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...
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Recruitment: 24th November 2023
Recruitment: 24th November 2023
The Munster Express has the latest job opportunities from across Waterford and the South-East online and in our print editions. Cleaner required for Strangsmills NS Kilmacow 20 hours per week or two positions of 10 hours each also considered. Previous experience working as a cleaner in a school, hospital or factory...
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...
Pretty No1 Pery Square stay on Shannonside
Pretty No1 Pery Square stay on Shannonside
No 1 Pery Square is a luxurious boutique townhouse overlooking the great People’s Park in Limerick’s historic Georgian Quarter, situated just 5 minutes away from the city centre and train station. It has 21 bedrooms, local food and delicious wines at The Long Room, private dining at Sash Restaurant, an innovative and...
REQUIEM FOR A HERO
REQUIEM FOR A HERO
Waterford and the world mourns loss of magnetic motorsport star Craig Breen, the hugely talented and popular rally driver who tragically lost his life in an accident in Croatia last week, will be laid to rest in Ferrybank today (Tuesday). The 33-year-old from Slieverue Via Waterford was the country’s most magnetic...
Exclusive: Damien Tiernan to take over Late Late Show
Exclusive: Damien Tiernan to take over Late Late Show
Later this week, RTE will reveal that WLRfm’s Damien Tiernan will succeed Ryan Tubridy as presenter of the Late Late Show. The replacement announcement, which was not expected until late May, will be made at the RTE Studios in Carriganore on Saturday morning. It is understood that when Miriam O’Callaghan said she was...
Waterford SPCA becomes ISPCA Waterford in 2023
Waterford SPCA becomes ISPCA Waterford in 2023
Damien Tiernan of WLRFM invited Barbara Bent, Treasurer of Waterford SPCA and Dr. Cyril Sullivan C.E.O. of the Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (ISPCA) on his Deise Today show this week. Barbara and Cyril were on the show to announce the recent amalgamation of Waterford SPCA with the national ISPCA...
Successful year for Waterford’s Marathon Man
Successful year for Waterford’s Marathon Man
Kieran Foley Waterford’s Alan Corcoran is basking in the glow of a successful 2022 and eagerly looking forward to the New Year. Alan’s ‘Marathon Man’ book amassed numerous accolades during the year and his new documentary film ‘Unsinkable’ is set to be screened in Waterford in 2023. ‘Marathon Man’ has won rave...
Waterford war hero to be honoured with memorial trail
Waterford war hero to be honoured with memorial trail
Kieran Foley TOM McGrath, the Waterford man who escaped a German prisoner-of-war camp during the Second World War, is to be honoured with the staging of the cross-Pyrenees Tom McGrath Historical Memory Trail. A remarkable chapter in the life of this Waterford man, who was born in Portlaw in 1904, was discovered by...
Revealed, Over €63 Million to be Saved Across Waterford by Switching Mortgage
Revealed, Over €63 Million to be Saved Across Waterford by Switching Mortgage
Over 180,000 households nationwide stand to save over €15,000 each by switching mortgage, also known as a remortgage. New analysis by moneysherpa.ie the Irish personal finance website has broken down how much could be saved county by county. Locally more than 4,000 switchers across Waterford will save over €14,000...