Bee O’Grady is a qualified nurse who specialised in palliative care, working with people who were nearing the end of their lives. Bee is also the co-founder of Mountain View, the stunning wedding and function venue set in the rolling hills of south Kilkenny, just 20 minutes drive from Waterford city. She has spent 25 […]
These were the scenes in Ferrybank this evening as heavy rain resulted in dangerously high water levels on the dual carriageway. Motorists are being urged to drive with caution as a Status Yellow rain warning remains in place for Munster and Leinster until 6am tomorrow. A Yellow thunder warning is also in place for Waterord, […]
Local students looking for third level options in the South East will have more opportunities and choices than ever following significant investment announcements for both Carlow Institute of Technology and Waterford Institute of Technology. Carlow Institute of Technology will get a new 6,100 sq/m Science Building. The investment will provide additional space for STEM
Hotels in Kilkenny and the South East are riding out the coronavirus crisis but those in Dublin are struggling. This snapshot of the hospitality business is revealed in two surveys, one of which shows that local hotels have the highest average room occupancy in the country. The survey for the Irish Hotels Federation found that, […]
Sancerre and Pouilly-sur-Loire are small French towns facing each other across the River Loire, good neighbours but serious rivals when it comes to the production of excellent white wine. Both Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé are from the Sauvignon Blanc grape, and while there are obvious similarities, they do have distinctive tastes. ‘Fumé’ is the shortened form […]
Health Minister Stepehen Donnelly has promised that a local hospital with an excellent reputation for caring for many elderly Kilkenny people will reopen, campaigners have revealed. St Brigid’s Hospital in Carrick-on-Suir was transformed into a convalescence facility for patients affected by Covid-19 in April. But the hospital closed the following month, fuelling fears
The delivery of a second Cath lab in the South East region at the University Hospital Waterford (UHW) is set to be delayed once more due to Covid-19. A report in today’s Irish Independent reveals it has seen a briefing prepared by officials in the Department of Health for Health Minister Stephen Donnelly which shows […]
Tomorrow’s SSE Airtricity League match Waterford FC and Sligo Rovers and Waterford has been postponed after one of the Waterford players displayed “Covid-19-type symptoms”. The FAI said in a statement this morning: “The player did not train and Waterford FC suspended the training session and the player will now undergo a Covid-19 test. “As a
Whatever happened to wine and cheese parties? They used to be very popular. Charities ran them to raise money and cheapskates, who didn’t want to fork out for a real party, would buy some cheese and leave it to their guests to provide the wine. They seem to have gone out of fashion along with […]
There’s seems to be no let up in the mixed bag of weather as we head into the August Bank Holiday. Today will start off very mild and humid, dry and bright before rain spreads east and south, according to Mét Eireann. Thunder is possible by early afternoon but it will become brighter and fresher […]