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Gardaí seize almost €1.5m of cocaine in Drogheda

by 11/11/19 10:20pm

Gardaí have seized almost €1.5m worth of cocaine in Co. Louth. The cocaine seized by gardaí today. Pic: Garda Press Office Officers stopped a vehicle at the Donore Road Industrial Estate in Drogheda at around 12.35pm today and searched it....

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President Higgins to attend special screening of climate change film at conference in Cork

President Michael D. Higgins will attend an Intergenerational Conference in Cork on Wednesday to give a keynote address on climate...

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Judge to be appointed ‘by end of week’ on NI abuse compensation panel

By Press Association A judge to lead the panel overseeing compensation payments for institutional abuse victims in Northern Ireland will...

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GoSafe speed camera operators suspend strike action

GoSafe speed camera van operators have suspended their industrial action. Their union SIPTU said it is so talks can take...

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Number of patients of trolleys surpasses 100,000 for 2019

File photo The number of patients waiting for beds on hospital trolleys has surpassed 100,000 for the calendar year, the...

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Report: Two Irish citizens among 2,500 connected to ISIS to be deported from Turkey soon

Reuters is reporting two Irish citizens connected to ISIS are to be deported from Turkey in the coming days. Lisa...

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Shocking footage shows extent of climate change damage on Kerry seabeds

By Lynne Kelleher Shocking underwater footage of the Atlantic off the Kerry coast has revealed it has turned into a...

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An Garda Síochána to spend €13.5m to update system for receipt of calls from public

By Cianan Brennan An Garda Síochána is to spend €13.5m on the introduction of a new electronic dispatch system for...

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Boil water notice affecting 600,000 people to remain in place until at least tomorrow

Irish Water has said it will be tomorrow before an update is issued on the boil water notice affecting parts...

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Online scam targets gay community by claiming to require ‘anti-offender’ IDs

An online scam is targeting the Irish gay community. The scam uses the dating app Grindr and a fraudulent website...

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Waterford News

ARTeSYN Biosolutions to create 50 new jobs with €1m investment

by 08/11/19 1:19pm

ARTeSYN Biosolutions have just announced a €1m investment in its manufacturing and clean room facilities, along with the creation of 50 new jobs. The manufacturer of single-use components and systems within the biotech industry made the announcement today at its...

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Final deadline set for North Quays

FALCON Real Estate Development has confirmed in writing, to Waterford City & County Council, that they will submit their planning...

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Mortuary tender speculation unfounded

Speculation that tender prices for the new mortuary at University Hospital Waterford were over budget and the project would have...

Thursday, 07/11/19 - 10:27pm Read More

Encountering negativity shouldn’t ruin your day

MARCUS Aurelius (121-180 AD) is a name I first came to know through Richard Harris’s kindly portrayal of the Roman...

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Kill & St Paul’s bid farewell to Fr Gregory Power

FATHER Gregory (Greg) Power, a native of Ballingarry, Kill, was remembered at his Requiem Mass as a hard-working and noble...

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Local festivals & events braced for a budget hit

  WATERFORD City & County Council have opened applications for festival and events funding in Waterford. Yet given the potential...

Wednesday, 06/11/19 - 4:20pm Read More

Weatherspoon’s delayed as new plans submitted

PLANS for the commencement of JD Wetherspoon’s new bar in Waterford have been delayed again after the company submitted modifications...

Wednesday, 06/11/19 - 10:28am Read More

THE TIP OF THE UHW ‘ICEBERG’

Care for vulnerable Psychiatric Ward patients under microscope A MEMBER of staff at University Hospital Waterford’s Department of Psychiatry (DOP) has...

Wednesday, 06/11/19 - 10:21am Read More

Mahon Falls link to Greenway being pursued

LINKING Mahon Falls to the Waterford Greenway is on the City & County Council’s ‘to do’ list, Comeragh District Councillors...

Tuesday, 05/11/19 - 7:00pm Read More

Terror grips thousands at House of Horrors!

BLOOD curdling screams of terror reverberated through the dark maze of tunnels and corridors, themed rooms and scares as thousands...

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