Kieran Foley Kilmeaden’s Cllr. John O’Leary has been elected Cathaoirleach of the Comeragh District of Waterford City & County Council. Cllr O’Leary (FF) has previously held the Cathaoirleach position and also recently served as Deputy Mayor of Waterford City & County Council in 2018/2019. He was elected at...
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Billy Kennedy awarded Cycling Ireland Honorary Life Membership
Billy Kennedy awarded Cycling Ireland Honorary Life Membership
Billy Kennedy has been awarded with honorary life membership of Cycling Ireland. Billy has played a leading role in cycling administration since the age of 17 when he became secretary of the National Cycling Association. His contribution to Irish Cycling continued for many years to come as he held various roles...
Get on your bike for mental health and suicide awareness
Get on your bike for mental health and suicide awareness
Kieran Foley With the support of his family and his local community, Cllr Liam Brazil (Fine Gael) has staged a fundraising cycle in Mid County Waterford every year since 2015. The Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Cycle in aid of Suicide or Survive (SOS), takes place each Easter Sunday in Leamybrien. The...
New interactive visitor experience unveiled at Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens
New interactive visitor experience unveiled at Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens
Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills, John Halligan, T.D. unveiled a new and enhanced visitor experience at the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens in Tramore, on Friday last, following Fáilte Ireland investment of €73,000. The enhancements...
Strong local support on show for the Haven
Strong local support on show for the Haven
Eoghan Dalton Reports As many as 100 people turned out for a demonstration outside City Hall in support of a Dunmore East hotel last week.The ‘Save the Haven’ gathering organised by the Friends of Dunmore East group was a show of solidarity with the Kelly family who own the Haven Hotel. The protest came...
Stradbally finally gets gold after Tidy Towns blunder
Stradbally finally gets gold after Tidy Towns blunder
Stradbally, County Waterford is celebrating attaining a gold medal in the SuperValu Tidy Towns competition – a medal which was initially incorrectly awarded to Stradbally, County Laois. The results of the 2019 competition were revealed last week at The Helix in Dublin, with Glaslough in County Monaghan taking the...
Dereliction problems holding Tramore back – Conway
Dereliction problems holding Tramore back – Conway
Eoghan Dalton Reports A number of derelict properties in Tramore have been singled out as a weight preventing the town from growing. Cllr Joe Conway (Ind) maintains that as Waterford’s largest town, Tramore should be ideally placed to benefit from any economic resurgence but instead its development is held back by...
Music of the highest calibre in New Ross
Music of the highest calibre in New Ross
New Ross Piano Festival gives a unique opportunity to the audience in the South East to hear artists who normally play in the bigger cities and concert halls of the world. For example, this year one of its guest pianists is Matan Porat, who recently played in distinguished venues including Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall...
Tramore Races a huge success with numbers up
Tramore Races a huge success with numbers up
The Tramore Races was blessed with the weather this year and, despite some unpredictable weather forecasts, thousands attended the races over the 4 day August festival.Owen Byrne told the Munster Express on Sunday that overall attendances were up at least 10 per cent from 18,000 last year to over 20,000 this...
Tramore Races a huge success with numbers up
Tramore Races a huge success with numbers up
The Tramore Races was blessed with the weather this year and, despite some unpredictable weather forecasts, thousands attended the races over the 4 day August festival. Owen Byrne told the Munster Express on Sunday that overall attendances were up at least 10 per cent from 18,000 last year to over 20,000 this year....
Grand Hotel set for court date
Grand Hotel set for court date
Eoghan Dalton Reports The owners of Tramore’s Grand Hotel have a date in court with the local authority. The hotel, which has lain vacant since 2014, has been at the centre of a standoff since the owners had a derelict sites notice served on them by Waterford City and County Council (WCCC). The notice had been served...
