Talented young gymnasts from Waterford’s Kilbarry Gymnastics Academy (KGA) had a very successful weekend at Gymnastics Ireland GymSTART at the Sports Ireland National Indoor Arena in Dublin, bringing home 17 medals in total, seven gold, eight silver and two bronze. This was a remarkable achievement building on KGA’s...
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Ursuline history students meet Molly Malone
Ursuline history students meet Molly Malone
Dublin is a beautiful city, and it is amazing to look back in time. Even Queen Elizabeth II noted that “it is impossible to ignore the weight of history here.” And so, on a chilly mid-October morning, a determined group of 6th year historians from St Angela’s took the train to discover that past for themselves. It...
Busloads travel to Dublin for water protest
Busloads travel to Dublin for water protest
A large Waterford contingent travelled to Dublin last Saturday for Right2Water’s national demonstration against the imposition of water charges in O’Connell Street. Four coaches organised by the Waterford Right2Water campaign departed the city on Saturday morning, with many more local protestors travelling up by...