Executive Architect for Kilkenny Council, Richard Vaughan addressed the Piltown Municipal District Council meeting on November 5 last, to outline a new housing project for the Ashgrove estate in Slieverue. “We are proposing 13 units. By the main road we are proposing 8 apartments and then 5 houses at the back of the...
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ALL TOGETHER NOW 2025
ALL TOGETHER NOW 2025
Everything you need to know for next weekend Welcoming 30,000 festival-goers to Curraghmore Estate for the SOLD OUT sixth chapter of All Together Now, taking place across the Bank Holiday Weekend from Thursday, 31 July – Monday, 4 August 2025. We can’t wait to throw open the gates and get the party started once...
50 home care jobs for Waterford as Dovida announces expansion plans
50 home care jobs for Waterford as Dovida announces expansion plans
Following on from its official launch in Waterford, Ireland’s leading home care provider, Dovida, recently announced plans to hire up to 50 caregivers in Waterford. The organisation, which has been providing care to ageing adults in Ireland since 2005, recently rebranded from Home Instead and now intends to increase...
Countdown to the 2025 Festival of Time in Waterford
Countdown to the 2025 Festival of Time in Waterford
The countdown is underway for one of Europe’s most unique cultural events, opening this weekend in Waterford. The 2025 International Festival of Time returns to Waterford from May 23rd to 24th, offering a celebration of innovation, reflection, and the evolving nature of time. As the city welcomes some of the most...
Lismore Castle’s Head Gardener returns for third series of RTÉ’s Home Grown
Lismore Castle’s Head Gardener returns for third series of RTÉ’s Home Grown
SOPHIA POWER The head gardener of Lismore Castle, Colm O’Driscoll returns to lead a brand new third series of RTÉ’s Home Grown alongside co-presenter Kitty Scully, which celebrates Irish horticulture. The two industry advocates will once again travel the country in this popular series, searching for stories...
ALDI Ireland Opens New Store in Waterford City
ALDI Ireland Opens New Store in Waterford City
ALDI Ireland Opens New Store in Waterford City ALDI Ireland opened its newest store in Waterford City on Thursday 6th March. The new €3.8 million city centre store investment marks a significant milestone in ALDI’s ongoing commitment to providing high-quality, affordable groceries to the people of Waterford....
Applications Open for the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2025
Applications Open for the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2025
Calling all Waterford’s Change-Makers! The National Lottery are delighted to officially launch this year’s National Lottery Good Causes Awards, which honours the inspiring work and achievements of projects, clubs and individuals all over Ireland, who, with the help of National Lottery Good Causes funding, have...
Irish students debate the European Union of the future
Irish students debate the European Union of the future
Article by Barbara Nolan, Head of the European Commission Representation in Dublin. What will an enlarged European Union of 500 million people look like? How will the citizens of its 35 or more Member States live, work and interact? Who will pay for it and how much? How will decisions be made and can consensus...
Kieran’s mental health media nomination
Kieran’s mental health media nomination
WLR News Editor and former Munster Express journalist Kieran Foley has been nominated for a national Mental Health Media Award. Established over a decade ago and relaunched in 2019, Headline’s Mental Health Media Awards recognise excellence in media coverage of mental health issues. The ceremony takes place in...
Armagh city – a Georgian gem
Armagh city – a Georgian gem
Armagh city proved to be a great surprise as a place to visit. We have been a number of times across the border, but not Armagh, which was recommended for its important history. It might have an image of Cathedrals and prayer, given that it’s known as the ecclesiastical capital of Ireland, as well as having...
The Blame . . and How to Avoid it
The Blame . . and How to Avoid it
Waterford Youth Arts in association with Garter Lane Arts Centre presents The Blame . . and How to Avoid it Written by Waterford Youth Arts and Liam Meagher Directed by Liam Meagher Following from the success last summer of I’m just a Girl, wtf would I know, director and playwright Liam Meagher returns to...
Comedy announced for ATN23 plus Food & Feasts, Wellness area & Greencrafts village
Comedy announced for ATN23 plus Food & Feasts, Wellness area & Greencrafts village
ALL TOGETHER NOW Bank Holiday Weekend Aug 4th – Aug 6th, 2023 Curraghmore Estate, County Waterford, Ireland ** COMEDY ANNOUNCED FOR ATN23 ** ** FOOD & FEASTS ** ** WELLNESS AREA ** ** GREENCRAFTS VILLAGE ** Glastonbury weekend has given us a little taster of what’s to come in just 5 weeks’ time! If you got...
