In only its second staging, Tramore’s Promenade Festival proved an overwhelming success, with organisers estimating...
Author: Michelle Clancy
Cummins becomes Mayor on Birthday
Cummins becomes Mayor on Birthday
MONDAY, June 29th 2015 proved to be an extra special day for one city native. As well as celebrating his 28th birthday, Fine...
Val Doonican Walked Tall
Val Doonican Walked Tall
Legendary Waterford-born singer and TV personality Val Doonican passed away last week, aged 88. The Passage Road native, who...
Lone strike seals Blues defeat
Lone strike seals Blues defeat
Having taken four points from their last two matches at the RSC Athlone left the RSC with all three points from their SSE...
A Race Well Run
A Race Well Run
Tom Hogan and Pauline Curley (the latter for the third successive year) were the top billing tape breakers at last...
Spraoi has Sprung
Spraoi has Sprung
The 24th annual Waterford Spraoi International Street Arts Festival was launched last Friday at the company’s Carrickphierish...
Historic Portlaw site set for assessment
Historic Portlaw site set for assessment
Thirty years after its closure, sending Portlaw into an economic downturn that one could argue it’s never fully recovered from,...
Mick O'Meara set for record breaking kayak lap of Ireland
Mick O'Meara set for record breaking kayak lap of Ireland
Waterford man Mick O’Meara (50 in August) is due back on Deise shores by Friday as he closes in on the fastest ever unsupported...
Waterford at the heart of national Purple Flag network
Waterford at the heart of national Purple Flag network
A delegation from Waterford joined representatives from across the country at the inaugural meeting of the Irish Purple Flag’s...
Gracedieu Manor will house Waterford Court during refurbishment
Gracedieu Manor will house Waterford Court during refurbishment
The Gracedieu Manor Retreat House on the Tramore-Waterford Road, is to become the temporary home of all court proceedings...
'Hands off Ferrybank'
'Hands off Ferrybank'
Kilkenny Government TDs John Paul Phelan and Ann Phelan will ‘stand firm’ in their opposition to any ‘fresh...
Boundary Committee is 'clearly warranted'
Boundary Committee is 'clearly warranted'
The three-strong Committee which will review the boundary between North Waterford City and South Kilkenny has been named by...
