For the first time in at least seven decades, the River Suir froze at approximately 10pm on Christmas Day. These remarkable...
Author: Dermot Keyes
Frozen pipes prove headache for residents
Frozen pipes prove headache for residents
Frozen water pipes have provided residents and engineers across the region with a massive headache throughout Christmas and well...
Rohan: busiest year for house sales since 2007
Rohan: busiest year for house sales since 2007
The last 12 months has been the busiest year in terms of residential house sales in Waterford since 2007 according to city-based...
Undercroft set to become stunning visitor attraction
Undercroft set to become stunning visitor attraction
The Medieval Choristers Hall in Waterford’s Cathedral Square – more commonly referred to as the Undercroft – will form...
Deise or Dub, there’s great folk everywhere
Deise or Dub, there’s great folk everywhere
Rural Ireland is sometimes treated in a stereotypical, near condescending way by sections of the Dublin-based media, who refer...
Munster Council’s €365K contribution to Deise GAA
Munster Council’s €365K contribution to Deise GAA
The Munster GAA Council contributed a total of €365,776 to the Waterford County Board during 2010. This amounts for less than 10...
Bishop’s Palace project gets official green light
Bishop’s Palace project gets official green light
The Museum of Modern Waterford project, which will be housed in the Bishop’s Palace on The Mall, was officially sanctioned at a...
Drug Task Force’s Ard Rí concerns
Drug Task Force’s Ard Rí concerns
The Ard Rí hotel site – a problem that shows no signs of abating for Waterford City Council – has also gained the attention of...
Halligan slams business leaders’ political insults
Halligan slams business leaders’ political insults
General election candidate John Halligan has hit back at Waterford Chamber President Tom Murrane and economist Jim Power, both...
Salt and grit levels concern
Salt and grit levels concern
The arctic conditions may have passed (but not for long depending on what meteorologist you listen to) but the levels of salt...
Jim Power: ‘There is optimism out there’
Jim Power: ‘There is optimism out there’
Revamping our local authority system and replacing it with eight ‘super’ regional authorities would save the taxpayer €1 billion...
Carers’ Budget woe after allowance cut
Carers’ Budget woe after allowance cut
Carers in Waterford, already saving the State hundreds of thousands of Euro by looking after loved ones at home, will be at...
