National News

Charity blames Irish ‘culture of humiliation’ for high rate of male suicide

A suicide charity is warning that the "culture of humiliation" in Ireland is pushing young men to take their own lives.Ireland has the fourth highest rate of suicide amongst young males in the EU.Turn the Tide on Suicide is now...

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Shatter: I didn’t use private information on Wallace driving incident

Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said he discovered during a Garda briefing that Independent TD Mick Wallace was stopped for...

Monday, 20/05/13 - 2:24pm Read More

Hayes: Government may settle for less than €300m target in pay talks

Junior Finance Minister Brian Hayes has said that the Government may lower its savings target for public-sector wages from €300m...

Monday, 20/05/13 - 11:53am Read More

Number of abuse allegations against Catholic church increasing

There has been a slight increase in the number of allegations of abuse being reported to the National Board for...

Monday, 20/05/13 - 11:18am Read More

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Gardaí accessing PULSE system inappropriately, data protection office says

Certain gardaí have been accessing the garda PULSE system inappropriately to look at information on celebrities, according to the Office...

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Male, 63, dies at scene of Belfast flat fire

A 63-year-old man has died in a fire at a flat in Belfast overnight. The blaze broke out at the...

Monday, 20/05/13 - 10:42am Read More

‘Psychiatrists won’t be fooled by women claiming to be suicidal’

The President of the College of Psychiatrists in Ireland says he and his colleagues will not be fooled by women...

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Two held in John Kerins murder investigation

Two men have been arrested in connection with the murder of a former garda.John Kerins was shot dead at his...

Monday, 20/05/13 - 9:34am Read More

‘Man of the year’ Shatter to make statement on Wallace row

The Justice Minister Alan Shatter is expected to make a statement this morning on the on-going row with Deputy Mick...

Monday, 20/05/13 - 9:20am Read More

Fresh doubts cast over government’s public sector saving plans

There are fresh doubts this morning as to how much savings the government plans to achieve this year within the...

Monday, 20/05/13 - 9:00am Read More

Waterford News

Man arrested in connection with 80s sex-assault complaints released

A man in his 60s, arrested by gardaí in Waterford investigating a number of sexual assault complaints, has today been released without charge.The incidents are alleged to have taken place in the 1980s.Gardaí are to prepare a file for the...

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Gardaí arrest man in Waterford in connection with sexual assaults

A man in his 60s has been arrested by Gardaí in Waterford investigating a number of complaints of sexual assault.The...

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Argos Waterford made regional training centre

THE future of the Waterford branch of Argos has been secured with the announcement that the store has been appointed...

Tuesday, 14/05/13 - 10:24am Read More

Kodakid and Propeller Palms fly flag for Waterford

Who'll get your vote?
PROPELLER Palms and Kodakidand  have been shortlisted in ‘The Big Break Competition’ where Hot Press is giving an Irish band...

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Ryan returns home

CYCLING around on his red go cart you could be mistaken for thinking that seven-year-old Ryan Caulfield McCormack had not...

Thursday, 02/05/13 - 11:19am Read More

Jobs minister to bring more good news

FOLLOWING the announcement that in the region of 1,600 direct and indirect jobs will be created in Waterford and other...

Wednesday, 01/05/13 - 3:12pm Read More

Bishop Lee apologises to clerical sex abuse victims

Pictured is Bishop William Lee. Photo: John Power
“NO words of apology or any gesture of repentance or sorrow can ever make up for the enormous damage you...

Tuesday, 30/04/13 - 2:42pm Read More

Fire causes street closure

Waterford Fire Service tackled a fire at the site of the old Kielys brewery. Photo: Joe Evans
NEW Street, in the city centre, was closed to traffic for nearly four hours on Sunday morning as four units...

Tuesday, 30/04/13 - 2:33pm Read More

Waterford man says goodbye to his bills for a year

Winner Alright!
PATRICK Brady, a customer of Spar in Barrack Street in Waterford is to get a one year’s respite from paying...

Wednesday, 24/04/13 - 4:20pm Read More

Hospital apologises for injuries girl, now 8, received at birth

Waterford Regional Hospital has apologised to an eight-year-old girl with quadriplegia and cerebral palsy for injuries she received at her...

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