One of the great institutions on the Hill of Ballybricken closed its doors for the last time on Friday last at 1pm. Dick Rellis, the affable proprietor, decided to bring down the shutters on his iconic ‘Rellis’s Newsagent’ shop after an incredible 50 years of serving the people of the historic area of Waterford City....
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Eating disorder figures escalating, says Butler
Eating disorder figures escalating, says Butler
Waterford junior health minister Mary Butler says eating disorder cases have multiplied ten-fold in terms of anticipated figures in the space of five years. She made the disclosure in response to an issue raised in the Dáil by South Tipperary TD Martin Browne in relation to a young male consistent unable to access...
West Waterford deer dangers raised in Dáil
West Waterford deer dangers raised in Dáil
3,679 culled in Waterford in one year “Significant travel safety issues” caused by the deer population in the vicinity of Colligan, involving crossings of the main Dungarvan–Clonmel road, have been highlighted by Sinn Féin TD David Cullinane. Transport Minister Eamon Ryan, in reply to a Dáil question, told Deputy...
Ice block: ‘resources not there to pre-treat every county road’
Ice block: ‘resources not there to pre-treat every county road’
Calls to put heavily used Kilmeaden High Road on gritting route Waterford Council simply hasn’t the capacity to pre-treat more minor roads during freezing weather, Comeragh District councillors have been told. Cllr Declan Clune (Ind) raised recent access issues on the High Road in Kilmeaden, which is not catered for...
‘We will never see his like again’
‘We will never see his like again’
Council colleagues salute an irreplaceable figurehead and friend Councillors met in special session last Thursday to pay tribute to an erstwhile colleague described as the ‘Father of Waterford City’ and “a colossus” of local politics. There were emotional contributions from the assembled elected body as the sad...
Destination Kilmeaden
Destination Kilmeaden
Further housing granted and more to follow The growth of Kilmeaden village continues apace and signs are that it may soon be a de facto suburb of Waterford City. That’s after the Clochán estate received the go-ahead to double its current footprint – with local councillor John O’Leary querying what community...
‘Davy Daniels Footbridge’?
‘Davy Daniels Footbridge’?
Freeman or Fountain? Why pedestrian crossing may be the most fitting tribute Seeking to suitably honour the late Davy Daniels, the Munster Express is championing a fitting and lasting memorial to our former colleague — a man described as a colossus of Waterford politics and the ultimate ‘City Father’. A native of St...
Waterford SPCA becomes ISPCA Waterford in 2023
Waterford SPCA becomes ISPCA Waterford in 2023
Damien Tiernan of WLRFM invited Barbara Bent, Treasurer of Waterford SPCA and Dr. Cyril Sullivan C.E.O. of the Irish Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, (ISPCA) on his Deise Today show this week. Barbara and Cyril were on the show to announce the recent amalgamation of Waterford SPCA with the national ISPCA...
Tributes to Bernadette Phillips
Tributes to Bernadette Phillips
Warm tributes have been paid to Munster Express columnist and local campaigner Bernadette Phillips who has died aged 64. She had been diagnosed with cancer in October and died in University Hospital Waterford (UHW) in the early hours of Monday morning January 9th. Bernadette was a passionate advocate for the rights...
Back in the fold
Back in the fold
Thirty years after starting out in journalism, and following a few career detours along the way, Jamie O’Keeffe is returning to the Munster Express as Editor. Taking up the role of Editor this Wednesday (11 January), Jamie O’Keeffe worked as a journalist with the Munster Express from 2000 to 2011. From a farming...
Successful year for Waterford’s Marathon Man
Successful year for Waterford’s Marathon Man
Kieran Foley Waterford’s Alan Corcoran is basking in the glow of a successful 2022 and eagerly looking forward to the New Year. Alan’s ‘Marathon Man’ book amassed numerous accolades during the year and his new documentary film ‘Unsinkable’ is set to be screened in Waterford in 2023. ‘Marathon Man’ has won rave...
Waterford war hero to be honoured with memorial trail
Waterford war hero to be honoured with memorial trail
Kieran Foley TOM McGrath, the Waterford man who escaped a German prisoner-of-war camp during the Second World War, is to be honoured with the staging of the cross-Pyrenees Tom McGrath Historical Memory Trail. A remarkable chapter in the life of this Waterford man, who was born in Portlaw in 1904, was discovered by...