival audiences to become stakeholders by donating to Spraoi. The annual Spraoi Weekend attracts local,...
Seán McKeown appointed as Chief Executive of Waterford City and County Council
Seán McKeown appointed as Chief Executive of Waterford City and County Council
On Monday July 1st, the elected members of Waterford City and County Council ratified the appointment of Seán McKeown as Chief Executive of Waterford City and County Council. McKeown was appointed following a recruitment process conducted by the Public Appointments Service and will assume the role on August...
Holidaymakers warned to be extra vigilant for fraud
Holidaymakers warned to be extra vigilant for fraud
Bank of Ireland is warning customers to be extra vigilant of fraud when travelling on holidays. The Bank is reminding customers to check their banking details prior to travelling, be alert to potential signs of scams while away and if an offer looks too good to be true, it could be fraud. PREPARATION Prior to...
Waterford barristers join nationwide protest in withdrawing services
Waterford barristers join nationwide protest in withdrawing services
Criminal barristers in Waterford joined their judicial colleagues nationwide to take part in the withdrawal of their services last Tuesday, 9th July, in the first of three days of withdrawal this month The action by the barristers follows a recommendation from the Council of The Bar of Ireland last month. As well as...
Re-turn to host consumer information roadshow at City Square, Waterford
Re-turn to host consumer information roadshow at City Square, Waterford
Re-turn, operator of Ireland’s Deposit Return Scheme, is running a series of consumer roadshows nationwide this Summer to provide consumers with helpful information on the Deposit Return Scheme. The next stop is City Square, Waterford, this Friday, 12th and Saturday, 13th July. Re-turn is dedicated to helping...
Obituary Edward Walsh
Obituary Edward Walsh
It is with deep regret that we record the passing of Edward Walsh, which sad event occurred at University Hospital Waterford on Friday, 21st June, 2024. Edward, of Killure Bridge Nursing Home, Killure, Waterford, formerly of Church Road, Tramore, and late of the Munster Express, was born on July 4th, 1946 –...
Winterval announces 2024 Festival dates
Winterval announces 2024 Festival dates
Ireland’s biggest and best-loved Christmas festival and Waterford the official European City of Christmas announce the very festive dates for Winterval 2024 as November 15th to December 23rd. Festival organisers are as busy as elves building and creating a programme of festive fun like no other before....
ISPCA provides assistance to Bats and release them back to their Natural Habitat
ISPCA provides assistance to Bats and release them back to their Natural Habitat
The ISPCA has assisted a number of grounded bats in recent days. One was discovered on a storage shelf in a commercial building by workers in Co. Tipperary, a second Bat was found on the windowsill of a house during the day, while a third Bat was found on the doorstep of a house in Wicklow yesterday. All Bats were...
Sky launches TV advertising competition to help champion sustainable local businesses
Sky launches TV advertising competition to help champion sustainable local businesses
Sky is looking for the nation’s help to uncover and reward regional businesses that are committed to a more sustainable future as it launches the Sky Zero Footprint Fund ‘Local Heroes’ initiative. Sky Media, the advertising arm of Sky, announced that its award-winning Sky Zero Footprint Fund is...