The realisation of the North Quays development moved a step closer this week with the announcement that Waterford City and County Council have awarded the contract for the construction of the infrastructure project to BAM. The project, which is the biggest of its kind in the history of Waterford, is expected to...
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Gunners determined to retain Munster crown
Gunners determined to retain Munster crown
According to the bookies Ballygunner are 1-6 searingly hot favourites to win their fourth Munster Senior Club Hurling title when they face Ballyea in the 2022 decider at Semple Stadium on Saturday next. The ‘hot favourites’ tag though will count for nothing if the Gunners fail to see off the Clare champions...
10th Birthday Celebratory Programme announced for Winterval
10th Birthday Celebratory Programme announced for Winterval
Waterford will host the 10th annual Winterval Festival from November 18th to December 23rd 2022 and in addition details of the country’s first Christmas parade have been unveiled alongside the festival’s biggest programme of events yet. The festival will commence at 5 pm on November 18th with the arrival of Santa...
Farronshoneen Community Youth Project – at the heart of the community
Farronshoneen Community Youth Project – at the heart of the community
Justine Dwyer They say some heroes don’t wear capes. For many youngsters, the team at Farronshoneen Community Youth Centre, located just off the Dunmore Road proved to be just that during Covid – providing an essential lifeline for dozens of young people devastated by the past two years of lockdowns and restrictions....
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...
First of its kind 3D printing course begins at SETU
First of its kind 3D printing course begins at SETU
Ireland’s newest Technological University is helping to position the South East region as a centre of excellence for additive manufacturing. A new one-year degree programme has begun at South East Technological University (SETU) aimed at creating the specialists companies need to adopt the technology. Additive...
Sanction for formal negotiations to proceed on acquisition of Crystal site
Sanction for formal negotiations to proceed on acquisition of Crystal site
Justine Dwyer The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris, has described approval for SETU to enter negotiations regarding the former Waterford Crystal site as “substantial progress.” Speaking in Waterford on Monday (yesterday) to officially open SETU, the Minister also said he was very conscious of...
Pledge to build ‘a truly European TU’
Pledge to build ‘a truly European TU’
Kieran Walsh It was a day of great celebration according to the President of the newly launched South East Technical University, Professor Veronica Campbell on Monday when the doors of Waterford’s new Educational institution were officially opened. An audience of over 400 gathered for the occasion which was also...
€437,603 awarded to Community Centres in Waterford
€437,603 awarded to Community Centres in Waterford
A total of €437,603 has been allocated to twenty-one community organisations across Waterford under category one of the new Community Centres Investment Fund according to Fine Gael Senator John Cummins. Senator Cummins said “I am absolutely delighted to have worked very closely with many of the successful...
Shane Ross promotes new book in Waterford
Shane Ross promotes new book in Waterford
Kieran Walsh Shane Ross was in Waterford this week at the Book Centre promoting his book on Mary Lou McDonald, whom he profiled in the first major biography on the Sinn Fein leader. He told the Munster Express that in his Dail period, and as a Minister he had a good relationship with the Sinn Fein Leader and also...
Waterford needs graveyards for different faiths.
Waterford needs graveyards for different faiths.
Justine Dwyer Twenty per cent of Waterford City’s population was not born in Ireland according to local Fianna Fail councillor Eamon Quinlan this week who has called for a burial ground for different faiths. At the most recent Metropolitan meeting of Waterford City and County Council, Cllr Quinlan raised the fact...
Council pays tribute to Labour’s Billy Kyne
Council pays tribute to Labour’s Billy Kyne
Justine Dwyer Tributes have been pouring in for the local labour party stalwart Billy Kyne, who passed away last week at University Hospital Waterford. Billy who served as a local councillor for 35 years was the son of the late Tom Kyne who was a TD from 1948 to 1969. The Abbeyside native was described by his council...