“Dying! So what? Big deal, everyone dies,” states Don Wycherley’s Noel, in a dark, quirky, and touching soliloquy in My Real Life at Waterford’s Theatre Royal. When Wexford man Noel leaves a rambling message on his best friend’s phone, asking him for a good speech for the “afters”, we soon learn in Eoin Colfer’s My … Continued
Whitfield Clinic opened as a state of the art healthcare facility in Waterford in 2006 and the Endoscopy Unit has been at the forefront of ongoing clinical developments at the Clinic since then. As part of ongoing investment at Whitfield Clinic, a second endoscopy suite has been added and the unit has just received new … Continued
Waterford Country Fair, the second “County Life, Country Living” showcase will take place at the historic Curraghmore House and Gardens, Portlaw, Co. Waterford on Sunday, June 12th. Keeping with the format of last year, the one-day event promises something for the young and young at heart and will feature a host of field sports … Continued
In its largest investment in ten years, Whitfield is expanding its footprint at the Butlerstown site in Waterford to create a fifth operating theatre. This €1.8m investment will create 12 new jobs and is currently employing 20 in the construction of this new facility. The investment is necessitated due to the consistent increase in demand … Continued
Three transition year students from Waterford represented their county at the National Student Enterprise Awards at Croke Park on April 20th. Photocredit: Mark Stedman, Photocall Ireland. KidsCode, creates an online world aiming to get kids into computer programming, combining a fun, multiplayer experience with visual programming. It lets kids, for free, log in and create … Continued
Start-up gaming company, TreyBro, caught the attention of Dragons’ Den Gavin Duffy on the RTE programme, when the entrepreneur and communications consultant offered €60,000 investment for a 22.5% stake in the 12-month old company. The company was founded by Waterford twins Daniel and Michael Treyvaud and Tipperary native Patrick O’ Callaghan in April 2015. The … Continued
On April 18th, the eyes of the world will be on the 120th Boston Marathon. Three years ago, two bombs detonated close to the finishing line of the Boston Marathon, killing three spectators and wounding hundreds more. In the intervening years a group of proud and defiant Bostonians formed the 2013 Boston Marathon Tribute Memorial … Continued
Over 130 physicists converged in Waterford earlier this month for the Irish Association of Physicists in Medicine (IAPM) 7th Annual Scientific Meeting, which was held at the Tower Hotel. Waterford native and Principal Physicist at UPMC Whitfield Cancer Centre, Amanda Barry was delighted to bring the conference to Waterford under her tenure as President of … Continued
Last week over 60 Norwegian and Swedish students and teachers marched in Waterford City’s St. Patrick’s Day parade as part of an enterprise visit to Waterford on the invitation of the Local Enterprise Office. The students (18-19 years olds) are studying a 3-year entrepreneurship program, this is the student’s 3rd and last year and the … Continued
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Boston Terrorist victim honoured by Crystal engraverSean Egan is renowned for his beautiful, poignant crystal creations. His works include the 9/11 Twin Towers commemorative sculptures and, in 2013, his “Gathering Bowl” was presented by An Taoiseach, Enda Kenny to U.S. President Barack Obama, in the traditional St. Patrick’s Day White House … Continued
