It appears to me that in 2023, there’s someone attempting to become famous everywhere you look. People are looking for recognition all over social media, reality television shows, and so on – some for working hard, and others, in my opinion, for doing very little. We all use recognition as a strategy to feel...
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Coventry – UK City of Culture 2022
Coventry – UK City of Culture 2022
The year 2021/2022 saw the UK City of Culture go to Coventry. Derry got it a number of years ago. This major industrial centre has had much change like Waterford but is endeavouring to bounce back. We can recall some Coventry links with Waterford, mainly soccer when some great football stars back in the 60s came to...
Hopes for summer tourism surge
Hopes for summer tourism surge
Cruise ships return but Déise still seeking surge The much-anticipated summer tourism bonanza has yet to materialise according to local stakeholders in the industry who said this week that the record revenue figures of last year will not be achieved again. Founding member of Waterford Business Group, Michael Garland,...
Déise set for terrific tourism year
Déise set for terrific tourism year
Kieran Foley A major positive from our recent pandemic experiences has been the popularity of County Waterford as a staycation destination. Huge crowds of tourists made the Déise their destination of choice in both 2020 and 2021. Proving that Waterford’s status as a major tourism player is on the rise, the Waterford...
Local Enterprise Office Waterford awards over one million in grant aid to local business in 2021
Local Enterprise Office Waterford awards over one million in grant aid to local business in 2021
The Local Enterprise Office in Waterford released its 2021 grant aid figures last week. €886,189 in financial grants were approved in 2021 to 32 applicants, with a further 95 businesses being approved Trading Online Vouchers to value of €192,609. This was added to the 2381 businesses who received training and...
Council calls on government to secure future of Rescue 117
Council calls on government to secure future of Rescue 117
Justine Dwyer You cannot put a price on life – was the message from members of the plenary district of Waterford City and County Council last week when they called on the government to secure the future of Rescue 117 and maintain a base in Waterford. The issue topped the agenda at the January Plenary meeting with...
DBIC Ventures answers call to lead €800k investment in Klearcom
DBIC Ventures answers call to lead €800k investment in Klearcom
Klearcom is a fast-growing Waterford-based SaaS company operating in the global IVR (interactive voice response) assurance market. Organisations with vast customer bases use IVR systems to route and prioritise incoming calls. However, any glitch in the process can lead to lost customers and therefore revenues....
South-East cannot remain ‘silent’ on Rescue 117, says Shanahan
South-East cannot remain ‘silent’ on Rescue 117, says Shanahan
Recent activity numbers for Rescue 117 in the South East indicate that the service was up to 25% busier last year than the previous year, almost 900 missions, according to Independent Waterford Deputy Matt Shanahan who continued his campaign to try and save the service this week. Growing concerns for the future of...
An enterprising village
An enterprising village
IT’S OFTEN said that a rising tide lifts all boats and there is perhaps no better example of this than the transformation which is taking place in the picturesque village of Kilmacthomas. Since the official opening of the Waterford Greenway in March 2017, the village has welcomed visitors from throughout Ireland,...
Living with diabetes
Living with diabetes
November is Diabetes Awareness Month and Sunday November 14th marked World Diabetes Awareness Day. Across the globe, in recognition of this date, buildings turned blue including here in Waterford. Buildings along The Mall, including City Hall and The Theatre Royal, as well as Waterford Institute of Technology...
Remembering loved ones at Christmas with Waterford Rotary
Remembering loved ones at Christmas with Waterford Rotary
Waterford Rotary Club’s 24th annual Memorial Christmas Tree is open every weekend from now until Christmas, at Ireland’s largest Christmas tree in John Robert’s Square, Waterford City, and will open daily from December 17th to Christmas Eve. Christmas is such an important time for family, but it’s also a time...
Caroline’s Greenway oasis
Caroline’s Greenway oasis
Where on the Waterford Greenway can you step into a warm and welcoming oasis to enjoy a heavenly experience which allows you to forget all your woes? ‘ Reflexology by Caroline’ situated midway on the Waterford Greenway at The Courtyard, The Workhouse, Kilmacthomas, is run by the vivacious Caroline O’Byrne who is...