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#Elections2019: FG hit out at ‘absent’ Micheál Martin in Cork local election campaigns

by 25/05/19 7:35pm

Fine Gael’s Director of Elections, Minister John Paul Phelan, has lashed Fianna Fail leader Micheal Martin for being absent in Cork City for the duration of the local council campaign. Fianna Fail party leader Micheal Martin TD pictured at the...

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Off-duty Garda dies while diving off Wexford’s Hook Head

An off-duty Garda has died after getting into difficulty while diving off Wexford’s Hook Head. The father of four in...

Saturday, 25/05/19 - 7:05pm Read More

#DivorceRef: First results from divorce referendum announced

The first results from the referendum on liberalising divorce laws have been announced. A Yes vote on a ballot paper...

Saturday, 25/05/19 - 6:55pm Read More

Real IRA leader Seamus McGrane has died in prison

Real IRA leader who plotted an explosion during the State visit of Britain’s Prince Charles in 2015 has died in...

Saturday, 25/05/19 - 6:35pm Read More

#Elections2019: Green Party candidate becomes first elected Irish-Chinese local representative

The first elected councillor in Dublin City has pledged to press for better housing and cycle facilities after topping the...

Saturday, 25/05/19 - 6:25pm Read More

#Elections2019 Bulletin: The story so far

Updates as they happen at the count centres following the local and European elections and divorce referendum. Sorting out the...

Saturday, 25/05/19 - 5:55pm Read More

#Elections2019: Aontú looks to top poll in Navan area

Aontú leader Peadar Toibin is hopeful of taking at least five local election seats around the country as unofficial tallies...

Saturday, 25/05/19 - 3:55pm Read More

Man, 40s, dies while cycling in Co Mayo

A man has died while out cycling in Swinford, Co Mayo. The man, in his 40s, was out cycling on...

Saturday, 25/05/19 - 3:55pm Read More

Josepha Madigan says TD’s swing compensation case ‘nothing to do with me’

Culture Minister Josepha Madigan has refused to say if she played any role in advising Fine Gael TD Maria Bailey...

Saturday, 25/05/19 - 3:05pm Read More

Mayoral vote: Martin brands mayoral plebiscite in Cork ‘shambolic mess’

Picture: RollingNews Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin has branded the mayoral plebiscite in Cork city “a shambolic mess”. Early tallies...

Saturday, 25/05/19 - 2:05pm Read More

Waterford News

Tributes pour in for hero Garda who died during dive

by 25/05/19 9:45pm

TRIBUTES have started to pour in for a Waterford based Garda who died after getting into difficulty during a dive off Hook Head this afternoon. Gardaí and the Coast Guard received a report of a diver in difficulty at around...

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Sights & Sounds from the Waterford Count: Marc O Cathasaigh surfing the green wave

WATERFORD ELECTIONS 2019 – LOCAL, EUROPEAN, MAYOR, DIVORCE Waterford News & Star reporter Ronan Morrissey spoke to Marc O Cathasaigh...

Saturday, 25/05/19 - 5:06pm Read More

Sights & Sounds from the Waterford Count: Mary Butler’s Predictions

WATERFORD ELECTIONS 2019 – LOCAL, EUROPEAN, MAYOR, DIVORCE Deputy Mary Butler gives her predictions on the Portlaw-Kilmacthomas district to reporter...

Saturday, 25/05/19 - 4:55pm Read More

WATERFORD ELECTIONS 2019 – 81.3% in Waterford vote in favour of the Divorce Referendum

WATERFORD ELECTIONS 2019 – LOCAL, EUROPEAN, MAYOR, DIVORCE Stay with the Waterford News & Star for updates across the weekend...

Saturday, 25/05/19 - 7:18am Read More

Jailed for five years for manslaughter

A MAN, who was on bail for assault when he punched a talented musician at least twice into the head...

Friday, 24/05/19 - 4:47pm Read More

Lofty goals for Waterford City Tidy Towns committee

THE newly created Waterford City Tidy Towns Committee are hoping that public and business participation can help them achieve their...

Friday, 24/05/19 - 1:00pm Read More

Woodbrook CEO has confidence in Waterford

WOODBROOK CEO Michael Doherty reiterated his commitment to expanding his operations in Waterford at the Chamber Regional Leaders Programme Inspiring...

Friday, 24/05/19 - 11:00am Read More

Poster Boys

TWO years ago when I was doing my leaving cert, I researched the 1918 by-election held in Waterford City as...

Friday, 24/05/19 - 7:30am Read More

A weekend-long waiting game

WHEN Waterford voters enter their polling station this Friday they will be met by four separate ballot papers. One will...

Thursday, 23/05/19 - 6:00pm Read More

The Great European Experiment

STRASBOURG is quintessential Europe, in the far north eastern corner of France, it is Gallic flavoured with centuries of German...

Thursday, 23/05/19 - 4:30pm Read More