New ideas abound in New Ross and in February the New Ross Musical Society will stage an Irish premiere of the Drowsy Chaperone,...
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Tricolour’s birthplace to be marked by March festival
Tricolour’s birthplace to be marked by March festival
The first raising of the Irish Tricolour, by Thomas Francis Meagher at 33 The Mall in Waterford on March 7, 1848, is to be...
DLS plan ‘parked’ while bar and café approved
DLS plan ‘parked’ while bar and café approved
De La Salle College’s ambitious 400-space underground car park project which was to be concealed by a new all-weather sports...
City’s water supply ‘stood up well’ during Big Freeze
City’s water supply ‘stood up well’ during Big Freeze
Despite problems which left many individual householders without water for a considerable period during the Christmas break,...
Over 30% of City Council tenants in mortgage woe
Over 30% of City Council tenants in mortgage woe
Almost a third of all of Waterford City Council’s tenants are currently in mortgage arrears, The Munster Express had learned. In...
Ferrybank man fatally attacked by dogs in Malaysia
Ferrybank man fatally attacked by dogs in Malaysia
The Waterford man who was mauled to death by dogs at a farm in Malaysia on Sunday last was a member of a well known and highly...
Tramore to lose motor tax service
Tramore to lose motor tax service
Waterford County Council is to close its motor taxation service in Tramore and curtail road tax counter facilities as part of...
University fudge or forward thinking?
University fudge or forward thinking?
Waterford Institute of Technology has welcomed the contents of the ‘Hunt Report’ – despite its effective refusal to recognise...
St John of God Sisters bid ‘Farewell’
St John of God Sisters bid ‘Farewell’
Having served the people of Waterford for close on 120 years, the now small community of St John of God Sisters in the city is...
Act now to cut your health cover costs
Act now to cut your health cover costs
Is the private health insurance industry model ‘broken’, as the VHI boss Jimmy Tolan has suggested? Have older people been...
Ard-Rí works now imminent
Ard-Rí works now imminent
The clean-up of the Ard-Rí Hotel site is now imminent, according to Waterford City Council Environmental Director of Services...
Exciting plans for 2011
Exciting plans for 2011
Arts organisations have to look forward and make plans despite any further fears of recession, cold breeze or blast of change,...
