The Irish man who was shot dead in Namibia at the weekend is former Garda Detective Ray Prendiville, who was stationed in Waterford for many years. Mr Prendiville (62), a native of Scartaglen, County Kerry and former inter-county footballer, was shot in the tourist resort town of Walvis Bay last Friday, while he...
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County Council received 14 complaints during ‘12
County Council received 14 complaints during ‘12
Waterford County Council received 14 formal direct complaints from people who felt they were unfairly treated by the local authority in 2012, according to the County Council’s annual report. The complaints were dealt with by the in-house complaints system in the Council and a further three complaints were received...
Family struck by second tragedy
Family struck by second tragedy
A Waterford family has been left devastated for a second time after their two-year-old child drowned at Boatstrand last week – almost four years to the day since they lost their little girl to a fatal illness. Gardai are treating as a freak accident the drowning of toddler Willie O’Reilly at Boatstrand last...
Response issued in parish burial dispute
Response issued in parish burial dispute
A RESPONSE has been issued to a proposal put forward by members of the parish of Dunhill-Fenor regarding a dispute over burial entitlements. However, the response includes a refusal to meet with all of the six people who were nominated as representatives following a public meeting on the issue. In the response,...
Serious hygiene risks at WRH detailed in Report
Serious hygiene risks at WRH detailed in Report
‘Immediate serious risks’ to the health and welfare of patients were discovered during an unannounced inspection at Waterford Regional Hospital (WRH) earlier this summer. The hygiene inspection report from the Health Information Quality Authority (HIQA), carried out at WRH’s Emergency Department, Surgical 7 and...
Massive fundraising effort for Bolger Brothers fund
Massive fundraising effort for Bolger Brothers fund
Don Baker, PJ Gallagher, Dave McSauvage and Paddy O’Brien are just some of the high profile entertainers donating their time and talents to the Bolger Brothers Tragedy Fund this weekend. These gigs will be the culmination of ‘a massive outpouring of goodwill from the people of Waterford’, according to one of the...
Spraoi’s happy 21st!
Spraoi’s happy 21st!
Spraoi’s 21st festivities last weekend were marked with music, laughter, a riot of colour, the unflagging energy of 1,000 volunteers – and not a drop of rain. “We’ve celebrated the company’s growing up in Waterford with a fantastic three days of street theatre and music and the crowd that turned out tonight is...
Massive backlog at ‘rapid’ access prostate clinic
Massive backlog at ‘rapid’ access prostate clinic
The HSE has pledged immediate action, following revelations that a massive backlog at Waterford Regional Hospital’s rapid access prostate clinic is resulting in just 4% of men suspected by their GPs of having prostate cancer getting the potentially life-saving, fast-track diagnosis the State promised within 20...
Waterford Castle provisional liquidation
Waterford Castle provisional liquidation
The four star Waterford Castle Hotel and golf club will continue to trade following a High Court hearing last week. A subsidiary of NAMA had petitioned the court to appoint Aiden Murphy as provisional liquidator. Trading is to continue at the hotel, golf course and lodges, vouchers if in date will be honoured and...
Raising a glass to Metalman, Waterford’s newest brewers
Raising a glass to Metalman, Waterford’s newest brewers
Metalman, Waterford’s newest brewing company, has bucked the recessionary trend by setting up shop in the city in recent weeks. The company, fittingly launched in Tramore last March given the source of its name, is going from strength to strength, with punters flocking to sample their signature pale ale. The...
The Sweet & Lowdown: James Power
The Sweet & Lowdown: James Power
Stagemad Theatre Company’s latest production All Fall Down premieres at the Granary during the Imagine Arts Festival. The play, according to director James Power, will raise more questions than it answers with the audience. “All Fall Down, which was written by Ciaran Murphy, is a two-person, one-act play set in an...
Tramore Triathlete riding high
Tramore Triathlete riding high
Kieran Jackson’s progression in the tough world of Triathlon has been startling since he competed in the event for the first time just two years ago. Since finishing second in the Spokes Triathlon in Tramore in August 2009, Kieran has progressed to the point where he secured a place on Triathlon Ireland’s Junior...