Every year at exactly 1:02pm on July 1st, Beat plays the iconic noughties track ‘Beautiful Day’ by U2, as a nostalgic nod to the...
Secondary Stories
The Legend of Circe: Circe’s Awakening
The Legend of Circe: Circe’s Awakening
Following the release of his book The Saga of the Déise in 2020, local author Leonard Kearon MSc is back with his new book The...
Finding true self-esteem
Finding true self-esteem
It appears to me that in 2023, there’s someone attempting to become famous everywhere you look. People are looking for...
Coventry – UK City of Culture 2022
Coventry – UK City of Culture 2022
The year 2021/2022 saw the UK City of Culture go to Coventry. Derry got it a number of years ago. This major industrial centre...
Hopes for summer tourism surge
Hopes for summer tourism surge
Cruise ships return but Déise still seeking surge The much-anticipated summer tourism bonanza has yet to materialise according...
Local Enterprise Office Waterford awards over one million in grant aid to local business in 2021
Local Enterprise Office Waterford awards over one million in grant aid to local business in 2021
The Local Enterprise Office in Waterford released its 2021 grant aid figures last week. €886,189 in financial grants were...
Council calls on government to secure future of Rescue 117
Council calls on government to secure future of Rescue 117
Justine Dwyer You cannot put a price on life – was the message from members of the plenary district of Waterford City and County...
DBIC Ventures answers call to lead €800k investment in Klearcom
DBIC Ventures answers call to lead €800k investment in Klearcom
Klearcom is a fast-growing Waterford-based SaaS company operating in the global IVR (interactive voice response) assurance...
South-East cannot remain ‘silent’ on Rescue 117, says Shanahan
South-East cannot remain ‘silent’ on Rescue 117, says Shanahan
Recent activity numbers for Rescue 117 in the South East indicate that the service was up to 25% busier last year than the...
An enterprising village
An enterprising village
IT’S OFTEN said that a rising tide lifts all boats and there is perhaps no better example of this than the transformation which...
Living with diabetes
Living with diabetes
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and Sunday November 14th marked World Diabetes Awareness Day. Across the globe, in...
Remembering loved ones at Christmas with Waterford Rotary
Remembering loved ones at Christmas with Waterford Rotary
Waterford Rotary Club’s 24th annual Memorial Christmas Tree is open every weekend from now until Christmas, at Ireland’s largest...
