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Bealtaine Living Earth Festival 2023

Bealtaine Living Earth Festival 2023

Bealtaine Living Earth Festival 2023

Calmast, the South East Technological University’s  STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Engagement Centre  are delighted to announce the programme for the 18th edition of Bealtaine Living Earth Festival. The festival celebrates Ireland’s biodiversity and natural heritage in the South East of Ireland and...
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Waterford Community Safety plan

Waterford Community Safety plan

Waterford Community Safety plan

The Waterford Community Safety plan was launched this week in Waterford, this followed months of very intensive market research across the city and county population of 127,000. The plan was devised following large scale public consultation, conducted by means of focus groups, paper and online surveys culminating in...
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Good Dogs looking for good homes

Good Dogs looking for good homes

Good Dogs looking for good homes

Cyril O’Sullivan CEO of ISPCA spoke recently about the difficulties that ISPCA animal shelters are experiencing at the moment. Shelters are full to capacity due to a marked increase in the number of dogs being surrendered to the charity. This has come about as a result of people returning to work or moving house in...
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Cakeface Kilkenny

Cakeface Kilkenny

Cakeface Kilkenny

Cakeface is the brainchild of the Ballymaloe trained pastry chef duo Laura and Rory Gannon. After meeting and training at the renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School in Cork, the young couple headed to Europe and honed their skills and refined their craft with some of the best pastry teams and kitchens in France and...
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Six schools perform with distinction during EU Model Council Debate on the EU’s Renewable Energy Transition

Six schools perform with distinction during EU Model Council Debate on the EU’s Renewable Energy Transition

Six schools perform with distinction during EU Model Council Debate on the EU’s Renewable Energy Transition

The Model Council of the European Union debate for secondary schools which took place in City Hall in Dublin. Pictured are students from Abbey Community College in Waterford, students on left Isabelle O’ Brien and Mara Matthews, with in background from left, Maria Walsh MEP, Teacher Rebecca Buggy, H.E. Mrs Charis...
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From Crooke to Carnegie!

From Crooke to Carnegie!

From Crooke to Carnegie!

At 7pm on St. Patrick’s Day March 17th 2023, two young members from the Scout Bagpipe Band in Waterford will be stepping out onto the stage in Carnegie Hall with 130 young musicians from all over Ireland to perform together as the renowned Cross Border Orchestra of Ireland.  Johnny and Leena Farrell-Doyle began their...
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PARADE RING FOR KELYN

PARADE RING FOR KELYN

PARADE RING FOR KELYN

National boxing champion Kelyn Cassidy has been announced as the Grand Marshall of the 2023 Waterford St Patrick’s Day parade. The 24-year-old representative of Saviour’s Crystal Club is also a leading member Irish Amateur Boxing Team. He is the reigning and back-to-back National Senior Elite Light Heavyweight...
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