Jordan Norris Independent Councillor Joe Kelly has been elected as the Mayor of Waterford City & County for the forthcoming twelve months. Cllr. Kelly was elected at the AGM of Waterford City & County Council on Thursday last, having defeated fellow Independent Councillor Mary Roche by 17 votes to 15. He...
Author: Munster Express
Future of Waterford Airport in doubt
Future of Waterford Airport in doubt
Jordan Norris The future of Waterford Airport has been cast into doubt as it emerged that the €5m emergency funding put in place by the government is set to be pulled by the Department of Transport. The Department is of the view that the payments ‘cannot be continued’ as a result of the impact of COVID-19 on the...
Best Lead Actor IFTA Nomination for Maurice Dunford
Best Lead Actor IFTA Nomination for Maurice Dunford
Jordan Norris The 2021 Irish Film & Television Academy Awards nominations have been released, across 25 categories in film and drama – with Dungarvan’s Maurice ‘Moe’ Dunford nominated in the Best Lead Actor (Film) category for his performance in Knuckledust. Directed by James Kermack, the film details how...
Waterford International Organ Festival
Waterford International Organ Festival
Liam Murphy It is great to have another festival in the South East, and the time was so right to create a Waterford International Organ Festival to celebrate organ music and for Christ Church Cathedral to commemorate the legacy of the late Eric Sweeney, composer, educationalist as well as being organist and...
Lohan: “Waterford have come on again”
Lohan: “Waterford have come on again”
Jordan Norris Clare manager Brian Lohan says that Waterford have pushed on again since the counties met in last year’s All-Ireland Quarter Final. The Deise won out on a scoreline of 3-27 to 3-18 versus the Banner on that occasion, and speaking to the Munster Express, Lohan says that Liam Cahill’s side have grown...
Championship curtain-raiser presents ample opportunity
Championship curtain-raiser presents ample opportunity
Munster Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-Final Preview Waterford v Clare (Semple Stadium, Sunday 3:30) Jordan Norris Waterford face Clare in the Munster Championship curtain-raiser at Semple Stadium, and despite some notable injury concerns – one would imagine the Deise should have enough to see off Brian Lohan’s...
Waterford Chamber wins Local Authority Collaboration Award
Waterford Chamber wins Local Authority Collaboration Award
Waterford Chamber has been named winner of the Local Authority Collaboration Award at the Chamber Awards 2021. The awards, hosted by Chambers Ireland and sponsored by Zurich, recognise the outstanding work of chambers of commerce throughout the country in supporting local, regional and national business. They also...
50 new jobs as Horizon Therapeutics buys EirGen’s Waterford plant
50 new jobs as Horizon Therapeutics buys EirGen’s Waterford plant
Jordan Norris Biotech company Horizon Therapeutics is to establish a manufacturing facility in Waterford which will employ about 90 people. Horizon Therapeutics has agreed a deal to buy the existing drug product manufacturing facility currently operated by EirGen Pharma in the IDA Business Park. 40 of EirGen’s...
Calls to ‘scrap’ North Quays if no movement within next year
Calls to ‘scrap’ North Quays if no movement within next year
Jordan Norris Fianna Fail Councillor Adam Wyse has said that Waterford City & County Council should scrap the North Quays project if there is not any movement on the development in the next twelve months. Cllr. Wyse was speaking at the June Plenary meeting of Waterford City & County Council. He noted that it...
Kilmeaden’s John O’Leary elected Comeragh Cathaoirleach
Kilmeaden’s John O’Leary elected Comeragh Cathaoirleach
Kieran Foley Kilmeaden’s Cllr. John O’Leary has been elected Cathaoirleach of the Comeragh District of Waterford City & County Council. Cllr O’Leary (FF) has previously held the Cathaoirleach position and also recently served as Deputy Mayor of Waterford City & County Council in 2018/2019. He was elected at...
Tom Cronin elected Cathaoirleach of Dungarvan / Lismore District
Tom Cronin elected Cathaoirleach of Dungarvan / Lismore District
Jordan Norris Fianna Fáil Councillor Tom Cronin has been elected Chairman (Cathaoirleach) of the Dungarvan / Lismore District of Waterford City & County Council for the forthcoming twelve months. The election of Cllr. Cronin to the role was proposed by outgoing Cathaoirleach Cllr. James Tobin (Fianna Fáil) and...
Henry De Bromhead receives Freedom of Waterford
Henry De Bromhead receives Freedom of Waterford
Jordan Norris It was a joyous occasion at Tramore Racecourse on Thursday afternoon as the Freedom of Waterford was formally conferred upon local horse trainer Henry De Bromhead. It has been a remarkable 2021 for the Knockeen-based trainer, who trained six winners at the Cheltenham Festival in March, which included an...