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“Don’t we have enough museums?” - News - Waterford News & Star
1+ hour, 29+ min ago (179+ words) Calls were made this week for a dedicated maritime museum in Waterford city. Cllr Seamus Ryan said Waterford appears to be the only port city in the country that does not have a maritime museum. A permanent Maritime Gallery is…...
Waterford libraries to receive small-scale capital investment - News - Waterford News & Star
2+ week, 21+ hour ago (248+ words) Government Chief Whip and Minister for Mental Health, Mary Butler T.D, has announced funding of €118,115.53 for the provision of equipment and facilities for public libraries in Waterford. The funding can be utilised for sensory equipment, accessibility infrastructure, ICT hardware upgrades…...
Faith and famine: How Fr. Halley shaped 19th-century Dungarvan - News - Waterford News & Star
2+ week, 1+ day ago (705+ words) One name that might not immediately spring to mind is the Very Revd. Dr. Jeremiah Halley, a Dungarvan native who served as Parish Priest of Dungarvan for much of the 19th century. At the time of his death on Christmas Eve,…...
Letters to the Editor: Bill Kenneally and the people who could have stopped him; drinking habits among men - Opinion - Waterford News & Star
2+ week, 4+ day ago (391+ words) What powerful and terrific coverage in the edition of June 16 regarding Bill Kenneally and all the people who could and should have stopped him. It was outstanding. And do the riff-raff connected to the party still get away with breaking…...
View from the Green Room: All homes are boxes - Whatson - Waterford News & Star
4+ week, 29+ min ago (327+ words) The People that Live in Boxes at Garter Lane. Review: The People That Live in Boxes (Turn Around Theatre) at Garter Lane 2 Basement People that live on the street have histories they’re unwilling to share. Tragic, uncontrollable destinies led them…...
Meeting through time: The story of the grandchildren of two of Waterford's women convicts - News - Waterford News & Star
4+ week, 1+ hour ago (355+ words) Mary Vanderfeen and Heather Multimer. We are the great-great-granddaughters of Waterford convicts Bridget Dooling and Bridget Scanlon. How wonderful it was for us to meet recently, knowing our female ancestors shared such an incredible story from so long ago. Meeting…...
Phoenix: At what point? - Opinion - Waterford News & Star
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (493+ words) Our council recently purchased the Munster Bar and so added another historic property to its portfolio. The fine Union restaurant on The Mall will remain in place and there are apparently some plans to convert the upper floors of The…...
Farming: Enterprise centre launches Collaborative Living Laboratory feasibility study report - Life - Waterford News & Star
1+ mon, 1+ hour ago (152+ words) The CLL is a major initiative that has the potential to transform innovation and collaboration across Ireland's agri-food and agri-tech sectors. The Collaborative Living Laboratory concept is designed to bridge the gap between ideas and implementation, creating an ecosystem where…...
Objections to Northern Ireland centenary stone ‘hypocritical’ – DUP’s Robinson - Homepage - Waterford News & Star
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (411+ words) DUP leader Gavin Robinson has described further objections to a commemorative stone to mark Northern Ireland’s centenary as “hypocritical”. There has been failure to secure agreement over the centenary stone proposed to mark 100 years since Northern Ireland’s founding in 1921 for…...
Waterford vape shop stuck in legal limbo as laws remain unclear on sale of CBD products - News - Waterford News & Star
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (479+ words) The proprietors of a local store, Good Vibes on Parnell Street, appeared once again in Waterford Courthouse. The proprietors of a local store, Good Vibes on Parnell Street, appeared once again in Waterford Courthouse last week as the “very, very…...