A new ‘Small Business Recovery Scheme’ launched by AIB last week is to provide additional working capital to assist small...
Author: Dermot Keyes
Popular city referee set for Haiti journey
Popular city referee set for Haiti journey
Well-known Waterford city soccer referee Ian Paul is to travel to Haiti as part of the ‘Build it Week’ team that will visit the...
Kevin O’Carroll wins WLR’s €25,000 ‘Deise Den’ prize
Kevin O’Carroll wins WLR’s €25,000 ‘Deise Den’ prize
Waterford’s Kevin O’Carroll, winner of a Munster Express/Dooley’s Hotel Heritage & Culture Award last year, was on the...
World’s greatest living explorer tops bill at Immrama Festival
World’s greatest living explorer tops bill at Immrama Festival
He’s trekked to both poles on the same astonishing journey. He has climbed Mount Everest. He has scaled the vertigo-inducing...
Garda Ombudsman to probe handling of city car snatch
Garda Ombudsman to probe handling of city car snatch
A Waterford couple is to lodge a complaint with the Garda Ombudsman following the robbery of one of their cars from outside...
City ‘drop in’ service for people in strife
City ‘drop in’ service for people in strife
The first outreach service which the Samaritans has ever provided in Ireland – right here in Waterford – is set to be extended...
New Waterford/Dublin rail services are ‘a cynical ploy’
New Waterford/Dublin rail services are ‘a cynical ploy’
News that additional rail services are to be provided on the Waterford/Dublin route have been described as a cynical tactic by...
One illness, two friends and a shared ambition
One illness, two friends and a shared ambition
Sitting down to tell your family and friends that you’ve been diagnosed with cancer must be a daunting moment. A moment almost...
Failed Glanbia buy-out set for review
Failed Glanbia buy-out set for review
Within minutes of the defeated Glanbia Co-op proposal to buy out Glanbia plc’s Irish Dairy operation, talk of a ‘Lisbon II’-like...
St John’s College Development decision imminent
St John’s College Development decision imminent
An Bord Pleanála is due to decide upon housing charity Respond’s proposed conversion of Saint John’s College into apartments for...
Give Gardaí the muscle they deserve to tackle disorder
Give Gardaí the muscle they deserve to tackle disorder
Sadly, this week’s contribution isn’t full of sweetness and light – however, the next few weeks of feelgood topics already lined...
Clancy Festival aims to attract 10,000 visitors into Carrick
Clancy Festival aims to attract 10,000 visitors into Carrick
The organisers of the Clancy Brothers Festival in Carrick-on-Suir are confident that the 2010 edition of the festival, to be...
