Kieran Foley The picturesque village of Clonea Power, situated at the foothills of the majestic Comeragh Mountains, is unquestionably one of County Waterford’s hidden gems. A landmark building within this charming village was recently renovated and the end result is testament to the determination and enterprising...
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Helen Geary named 2022 Waterford Rose
Helen Geary named 2022 Waterford Rose
Kieran Walsh The Waterford Rose of Tralee finals took place last Friday at the Tower Hotel, Waterford. It was the Ballyduff Upper woman Helen Geary that took the crown and will wear the Rose of Tralee sash for Waterford. Roses and Escorts with outgoing Waterford Rose Kirsten Mate Maher and Rose of Tralee CEO...
Official opening of Tramore’s public realm works
Official opening of Tramore’s public realm works
Justine Dwyer Pat and Mary O’Reilly, Noel, John and Sinead O’Neill, Suzanne and Stan Furlong, Olive and Stephen Quilty. Photos: Noel Browne. There was music, sunshine and lots of smiling faces in Tramore last Sunday for the official opening of Tramore’s Upper Main Street which underwent a major face lift in recent...
South East TU comes into being
South East TU comes into being
Justine Dwyer A senior Trinity College Professor has been appointed the first President of the newly formed South East Technical University (SETU) which came into being on Sunday May 1st. Professor Veronica Campbell’s appointment was designated by the Minister for Further Education Simon Harris. Originally from...
Discover/Recover Theatre Project at Theatre Royal – A FACE IN THE CROWD
Discover/Recover Theatre Project at Theatre Royal – A FACE IN THE CROWD
The Discover/Recover Theatre Project – A Face in the Crowd, promoted by Wexford Mental Health Association, Mental Health Ireland, Regional Office for Suicide Prevention and educational – and partnering with WWETB and Waterford Healing Arts Trust – was successfully hosted in the Theatre Royal in Waterford...
A special gift from aunt to nephew
A special gift from aunt to nephew
Kieran Foley Organ Donor Awareness Week takes place this week until April 30th. There are currently around 600 people in Ireland waiting for a heart, lung, liver, kidney or pancreas transplant. Organ Donor Awareness Week is normally the flagship fundraising event for the Irish Kidney Association (IKA) but, as most of...
Waterford Chamber Business Expo open to all
Waterford Chamber Business Expo open to all
With over 100 exhibitors, the Waterford Chamber Business Expo, which takes place on Thursday, May 12th in Tom Murphy Car Sales Mercedes Benz on the Cork Road, is set to bring the business community back together again after a two year absence. Barry Murphy, Tom Murphy Car Sales; John McSweeney, Waterford Chamber...
New group aims to maximise Waterford’s tourism offering
New group aims to maximise Waterford’s tourism offering
Kieran Foley A group of proactive locals have ambitious plans to maximise Waterford City’s retail and tourism offering. Members of the recently formed Waterford Inner City Retail Development Group aim to generate positivity and engender a reinvigorated pride of place amongst locals. The group has been in existence...
County fire service ‘in crisis’
County fire service ‘in crisis’
Kieran Foley County Waterford’s Fire Service is in “crisis” according to a local Councillor. Raising the issue at the April Comeragh District meeting of Waterford City & County Council last week, Cllr Declan Clune (Ind) said there is a “significant safety issue in relation to the provision of fire services in our...
Principal Michael McHale retires after 30 years
Principal Michael McHale retires after 30 years
Teachers, former pupils, parents and Board of Management paid tributes to Ballyneale National School Principal Michael McHale following his retirement after 31 years. The event took place in the community hall, the original former school, on Friday 4th March. It was a poignant gathering of generations linked to the...
Tramore student takes the honours at Student Enterprise Awards
Tramore student takes the honours at Student Enterprise Awards
Handy Hurleys from Ard Scoil na Mara in Tramore has won the Senior category of the Waterford Student Enterprise Programme and qualified for the National Student Enterprise Competition. Charlotte Balfe is the founder of Handy Hurleys, a convenient and cost-effective way to store hurleys in the home or club. The...
Glenmore TY student receives enterprise award
Glenmore TY student receives enterprise award
Congratulations to Saramay Walsh, Ballybrahee, Glenmore, a Transition Year student at Our Lady of Lourdes Secondary School, Rosbercon, who received an award for over-all Senior Runner-up at the Wexford Student Enterprise Programme Awards. Saramay’s prize was for her mini company ‘200 Year Handcrafted Slates...
