This Friday the 13th, Central Arts presents one of the most exciting live acts around as the amazing Robocobra Quartet take to the stage at Central Arts on Friday next, February 13th. Dubbed ‘Fugazi meets Mingus’ and comprising two saxophonists, bass and drummer-vocalist, Robocobra Quartet’s unmatched live...
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Déise display battling qualities despite defeat
Déise display battling qualities despite defeat
Brian Flannery Reports Waterford’s second defeat in the National Hurling League while not unexpected showed again the battling qualities of this new look Waterford side.Liam Cahill and his management team opted for nine changes from the narrow defeat to Tipperary for the trip to Limerick. They rolled the dice...
Déise no match for dominant champions
Déise no match for dominant champions
Hurling League Division 1A Limerick 1-21 Waterford 1-17 Brian Flannery Reports Waterford’s final group game in Division 1A of the Allianz national Hurling League ended in a four-point defeat, at LIT Gaelic Grounds against their hosts Limerick.This victory puts Limerick into a league semi-final while Waterford has the...
Rapid Cabs marks 21 years
Rapid Cabs marks 21 years
On March 5th Rapid Cabs celebrated its 21st anniversary in business. Just about the time people started talking about the millennium bug the O’Brien family in Waterford had more important things on their minds.It was 1999, they had just changed their name from City Cabs to Rapid Cabs, had five taxi drivers and while...
Serial Entrepreneur Louise Grubb launches new podcast series
Serial Entrepreneur Louise Grubb launches new podcast series
A brand new podcast series has been launched in Ireland, ‘The Business of Science’ shares insights, career journeys, the start-up phase and behind the scenes from one of Ireland’s most successful business sectors.The multi-award-winning serial entrepreneur Louise Grubb hosts the new series where she meets some of the...
Property Partners lands in Waterford City
Property Partners lands in Waterford City
Property Partners Phelan Herterich has officially opened its new office in the heart of Waterford city. Deirdre Phelan, a long-established and highly regarded estate agent in the city, has joined forces with Barry Herterich who already has a successful Property Partners practice in Tramore. Deirdre has an outstanding...
West Waterford Festival of Food unveils Sustainably Irish-inspired 2020 programme
West Waterford Festival of Food unveils Sustainably Irish-inspired 2020 programme
Over 35,000 visitors will flock to West Waterford from 16 – 19 April for its 13th annual food festivalThe 13th annual West Waterford Festival of Food takes place from 16 – 19 April, with over 100 free and ticketed events. The 2020 theme, for what is one of Ireland’s biggest foodie festivals, will explore what it...
WCFE Principal responds to student criticisms
WCFE Principal responds to student criticisms
Eoghan Dalton Reports The principal of Waterford College of Further Education has responded to recent criticisms of the school. In a statement, Noreen Reilly appealed to students who left their classrooms in protest against WCFE management last month. The 400-strong walkout on Thursday, 27th February arose from what...
Tramore may lose Supt in Garda shake-up
Tramore may lose Supt in Garda shake-up
Eoghan Dalton Reports There are concerns that Tramore will be left without a Superintendent as part of reforms to An Garda Síochána. It’s part of the amalgamation of the existing Waterford Division with Carlow/Kilkenny.The changes will see the number of Superintendents in the new Division cut from six to four. The...
Virus rains on our parade
Virus rains on our parade
Eoghan Dalton reports Waterford city’s St Patrick’s Day Parade has fallen victim to the coronavirus. It was cancelled following a risk assessment by Waterford City and County Council, which noted the volume of visitors expected for the festivities. All other St Patrick’s Day Parades have been cancelled following a...
International Women’s Day Festival
International Women’s Day Festival
Waterford Women’s Centre, celebrating 25 years, since 1995, working with women and children in Waterford, presents the annual International Women’s Day Festival 2020. Tomorrow (Wednesday) a Civic Trust Blue Plaque will be unveiled to the Daly Family at 11am in Arundel Lane where Mai, Debbie and their mother, Margaret...
Stellar cast for Five Year Plan
Stellar cast for Five Year Plan
Nicola Spendlove’s powerful new play presented by Waterford’s Stagemad Theatre Company comes to Garter Lane on March 19th and 20th.Directed by Ben Quinlan with the hugely talented cast of Ema Lemon. Grannie Kavanagh. and Abi McCormack, this play will astound and confound in a night of theatre that has...