The designation of ‘Geographic Indication’ (GI), which was granted to Waterford’s Blaa two years ago, ought to...
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Minister calls for fresh look at drugs policy
Minister calls for fresh look at drugs policy
Seventy per cent of people who have been convicted of drug offences in this country were caught in possession of drugs for their...
Protected status sought for Bilberry goat herd
Protected status sought for Bilberry goat herd
RENEWED calls have been made for protected status for Waterford’s famous Bilberry goat herd, following the publication of a DNA...
Embracing the Vision
Embracing the Vision
Discussion about Ireland’s Ancient East, in media terms certainly, has welcomingly increased in recent weeks, with...
Unexpected Depths of Mooncoin Roadworks
Unexpected Depths of Mooncoin Roadworks
“The M50 was finished quicker,” a motorist exaggeratingly quipped last week after one of several delays that she...
Three Sisters' Submission Due on Friday
Three Sisters' Submission Due on Friday
The ‘Three Sisters 2020’ Bid Book for the status of European Capital of Culture is due to be submitted by Friday of this week,...
Drugs offences in city drop by 61%
Drugs offences in city drop by 61%
Figures obtained from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) and the All-Island Research Observatory at Maynooth University has...
Graham Doyle lands major transport role
Graham Doyle lands major transport role
A Waterford man’s ‘superb mix of skills and experience’ has led to him being appointed Secretary General of the Department of...
Boundary Commission Deadline is Extended
Boundary Commission Deadline is Extended
The Government-appointed Boundary Commission, which is investigating the prospect of an alteration of the ‘border’...
Communities breath sigh of relief as Grid Link project scrapped
Communities breath sigh of relief as Grid Link project scrapped
EIRGRID’S plan to utilise the existing pylon infrastructure on the Cork-Kildare line rather than erecting new pylons across the...
WIT backs 'Light It Up Gold' campaign
WIT backs 'Light It Up Gold' campaign
WIT campus was lit in gold in more ways than one over the past week. Apart from the Tourism & Leisure (T&L) Building...
Waterford Trumpeted at London B2B Workshop
Waterford Trumpeted at London B2B Workshop
Forty Irish tourism enterprises – including House of Waterford Crystal and Waterford’s Museum of Treasures – travelled to London...
