A 42-year-old Czech national received a six-year driving ban and 150 hours of community service in lieu of a custodial sentence...
Author: Michelle Clancy
Suburban mini cannabis factory recalled in court
Suburban mini cannabis factory recalled in court
Waterford Gardaí discovered a mini cannabis factory with 30 plants in cultivation when they swooped on a family home in the...
Farmer appears to fall ill during Carrick hearing
Farmer appears to fall ill during Carrick hearing
A well-known South Tipperary farmer had to be assisted out of Carrick-on-Suir’s Courthouse by attending Gardaí and a member of...
Billy McCarthy championed art and young talent
Billy McCarthy championed art and young talent
I first met Billy McCarthy in March 2010. Pádraig Ó Gríofa and Michael Grant of the Waterford Variety Theatre Club were looking...
Regional rail routes have missed a 'beet'
Regional rail routes have missed a 'beet'
The winding-up of sugar beet production 10 years ago, an industry which was worth €150 million a year to almost 4,000 Irish...
Iarnród Éireann supports North Quay station move
Iarnród Éireann supports North Quay station move
Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail) would happily relocate its Waterford terminus from Plunkett Station onto the North Quay as part of...
Fears over Waterford's future rail connections
Fears over Waterford's future rail connections
RENEWED fears have been expressed over the future of Waterford’s rail connections. At the November plenary meeting of Waterford...
THE VOICE OF WATERFORD
THE VOICE OF WATERFORD
Billy McCarthy (1954-2016) DERMOT KEYES Waterford city and county is mourning the loss of WLRfm presenter Billy McCarthy, who...
St Nicholas Conference VdeP 2016 Christmas Food Appeal
St Nicholas Conference VdeP 2016 Christmas Food Appeal
Christmas is now only around the corner again and with it brings hardship to families in Carrick-on-Suir and its hinterland....
Fitzgerald highlights ‘totally unacceptable’ recycling sites
Fitzgerald highlights ‘totally unacceptable’ recycling sites
Sinn Fein Councillor Pat Fitzgerald has called on recycling companies that run bottle banks and clothes banks to honour their...
Tidy Towns progress in Glenmore
Tidy Towns progress in Glenmore
A trip to Glenmore for a planned hour or so turned into nearly half a day as we met members of a local Tidy Towns group who have...
A NEW LEAF OF LIFE
A NEW LEAF OF LIFE
January is one of the busiest times of the year in gyms and leisure centres across the entire planet. The start of a new year is...
