This weekend we have the Waterford Harvest Festival starting, highlighting the great strengths in food products in this region....
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Ex-prisoner programme wins national acclaim
Ex-prisoner programme wins national acclaim
A Waterford Area Partnership (WAP) programme catering for former prisoners has won a special social entrepreneur award, having...
Greater focus required on Science and Maths
Greater focus required on Science and Maths
The latest CAO figures suggest that there’s a clear requirement for more students to pursue maths and science-linked subjects at...
Lessons from England’s riots
Lessons from England’s riots
We were all in shock last week when witnessing the riotous scenes which saw so many high streets and residential areas...
Hurlers denied by Cats once more
Hurlers denied by Cats once more
Last Sunday saw another great clash of the ash in Croke Park, with Kilkenny seeing off neighbours Waterford for the seventh time...
Visit one of largest French islands – Ile d’ Olerans
Visit one of largest French islands – Ile d’ Olerans
The north west coast of France is well known for its island holidays like Ile de Ree or Belle Ile, another one less well known...
Thomastown Arts Fest goes bigger
Thomastown Arts Fest goes bigger
As part of the Kilkenny Arts week, Thomastown has its own arts festival and last weekend there was a large number of...
Merger with Tramore would make city much larger entity
Merger with Tramore would make city much larger entity
Waterford has a population under 50,000 at present and this sometimes leads to the city being under-represented in various...
Taoiseach takes on Church
Taoiseach takes on Church
The speech by Enda Kenny attacking the Vatican over the Cloyne Report has heralded in a new low in Church State relations. Will...
Euro crisis must be resolved
Euro crisis must be resolved
It looks like the euro crisis is deepening as further countries like Italy and Spain get drawn into the currency and debt...
Improved road access helped Tall Ships Festival
Improved road access helped Tall Ships Festival
The Tall Ships week showed how Waterford’s transport infrastructure has vastly improved. It has to be one of the reasons for the...
Tall Ships Festival a great week for Waterford
Tall Ships Festival a great week for Waterford
While we have had many bad years lately, the lift experienced by the Tall Ships should hopefully carry us forward for the coming...
