Enterprising lunch to celebrate local food suppliers

As part of the Harvest Festival in September Waterford City Enterprise Board has organised a lunch on Friday, September 14th in the dining room of Dooley’s Hotel to celebrate the vast array of local food producers. This lunch is a celebration of food in Waterford and the South East. With the assistance of the South … Continued


Dunmore East Bluegrass – bigger and better in 2012!

What began in 1995, as a small intimate music session, bringing together an eclectic group of bluegrass musicians, has grown and flourished and this year sees the Guinness International Bluegrass Festival return to Dunmore East, Co. Waterford for its 18th year. The free festival will take place in the picturesque fishing village from August 23rdto … Continued


Sienna Home Furnishings, the only furniture store in Ireland’s retail Top 50

Anton Savage, Miriam O’Callaghan, Kevin Jephson (REI), Paul and Janice Lenehan (Sienna Home Furnishings) Sienna Home Furnishings, based in the Tramore Road Business Park in the city, is the only dedicated furniture and bedding retail business representative at the prestigious Barclaycard Retail Excellence Ireland Awards for 2012.  The National Store of the Year 2012 is … Continued


Home Instead Senior Care presents cheque to Waterford Hospice

Marie Cummins and Nell Guiry of Waterford Hospice Movement accepting donation from Danette Connolly, Home Instead Senior Care Waterford    During the summer, Home Instead Senior Care hosted an evening with Imelda Butler, author of “Be Not Afraid…..I go before You”, a compilation of short stories of love and loss written by partners, parents, children, … Continued


Lands End to make Dunmore East Bluegrass debut

Lands End, a diverse group of young musicians who crossed paths at one of the UK’s premier Bluegrass workshops will make an appearance at the 18th Guinness International Bluegrass Festival in Dunmore East, Co. Waterford. The band, made up of members from Cork, Galway, Dublin, Munich, Liverpool and Canada met at the Sore Fingers bluegrass … Continued


Planet Gig Guide updates to provide festival safety tips!

Planet Gig Guide, a free app offering comprehensive, up to date listings of the all the festivals and events taking place in Ireland, recently updated its content to provide personal safety tips for concert and festival goers this summer. The app now provides a list of festival “do’s and don’ts” to ensure festival goers are … Continued


Home Instead Senior Care recognised for highlighting senior matters

Home Instead Senior Care Waterford was recently recognised for the positive impact it has made on senior issues in Waterford City and County. Kay Wasserman, Global Business Development Director, with Home Instead International, visited the Waterford branch as part of a European tour and was particularly impressed with the Waterford branch’s commitment and dedication to … Continued


Calling all hogs!

Boobs and Balls Road Trip 2012 in aid of the South Eastern Cancer Foundation Solas Centre  In August 2011, a large group of motorcycle enthusiasts from all over Ireland, and further afield, gathered at Athlone to begin a motorcycle road trip that took 270 KM to complete and raised over €23,000 for the Solas Centre, … Continued


Bluegrass to deliver tourism boost to Dunmore East

With dates firmly fixed in the International Bluegrass calendar since 1995, the 18thGuinness International Bluegrass Festival in Dunmore East is set to deliver a welcome economic boost to the local economy. Taking place from August 23rd to August 26th, the festival organisers are anticipating an influx of music lovers to the village over the four … Continued


Solas Centre launches the 2012 South East Run for Life

It’s time to get active and run for life once more. That is the call from the organisers of the Solas Centre South East Run for Life this week as they announced details of the 2012 event which takes place on Sunday October 14th. The run looks set to be bigger and better than ever, … Continued