For many of us Halloween conjures up images of trick or treating, dressing in ghoulish costume, pumpkin carving or bobbing for apples! However, these contemporary Halloween activities are based on practices dating back to the darker origins of Halloween, or Samhain. Around 2,000 years ago in Celtic Ireland, Samhain was the division of the year … Continued
The Rotary Club of Waterford is proud to present a special ‘Premiere Sequel’ screening of the latest Bond movie ‘Spectre’. This charity evening takes place at Waterford Omniplex (former Regina) on Patrick Street on Tuesday October 27th at 8pm. Spectre A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister … Continued
With over 2,500 food and drink products entered in this year’s Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards competition, Waterford’s Coffee Warehouse brought bronze back to the Deise from Dingle. Now in its eight year, the Blas na hEireann Irish Food Awards is the biggest competition on the island of Ireland for quality Irish produce and … Continued
September marks the fourth global World Alzheimer’s Month, an international campaign to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia. Home Instead Senior Care will run a series of free workshops for Waterford’s family carers to support them in taking care of loved ones with Alzheimer’s or dementia. The two hour workshops take place from 7pm to 9pm … Continued
Waterford City’s Rapid Cabs invests €200,000 this year on making its taxi service the most high tech outside Dublin. Safety and security has always been paramount to Rapid Cabs, but now its new Rapid Cabs ‘Hotel Booker’ is the most modern, safest and smartest way to book a taxi in a hotel in Waterford. Visitors … Continued
With a tasty, jam – packed programme of events scheduled for Waterford Harvest Festival (September 11th to 13th), an exciting collaboration of Waterford restaurants is flying the flag for local producers. The premise of this year’s Harvest Festival is Waterford Food Heroes and “EAT Waterford”, a collective of Waterford restaurants and hotels will champion the … Continued
As part of the Harvest Festival in September the Local Enterprise Office in Waterford will host its annual ‘Enterprising Food Lunch’ on Friday, September 11th in Dooley’s Hotel. The key note speaker at the lunch will be Dermot Walsh, co-owner of Walsh’s Bakehouse (formerly M&D Bakeries), a third generation family bakery. This lunch is a … Continued
It’s all change at the top as Nora Widger takes up the reins as president of the Rotary Club of Waterford. Ms. Widger was welcomed as the new president of Rotary Club of Waterford on the 20th July by outgoing President Anne Marie Caulfield. Ms. Widger has been a Rotarian for 6 years and her fellow members … Continued
Mr. David Beirne, CEO of Whitfield Clinic being presented with the ISO 9001:2008 certificate for Cleaning Services at Whitfield Clinic by Mr. John O Carroll, Managing Director of Zehnacker Healthcare Ireland. This award represents Whitfield Clinic’s commitment to total quality management; a continually improving process approach implemented throughout the hospital. Critical cleaning processes and their … Continued
The NAS Training Centre has devised the “People Moving” workshop in order to provide family members and carers with practical guidelines and vital information about the moving and handling of people in their care. The course is for those who look after family members in their own homes and the content focuses on back care, … Continued
