Last year Killian O’Flaherty was nominated for craftsperson of the year in the under 30s category in the SPAB Heritage Awards (Society for Protection of Ancient Buildings). Last November, he was invited to London to attend the Awards ceremony in Soho, London. Killian was the first ever Irish Nominee to be put forward...
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An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar visits Waterford
An Tánaiste Leo Varadkar visits Waterford
Waterford Fine Gael Senator John Cummins welcomed his party leader, An Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment Leo Varadkar TD to Waterford on Friday last 21st October for a day-long visit across the county. The packed schedule included meetings with the Waterford City and Dungarvan/West Waterford...
Presidential approval for 100th staging of Dungarvan Show
Presidential approval for 100th staging of Dungarvan Show
One of rural Waterford’s great annual traditions, the Dungarvan Agricultural Show, will celebrate its 100th staging at Ballygagin on Thursday, July 27th, and was launched before a boisterously good humoured Park Hotel audience on Wednesday last. Last Thursday’s event was a double launch, as a book marking...
Garda Inspector denies 'spate of robberies' claim
Garda Inspector denies 'spate of robberies' claim
Garda Inspector Anthony Pettit has brushed off a contention that the recent increase in robberies across Waterford city represents a systemic outbreak of such crimes. “There is no spate of robberies, but there has been a recent increase in burglary (of commercial premises in particular),” Inspector Pettit...
Mary Butler TD opens offices on the Waterside & Dungarvan
Mary Butler TD opens offices on the Waterside & Dungarvan
Poll-topping Fianna Fáil TD Mary Butler is now providing a constituency point of contact in both Waterford city and Dungarvan, having officially opened her office in West Waterford on Monday of this week. In addition to her city base at Number 4, Waterside, Deputy Butler also has a permanent presence at Number 74,...
Old Boro stave off resurgent Portlaw
Old Boro stave off resurgent Portlaw
Promoted Portlaw came within a whisker of stunning Dungarvan at last Tuesday’s rescheduled Senior Hurling Championship at Walsh Park, as their compelling second half comeback fell agonisingly short. Trailing by 0-14 to 0-4 just moments into the second half, the Intermediate champions rallied, laying down a morale...
GAA rallies after tragedy in Thailand
GAA rallies after tragedy in Thailand
Hurling fans stood for a minute’s silence in Thurles last Sunday afternoon to pay their respects to a member of Dungarvan GAA Club member who drowned in Thailand a week earlier. Applause broke out shortly after both David and Tipperary legend Jimmy Doyle’s names were announced over the tannoy, and that felt all...
Copper Coast Geopark: A Treasure Trove of Waterford’s Talents and Tastes
Copper Coast Geopark: A Treasure Trove of Waterford’s Talents and Tastes
Waterford’s Copper Coast Global Geopark is regarded as one of the most beautiful places in Ireland and this year award winning travel writer Pól O’Conghaile voted the geopark as one of the top 10 places to visit. You don’t have to be a rock buff to enjoy the Copper Coast where you will find an unspoilt coastline...
Cybercrime fighters meet in Dungarvan
Cybercrime fighters meet in Dungarvan
Dungarvan will play host to intelligence officers, former US Secret Service agents and members of international police forces next month, when some of the world’s leading cybercrime fighters meet for the biennial Global Intelligence Forum. Hosted by the Ridge School of Intelligence Studies and Information Science at...
Motorist’s fury with Council over parking ticket anomaly
Motorist’s fury with Council over parking ticket anomaly
A man was forced to make a 461-kilometre round trip from Donegal to Dungarvan to be told in court that a parking offence had been dropped against him. Speaking to The Munster Express, engineer Michael MacNamara couldn’t conceal his fury with Dungarvan Town Council regarding a parking fine which he stated should never...
Sun shines for successful Dungarvan Show
Sun shines for successful Dungarvan Show
Last week’s Dungarvan Show proved beyond doubt why the annual event has become such a Waterford favourite. With the sun shining brightly, visitors to the Ballygagin site soaked up the wonderful atmosphere, with a good humoured mood prevailing throughout the day. “Exhibitors travelled from all over the country,” said...
Council shifted 8,200 tonnes of waste in '10
Council shifted 8,200 tonnes of waste in '10
Waterford County Council handled just over 8,200 tonnes of waste during 2010, the Council’s Annual Report has revealed. Regarding its collection service, residual waste topped the pile on 3,495 tonnes, followed by recycling on 1,783 tonnes and organic placed third on 1,427 tonnes.
