The flooding of the Tramore Road resurfaced this week with traffic having to be diverted in other directions. However, works to...
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‘Hey presto’ roads – but no rest stops
‘Hey presto’ roads – but no rest stops
Waterford Fine Gael Senator Paudie Coffey says his calls more than two years ago for service and rest stations to be built on...
Strike notice served at Morris's
Strike notice served at Morris's
Strike notice, due to come into effect today (Wednesday), has been served by trade union UNITE on Morris Builders Providers,...
Expenses bonus for local senators
Expenses bonus for local senators
Two Waterford senators are amongst the highest earners in the Seanad, netting almost a quarter of a million euros in mainly...
Bausch and Lomb consolidates contact lens production
Bausch and Lomb consolidates contact lens production
News that Bausch and Lomb is to migrate most of its global contact lens manufacturing to its Waterford and New York sites has...
Mayor blasts: ‘We've been abandoned'
Mayor blasts: ‘We've been abandoned'
With almost 15,000 people now on Waterford’s dole queues, up over 1,700 since January, the City’s Mayor, Cllr John...
Munster keen to get Glasgow reversal out of their system
Munster keen to get Glasgow reversal out of their system
Firhill has never been a venue where the men of Munster have enjoyed a particularly comfortable 80 minutes of rugby. Last...
Lessons for Waterford from Dun Laoghaire's multi cultural festival
Lessons for Waterford from Dun Laoghaire's multi cultural festival
The weekend before last we paid a visit to the Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures which was held for the ninth time. It...
Not married or separated? How financially safe are you?
Not married or separated? How financially safe are you?
A friend of mine’s estranged husband died earlier this summer after a short illness. They never divorced and had two...
Man's lip ‘bitten off' during row
Man's lip ‘bitten off' during row
A man had his lower lip bitten off during a vicious fight at the city’s Viking House hostel on Tuesday afternoon. Gardai...
Off stage drama hits Opera Festival
Off stage drama hits Opera Festival
Most of the ‘old guard’ on the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera’s executive board stepped down this...
Food tourism could create 1000 new jobs
Food tourism could create 1000 new jobs
Under the right conditions, 1000 new jobs could be created in food tourism in this area, according to Donal Lehane, managing...
