Author: aaron

From March 12th to March 15th 19 Norwegian students a Norwegian teacher and 2 Swedish teachers visited Waterford City on the invitation of Ciaran Cullen CEO (Acting) of Waterford City Enterprise board. The students (18-19 years olds) are studying a 3-year entrepreneurship program, this is the student’s 3rd and last year and the Irish visit … Continued

HCS Business Solutions, in association with Kilkenny Chamber of Commerce, will host a free lunchtime seminar on Wednesday, March 21st. The seminar entitled “The practical applications of the Cloud – is your business ready?” is aimed at business owners and managers. The seminar will address questions such as “The Cloud and your business – are … Continued

The launch of a Handbook for older people was welcomed by Kathleen Lynch, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Older People, Equality and Mental Health. The Irish Pensioners Handbook 2012 features advice and information on a wide range of issues including allowances and entitlements, medical, health and nutrition matters, the various options for … Continued

On Wednesday February 29th Deputy Mayor Cllr Gary Wyse presented the Waterford City Enterprise Board perpetual student enterprise trophy along with the winners cheque to a group called ‘Tidy Tails’. The winning group, from Newtown School in Waterford City founded a business where they designed and created a new bandage wrapping product. Both members of … Continued

Eleanor Hutchinson certainly was a big hit when she won €250 worth of school sports equipment from Excel Promotions for Our Lady of Mercy Secondary School. The promotion, “Are you smarter than a 10 – year old?” ran on WLR fm’s “Big Breakfast Blaa” with Timmy and Karen. Eleanor was the overall winner, picking up … Continued

The Solas Centre, the South East’s cancer support service, recently celebrated its first year at its state of the art facility in Ardkeen. This year the celebrations focused on the children with the Solas Centre’s Kids Big Day taking place in Pirates Adventure Centre in Tramore. It was a great family day out where over … Continued

Jordan Casey, a 12 year old boy from Waterford, is now the youngest person in Europe to have developed an app for sale on the App Store. The app, Alien Ball vs. Humans is described by Apple executives as a version of the classic ‘Space Invaders’ and is the first step on the ladder for … Continued

Rotary Global Swimarathon, in association with Waterford Rotary Club and Rotary International, takes place at Splashworld in Tramore, Co. Waterford on Saturday 25th February from 12.00pm to 1.00pm. The Swim distance is100m (4 lengths) per person. The record is attempting to get the most number of people swimming 100m at various locations at the exact … Continued

HCS Business Solutions, in association with Waterford Chamber of Commerce, recently hosted a free cloud computing seminar which highlighted the way forward for local businesses. The seminar aimed at business owners and managers was entitled “The practical applications of the Cloud – is your business ready?” Neil Phelan, Director of HCS Business Solutions explained that … Continued