Waterford born-Professor Roy Foster provided a great resume on how Waterford MP John Redmond advanced the cause of Irish independence. Prof Foster, formerly of Oxford University, was speaking in the city as part of the ‘Redmondite Tradition in Waterford’ event held at the Large Room in City Hall to mark...
Art & Literature
“The Unconquerable Keane” is now available free online
“The Unconquerable Keane” is now available free online
Michelle Heffernan Reports “Eddie Keher called him a legend of hurling. Jack O’Neill, a Waterford local historian, called him a great man.” These lines open David Smith’s illuminating biography of John Keane, the story of arguably Waterford’s greatest ever hurler, which also deals with how his talent and personality...
City art gallery set for former assembly offices
City art gallery set for former assembly offices
Waterford Arts Officer Conor Nolan announced some new potential developments in the arts circuit at a special Christmas event held on Thursday last in Greyfriars. Greyfriars is to close temporarily in March as the Municipal Art Gallery moves premises to a new gallery on Numbers 31 and 32 O’Connell Street. This...
Peter Cunningham to read from new novel at local library events
Peter Cunningham to read from new novel at local library events
Acts of Allegiance, the new novel from Waterford native Peter Cunningham is the book he was always destined to write. At its heart is a seemingly quiet and diligent civil servant Martin Ransom, who is sucked into a world of discreet espionage that escalates into deadly action and betrayal. Like the novel’s...
The London Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2017
The London Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2017
This is the London Royal Academy’s 249th Summer Exhibition, in which up and coming artists a chance to get wide exposure. After a recent visit to the Irish Centre, Camden last month for an Irish event , we paid a quick visit to the world famous Exhibition. The quality was excellent and exceeded expectations and much...
Did Judge miss a golden opportunity?
Did Judge miss a golden opportunity?
A distinguished, Kilkenny-based artist was escorted out of Athy District Court recently for sketching Judge Desmond Zaidan. Blaise Smith from Gowran is an associate member of the Royal Hibernian Academy and his work hangs in Waterford City Hall and in some of the major galleries, including the National Portrait...
Colm Toibin let loose on Lismore
Colm Toibin let loose on Lismore
A capacity crowd at Lismore listened to novelist and academic Colm Toibin speak at the Immrama Festival of Travel Writing. Over 150 packed into the small theatre, located above the Heritage Centre with the audience travelling from across Waterford, Tipperary and Cork. The well-known author of ‘Brooklyn’,...
Michael Fewer on the Atlantic Fringe
Michael Fewer on the Atlantic Fringe
Michael Fewer, a well-known Waterford author and travel writer, has just launched a book on his travels, titled ‘Europe’s Atlantic Fringe – Exploring the West Coasts of Portugal, Spain and Ireland’. Michael, who hails from just outside Waterford city, is the narrative of his exploration of the...
Concerns over Ballybricken Mural
Concerns over Ballybricken Mural
Concerns have been expressed over a mural planned for Ballybricken as part of the Waterford Walls project. Cllr John Cummins (FG) believes there’s a prospect that the mural in question could be viewed as “offensive” by some people. He raised his concerns at the July Metropolitan District meeting of Waterford...
Culture title for Galway
Culture title for Galway
Awarding Galway the title of 2020 European Capital of Culture was akin to “rubbing fat on a pig’s arse”, according to a local Councillor. At the July plenary meeting of Waterford City & County Council, Cllr Mary Roche (Ind) said she wasn’t sure if she should extend a vote of congratulations or...
Imagine Festival's Arts Council boost
Imagine Festival's Arts Council boost
The Arts Council has awarded a total of €7,750 to help bring the Imagine Arts Festival to the people of Waterford later this year. This year’s Festival runs from October 20th to 30th. The festival funding is additional to the substantial monies that the council allocates every year to various arts events,...
Down the Town
Down the Town
Waterford Youth Arts and Keith Currams launched their film project ‘Down the Town’ with a second screening of the work (the debut screening taking place first on 18th October) and a DVD launch at St Patricks Gateway Centre last Sunday 8th November. The project is the culmination of an Intergenerational Arts project...