Justine Dwyer Pat and Mary O’Reilly, Noel, John and Sinead O’Neill, Suzanne and Stan Furlong, Olive and Stephen Quilty. Photos: Noel Browne. There was music, sunshine and lots of smiling faces in Tramore last Sunday for the official opening of Tramore’s Upper Main Street which underwent a major face lift in recent...
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Tramore student takes the honours at Student Enterprise Awards
Tramore student takes the honours at Student Enterprise Awards
Handy Hurleys from Ard Scoil na Mara in Tramore has won the Senior category of the Waterford Student Enterprise Programme and qualified for the National Student Enterprise Competition. Charlotte Balfe is the founder of Handy Hurleys, a convenient and cost-effective way to store hurleys in the home or club. The...
Al Boum Photo to begin at Tramore on New Year’s Day
Al Boum Photo to begin at Tramore on New Year’s Day
Al Boum Photo is likely to begin his season at Tramore on New Year’s Day for the fourth successive year after missing last weekend’s engagements. The dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner was entered in the Unibet Many Clouds Chase at Aintree and in the John Durkan Chase, won by stablemate Allaho, at Punchestown but was...
‘Star of The Sea’ Christmas Lights at Coastguard Cultural Centre
‘Star of The Sea’ Christmas Lights at Coastguard Cultural Centre
The Coastguard Cultural Centre and Café is a jewel in Tramore’s crown and this Christmas it will be shining extra bright with a wonderful free ‘Star of the Sea’ Christmas lights celebration from November 25th to the New Year. The Coastguard Centre is open daily but for the Christmas season, it will open late from...
New interactive visitor experience unveiled at Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens
New interactive visitor experience unveiled at Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens
Minister of State at the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation and the Department of Education and Skills, John Halligan, T.D. unveiled a new and enhanced visitor experience at the Lafcadio Hearn Japanese Gardens in Tramore, on Friday last, following Fáilte Ireland investment of €73,000. The enhancements...
Dereliction problems holding Tramore back – Conway
Dereliction problems holding Tramore back – Conway
Eoghan Dalton Reports A number of derelict properties in Tramore have been singled out as a weight preventing the town from growing. Cllr Joe Conway (Ind) maintains that as Waterford’s largest town, Tramore should be ideally placed to benefit from any economic resurgence but instead its development is held back by...
Tramore Races a huge success with numbers up
Tramore Races a huge success with numbers up
The Tramore Races was blessed with the weather this year and, despite some unpredictable weather forecasts, thousands attended the races over the 4 day August festival.Owen Byrne told the Munster Express on Sunday that overall attendances were up at least 10 per cent from 18,000 last year to over 20,000 this...
Tramore Races a huge success with numbers up
Tramore Races a huge success with numbers up
The Tramore Races was blessed with the weather this year and, despite some unpredictable weather forecasts, thousands attended the races over the 4 day August festival. Owen Byrne told the Munster Express on Sunday that overall attendances were up at least 10 per cent from 18,000 last year to over 20,000 this year....
Grand Hotel set for court date
Grand Hotel set for court date
Eoghan Dalton Reports The owners of Tramore’s Grand Hotel have a date in court with the local authority. The hotel, which has lain vacant since 2014, has been at the centre of a standoff since the owners had a derelict sites notice served on them by Waterford City and County Council (WCCC). The notice had been served...
Most Stylish Competition at Tramore Races
Most Stylish Competition at Tramore Races
Aoife Walsh and Brent Pope team up as judges Top model and former Miss Ireland, Aoife Walsh is teaming up with the fashion-savvy rugby commentator, Brent Pope to judge the most stylish ladies and gentlemen at the upcoming August Festival at Tramore Races. The celebrity duo have been tasked with one of the toughest...
Tramore scores well nationally on household income
Tramore scores well nationally on household income
A recent CSO report showed how Tramore town is doing well nationally in terms of income, and leads the south-east. The Waterford seaside town stands at 19 in Ireland for income for towns larger than 10,000 population, excluding main cities, such as Waterford. It also comes up as number one in south east Ireland...
Standoff over CBS sport hall
Standoff over CBS sport hall
Eoghan Dalton Reports A SPORTS club in Tramore has sprung into action over fears that the hall will be demolished and the site sold to a property developer. Tramore Basketball Club was recently told by the old CBS hall’s owners, the Edmund Rice Schools’ Trust (ERST) that it must sign a rolling one-month...
