Kieran Walsh Portugal is loved by the Irish. It is an alternative to Spain, lower in costs generally, but a fresher climate, perhaps more suitable to Irish. We did get rain, but found a new area to discover. Most visitors from Ireland pick the Algarve, been there twice, and for those on city breaks, Lisbon. However,...
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A RETURN TO LIGHT OPERA DAYS- My Fair Lady wows at Theatre Royal
A RETURN TO LIGHT OPERA DAYS- My Fair Lady wows at Theatre Royal
Liam Murphy Waterford Musical Society has assumed a vital connection with the golden age of Waterford Musical societies and the excitement of the Waterford International Festival of Light Opera. It has not been easy with a two-year shutdown due to Covid. Taking on a big musical like Lerner & Loewe’s classic...
Waterford Mayors’ Annual Gala Ball 2022
Waterford Mayors’ Annual Gala Ball 2022
Kieran Walsh One of the most popular highlights of the local social calendar – The Mayor’s Ball – returned last Saturday night after a two year sabbatical and was deemed a huge success with nearly 300 guests in attendance at the Tower Hotel. Over €20,000 was raised during the night’s auction, a hugely popular...
All-Ireland Vintage and Classic Show
All-Ireland Vintage and Classic Show
Eddie Synnott Michael Reid, Glenmore. Luke and Lailah Hennessy, Tinneranny, Rosbercon. The committee of Tullogher-Rosbercon Vintage Club are to be congratulated on the organising of the All-Ireland Vintage and Classic Show, which was held on April 24th at Rosbercon Parish Centre. While the weather proved very...
Ready, Steady, Paint! – Waterford Walls returns for its eighth year
Ready, Steady, Paint! – Waterford Walls returns for its eighth year
Waterford Walls International Street Art Festival returns to the city and county for its eighth year. The free event for all ages takes place from August 12 – 21st August and will see thirty artists from all around the world bring an explosion of colour to the walls of Waterford. Back in full festival mode...
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...
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...
John C Reilly visits Guinness Storehouse’s famous Gravity Bar
John C Reilly visits Guinness Storehouse’s famous Gravity Bar
Acting legend John C Reilly was given the title of International Guest of Honour at the National St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2022. While at Guinness Storehouse’s Gravity Bar he talked about a range of things from working with other stars such as Will Ferrell to his own family heritage. John grew up in an...
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...
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival hits new high notes for 2022
Blackwater Valley Opera Festival hits new high notes for 2022
The Blackwater Valley Opera Festival (BVOF), Ireland’s unmissable summer opera, is returning on a high note for seven magical days from 31st of May to the 6th of June 2022. The festival, which attracts more than 3,000 people to Waterford and the Blackwater Valley region each year, has embarked on an even bigger...
