To keep a child safe, a child must first know what safety means

If cutting of anything has to be done, it should be done in those places which have been continually bloated with state funding and resources, and not here

Architecturally and aesthetically, Waterford is lucky to have a very impressive City Hall building, and guests are always impressed when they get the chance to step foot inside

Waterford City and County Council has a budget of €107,000 for its biodiversity programme. A good way to start would be to stop using taxpayers' money to pay for pesticides

The minister has given no time-line for the completion of this facility, nor indeed said if it will go ahead at all. Now you see it, now you don’t!

The level of disposable income is visible in Dublin, Cork and Galway

'I would describe myself as a responsible and safe driver and try to always stay within the rules'

What's the Story! - Libby Marchant's column for the Waterford News & Star

Waterford Council must honour the promise of sustainable family-friendly development in the city centre

A Question of Faith is Fr Liam Power's fortnightly column

Just like in sport, bulwarking our local arts paves the way for talented people to find their niche and to flourish

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 'E-scooters are very likely to become more popular into the future, and it is imperative that they are used more safely'

Government can’t throw the North Quays blanket, that political cloak of invisibility, over everything and expect us to recede happily into urban obscurity

While John Moran's stint as Limerick's directly elected mayor has proved challenging, changes to the local authority system must be embraced

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: 'The North Quays and the Ardree hotel site would complement each other with some forward-thinking vision'

'I know that we as Church have to listen more. To find the right way of doing this is the issue'

This writer cannot be the only one in Waterford who travels to Dublin or Dublin airport and ogles at the almost unbelievable spread of investment and infrastructure around the capital

Malika's mother's testimony, of what she and her daughter were subjected to, was brave and powerful. Our deepest sympathies go out to Aisha and her family

As I See It: Catherine Drea’s fortnightly column as published in the Waterford News & Star

It will be an investment that won't pay out dividends, but could very well be the most impactful decision made by Waterford people for their own future, and that of future generations

A key aspect of improving our city centre is to look at how successful cities thrive across the world

A Question of Faith is Fr Liam Power's fortnightly column

Time at the top is short, so grab every cent of constituency funding you can, before the inevitable ballot box failure

As I See It: Catherine Drea’s fortnightly column as published in the Waterford News & Star

Our council is trying very hard to do many things, but it appears that we have shotgun blast, instead of rifle accuracy

A medical school would unite the disparate strands, deliver medical equity to the hospitals of the south east and drive disposable income and footfall across the city

Traditions and Christmas go hand in hand, and we reflected on this last week during the various traditional festive happenings

As I See It: Catherine Drea’s fortnightly column as published in the Waterford News & Star

The map has, unwittingly or not, a cloud over the south east of Ireland as if to indicate that 'here be demons'

Behind these winners and more are stories of immense determination. The ripple effect for Waterford is beyond measure

The Waterford News & Star took to the streets to gauge the excitement of locals over the mid-November Christmas developments

A Question of Faith is Fr Liam Power's fortnightly column

There is no major hospital in Maynooth, yet it opened a new school of nursing last July, showing again the ability of universities operating under traditional legislation to act swiftly

'We have a fantastic team of about 17 therapists who are selfless in their work, dedication and expertise'

A Question of Faith is Fr Liam Power's fortnightly column

Ferrybank was the Northern Liberties of the city for hundreds of years - it was detached from Waterford in 1899

Fundraising events have become an important social outlet for Waterford people

As I See It: Catherine Drea’s fortnightly column as published in the Waterford News & Star

The current projects being delivered to Waterford do not remedy years of chronic underinvestment

Unfortunately, it still requires the rallying cry of a bereft community to bring about change

A Question of Faith is Fr Liam Power's fortnightly column

A design will be accepted and construction may eventually commence, with the chances of success in the lap of the gods

Darragh Murphy was awarded two of the top accolades, 'Young Journalist of the Year' and 'Best News Story', at the regional newspaper industry's gala annual event