The Fountain in the People’s Park was unveiled on May 29th by Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. Joe Conway. The new fountain, which has retained the shape and limestone capping of the previous fountain, consists of a 7-metre stainless steel spray ring with 88 individual water jets along with a...
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St John of Gods students make a clean sweep
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St John of Gods students make a clean sweep
St. John of Gods students, Ava Sheridan, Aoife Lanigan and Lucy Lee O'Donnell were honoured at a ceremony in Dublin to mark the first Green-Schools Marine Environment Awards. Twelve winners of the Green-Schools National Marine Creative Writing Competition “Tides are changing” were awarded...
Additional Exhibition Gallery Announced for Popular Irish Museum of Time
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Additional Exhibition Gallery Announced for Popular Irish Museum of Time
An announcement for a new additional exhibition gallery has been made for the Irish Museum of Time located at Greyfriars Church in Waterford City, which is part of the Waterford Treasures collection of museums. The works at the new exhibition space are set to commence at the adjoining Central Hall building over the...
Protect Waterford's Coastline
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Protect Waterford's Coastline
The Waterford coast is at risk, and we need your help. The Government of Ireland has identified four sites for the development of offshore wind farms off the coast of Co. Waterford within the draft South Coast DMAP. This plan includes the deployment of 330 massive turbines, each towering over 300 meters...
Lavish country estate near Lismore on the market for €12m
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Lavish country estate near Lismore on the market for €12m
A lavish country estate with nearly 400 acres of prime agricultural house has been placed on the market with a price tag of €12m. The magnificent Fortwilliam House and Estate in Glencairn, Lismore, adjacent to the Blackwater River, has the Duke of Devonshire’s Lismore Castle and Estate and Glencairn Abbey...
Local Ireland Media Awards Launched
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Local Ireland Media Awards Launched
Local Ireland, the association representing local news publishers across the country, has launched its annual Media Awards. Entries are being sought across 17 categories with an additional category for Lifetime Achievement being nominated by the Local Ireland executive. This will be the ninth edition of the...
Body Worn Cameras will be rolled out to Waterford Gardaí in coming months
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Body Worn Cameras will be rolled out to Waterford Gardaí in coming months
Body Worn Cameras will be rolled out to Waterford Gardaí in coming months PAUL MOONEY Gardaí in Waterford City will start to use Body Worn Cameras in the coming months, as part of a pilot scheme, the Garda Commissioner Drew Harris has stated. Last Friday morning, the first phase of the pilot scheme...
Ministers Humphreys and Joe O’Brien announce funding for 164 local projects in Co. Waterford
Ministers Humphreys and Joe O’Brien announce funding for 164 local projects in Co. Waterford
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, have announced the successful projects in Co. Waterford under the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) 2024. The Local Enhancement Programme 2024...
Over 1,400 people ignored as mountain high turbines proposed 12km off Waterford coast
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Over 1,400 people ignored as mountain high turbines proposed 12km off Waterford coast
Dr Mick O’Meara Blue Horizon In December 2021, the Irish Government introduced new marine planning legislation in the form of the Maritime Planning Act (MAP) 2021. Within the act, provision for the establishment of designated maritime area plans (DMAPs) was introduced. These DMAPs set out detailed...
Dawn Meats welcomes opening of South Korean market and announces monthly shipment deal
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Dawn Meats welcomes opening of South Korean market and announces monthly shipment deal
Dawn Meats has welcomed the opening of the South Korean market to Irish beef for the first time and has today announced that it has secured an initial multi-million contract for monthly shipments with a leading South Korean company. The contract is for Dawn Meats to supply beef monthly to the South Korean...
Busy week for new Editor
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Busy week for new Editor
Newly appointed Editor of The Munster Express, Paul Mooney, has just completed his first week in the job. He described it as “a huge honour for me to take up such an important position of a renowned and prestigious publication as The Munster Express”. “It was a busy and bustling week for me settling...
Increased Cost of Business Grant (ICOB) reopens for applications
Increased Cost of Business Grant (ICOB) reopens for applications
Waterford Minister Mary Butler has confirmed that the Increased Cost of Business Grant (ICOB) has reopened for applications for a further 14 days. Minister Butler has urged all eligible Waterford business owners to consider applying for the grant while the extended deadline remains open for the next two weeks....