Tall Ships festival to draw more than 500,000THE TALL Ships festival is expected to attract more than 500,000 spectators this week with some 200 gardaí policing the event…Tue Jun 28 2011 - 01:00
Waterford tall ships event set for next weekWATERFORD CITY is in its final preparations for hosting The Tall Ships Races 2011, which is expected to attract about 500,000…Sat Jun 25 2011 - 01:00
Museum on Waterford's history opensTHE BISHOP’S Palace museum was officially opened by Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Leo Varadkar in Waterford last …Thu Jun 23 2011 - 01:00
Standoff in WaterfordA MAN in his 30’s was involved in an armed standoff with gardaí in Waterford city last night.Wed Jun 22 2011 - 01:00
Freedom of Waterford: Doonican and Bowyer honouredTWO of Waterford’s most renowned sons, the singers Val Doonican and Brendan Bowyer, were awarded the freedom of the city in a…Sat Jun 18 2011 - 01:00
Four years for man who burned home of teacher and her sonsA MAN who set a teacher’s house alight as she and her two young sons slept in upstairs bedrooms was sentenced to four years’ …Sat May 28 2011 - 01:00
Waterford bin staff in dispute over tracking device schemePUBLIC BINS in Waterford city were full and overflowing yesterday after about 80 staff at Waterford City Council refused to work…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Threatening texts sent before killingA MAN accused of killing another man at a secluded city park had earlier texted him saying he was “going to cut you into little…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Missing fisherman's body recoveredTHE RECOVERY of a local fisherman’s body in Waterford Estuary after a month-long search has been welcomed by locals.Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
Agreement to clean up derelict Waterford hotel siteAGREEMENT BETWEEN Waterford City Council and a Cork-based developer will result in the dilapidated Ard Rí hotel in Ferrybank…Sat Jan 29 2011 - 00:00
Woman died from hypothermia after fall, says pathologistA WOMAN who had been drinking on a Christmas night out died from hypothermia after falling just yards from her front door, a …Tue Jan 18 2011 - 00:00
Family of Meg Walsh appeal to MinisterTHE FAMILY of Meg Walsh have called on Minister for Justice Dermot Ahern to “bring justice” to them in relation to the mother…Mon Jan 10 2011 - 00:00
Waterford workers in disbelief at Lotto winA GROUP of Waterford co-workers who won €1 million in the National Lottery last week might not have known of their good fortune…Fri Jan 07 2011 - 00:00
College president urges graduates to take control of their own destinyTHE PRESIDENT of Waterford Institute of Technology yesterday urged graduating students to “remain positive” in the face of current…Wed Jan 05 2011 - 00:00
Fresh plea for sister missing for 17 yearsTHE FAMILY of missing woman Imelda Keenan, who was last seen at a bridge in Waterford 17 years ago yesterday, has made a fresh…Tue Jan 04 2011 - 00:00
Waterford school still in prefab 25 years laterA PRIMARY SCHOOL in Co Waterford whose pupils have to take physical education classes outside in “all conditions” because of …Thu Dec 30 2010 - 00:00
'No jobs to be lost' in privatised bin serviceWATERFORD CITY Council has said no jobs will be lost as a result of its decision to privatise its waste collection service in…Wed Dec 22 2010 - 00:00
Senior engineer on trial for deceptionA FORMER senior engineer who is alleged to have awarded a kerbing contract dishonestly by deception, has gone on trial at Waterford…Thu Nov 25 2010 - 00:00
Council may pay to clean up hotelTHE FAILURE of a developer to clean up the derelict Ard Rí hotel in Ferrybank could cost Waterford City Council €200,000.Wed Nov 17 2010 - 00:00
Nursing home death case adjournedA VERDICT is to be given in December in relation to a case taken by the Health Service Executive against a nursing home in which…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Armed gardaí patrol Waterford estateARMED GARDAÍ have been patrolling a housing estate in Waterford city following the escalation of a family feud that led to a …Wed Sept 15 2010 - 01:00
Body of man recovered near Wexford beachTHE COAST Guard has recovered the body of a Co Wexford man in the water near Cullenstown Beach yesterday morning, five years …Wed Sept 08 2010 - 01:00
Prison sentence for assault on judgeA 20-YEAR-OLD man was yesterday sentenced to three months imprisonment for the assault of a District Court Judge in Waterford…Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Event to honour missing peopleTHE FAMILIES of missing women will gather for a special pilgrimage in Co Wexford this afternoon.Sat Aug 28 2010 - 01:00
Waterford swimmer for channel attemptA WATERFORD firefighter swam from Carrick-on-Suir in Co Tipperary to Waterford city over the weekend to publicise a fundraiser…Mon Aug 16 2010 - 01:00
Ex-councillor faces corruption chargesA FORMER Dungarvan town councillor who arrived in Ireland for a wedding over the weekend was arrested and appeared in court yesterday…Wed Aug 04 2010 - 01:00
Sinking in 'river of denial'The issue of alcohol in Ireland is ‘riven with hypocrisy and double standards of all kinds’ , the Pfizer/‘ rish Times Health …Tue Jul 06 2010 - 01:00
Arts festival firing on all cylinders in WaterfordMORE THAN 40,000 people were involved in a witch hunt in Waterford yesterday, with the city taking a “Flight of Fantasy” to the…Mon Jul 05 2010 - 01:00
Women 'vulnerable' to alcohol problemsWOMEN ARE “more vulnerable” to the biological problems caused by alcohol, Rolande Anderson of the Irish College of General Practitioners…Wed Jun 30 2010 - 01:00
Crystal dream sparks into lifeWATERFORD CRYSTAL is being manufactured and showcased in the southeastern capital once again following the opening of a new facility…Wed Jun 23 2010 - 01:00
Man questioned over fatal stabbingGARDAÍ WERE last night questioning a 24-year-old man in relation to the fatal stabbing of a man at a house in Waterford city …Mon Jun 21 2010 - 01:00
Brother of man killed in city park charged with affrayA MAN, whose brother died following an attack at a city park, has been charged in relation to a public order offence on the same…Wed Jun 02 2010 - 01:00
Former mayor's US trip was unapproved, says council auditorAN AUDITOR for Waterford City Council has asked the local authority to try to claim back thousands of euro from a former mayor…Thu May 20 2010 - 01:00
Patient not properly cared for, HSE saysAN ALZHEIMER’S sufferer who died days after swallowing latex gloves at a nursing home, was not being adequately cared for, the…Wed May 12 2010 - 01:00
Howlin says rail line closure part of 'vendetta'WEXFORD TD Brendan Howlin (Labour) has claimed the Government has a vendetta against the southeast region.Wed Apr 14 2010 - 01:00
Dispute threat to radiotherapy serviceRADIOTHERAPY SERVICES for cancer patients in the southeast are facing disruption because of a dispute between the HSE and management…Thu Apr 08 2010 - 01:00
Victim of violent attack in Waterford diesTHE STATE Pathologist will today carry out a postmortem on a 25-year-old man who died yesterday, 11 days after he was put on …Fri Apr 02 2010 - 01:00
Waterford rescue service to continueMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey last night confirmed the search and rescue helicopter service at Waterford Airport would …Wed Mar 31 2010 - 01:00
Government urged to commit to full excavation of archaeological siteTHE GOVERNMENT should commit to a full excavation of an archaeological site in Waterford that shows early Christian and later…Mon Mar 29 2010 - 01:00
Man held on threat charge on hunger strikeA MAN in custody on a charge of sending a message in January of “menacing character” to a man in the US, has been on hunger strike…Fri Mar 26 2010 - 00:00
Two charged with assault on man in Waterford parkTWO MEN have appeared in court charged with the assault of a Waterford man who remains critical in hospital.Thu Mar 25 2010 - 00:00
Two charged over Waterford assaultTwo men appeared in court today charged with the assault of a 25-year-old Waterford man who remains critical in hospital.Wed Mar 24 2010 - 00:00
Minister defends rescue helicopter cutbackMINISTER FOR Transport Noel Dempsey was yesterday criticised after confirmation emerged last week that the 24-hour rescue helicopter…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Man critical after Waterford attackA MAN was in a critical condition in hospital last night following an assault on two brothers in the People’s Park in Waterford…Tue Mar 23 2010 - 00:00
Thousands turn out for Alice and Mad HatterWATERFORD: UP TO 30,000 lined the streets to help Alice, The Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts celebrate the city’s long and…Thu Mar 18 2010 - 00:00
Four held on alleged plot to kill cartoonist releasedFOUR OF seven people arrested in Waterford city and Cork on Tuesday last in relation to an alleged murder plot of a Swedish cartoonist…Mon Mar 15 2010 - 00:00
Suspects in Swedish cartoonist case have periods of detention extendedSEVEN PEOPLE being held for questioning over the alleged plot to murder a Swedish cartoonist have had their periods of detention…Fri Mar 12 2010 - 00:00
Southeast 'much poorer' for Minister's departureREACTION: MARTIN CULLEN received messages of support from political colleagues in Waterford last night after his resignation…Tue Mar 09 2010 - 00:00
Suspended sentence for killing brotherCAROLINE BRENNAN, convicted of the unlawful killing of her brother at a party in December 2008, yesterday received a suspended…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00