Interest rates are always a zero sum game: when they go down, mortgage and other debtors can celebrate. When they go up, anyone...
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Region's heritage ambassadors recognised by new award scheme
Region's heritage ambassadors recognised by new award scheme
■□■ View Photos A new awards scheme, sponsored by The Munster Express and Dooley’s Hotel, seeks to recognise and reward...
Jack Burtchaell: walking the walk and talking the Waterford talk
Jack Burtchaell: walking the walk and talking the Waterford talk
That Jack Burtchaell is a great talker comes as no great surprise. He’s been informing strolling tourists about the...
Waterford author's book covers the Celtic Tiger's formative years
Waterford author's book covers the Celtic Tiger's formative years
A book tracing the formative years of Ireland’s Celtic Tiger (1979-1993) has been penned by Waterford man Con Power....
Make energy savings a summer DIY priority
Make energy savings a summer DIY priority
The last thing you may want to have to think about now that the warmer weather has arrived is your winter heating bill. But what...
Chamber plans to boost trade in city and combat downturn
Chamber plans to boost trade in city and combat downturn
Waterford Chamber of Commerce held its AGM last Monday evening and elected a new President in Paul McDaid of the Tower Hotel...
Home improvement enthusiasts must keep a close eye on their budgets
Home improvement enthusiasts must keep a close eye on their budgets
It’s turning into ‘DIY Summer’ here on my street. One neighbour has booked the roofers to replace the back end of...
Additional support for sheep farmers confirmed
Additional support for sheep farmers confirmed
Even if it was curiously announced just a few days in advance of Friday last’s elections, sheep farmers in Waterford were...
City motor dealers worst hit in country
City motor dealers worst hit in country
Be it caused by the economic downturn or be it down to the Green Party (as claimed by Bill Cullen), one thing is certain: the...
Can Ireland ever become energy independent?
Can Ireland ever become energy independent?
It’s a question that one entrepreneur and a team of construction and environmental engineers, hydro-geologists,...
Bill Cullen: Green Party is killing the motor trade
Bill Cullen: Green Party is killing the motor trade
Bill Cullen has re-iterated his criticism of the Green Party for the role he believes they played in the dramatic dip in the...
Jim Power declares: ‘The Irish economic low point has passed’
Jim Power declares: ‘The Irish economic low point has passed’
One of Ireland’s best-known economic experts, Waterford man Jim Power, says he can see ‘some green shoots’ of...
