For 20 years, the photo-realist work spanned 80ft in a shopping mall, says Colette Sheridan.

Co-Housing Here is holding a public session at the Technological University of Ireland at Bolton Street today.

Lisa O’Brien tells Kya deLongchamps why quantity surveyors are vital to represent your interests when pursuing your dream building project.

Róisín Murphy: Architect, Artist and Interior Designer.

Carol O’Callaghan meets the man behind a thousand store fronts — the principal of architecture and design company, Douglas Wallace Consultants, and a man who’s become better known as a judge in ‘Home of the Year’.

Growing up, I wanted to be an artist alright. A rock and roll artist.

A Waterford city trader said yesterday he had laid off nine of his 24 staff after CIÉ Tours International instructed drivers to boycott his business.

Murder accused Graham Dwyer described victim Elaine O’Hara as “that awful girl” in a letter to his wife.

Graham Dwyer’s wife has told his murder trial that she recognised the spade found near Elaine O’Hara’s remains as a spade she had noticed missing from their garden.

President Michael D Higgins said today that he regards unemployment as the biggest single problem facing Europe.

The President has launched the first in a series of nationwide 'Being Young and Irish' workshops in Dublin today.

A robber who “ranks amongst the all time stupidest criminals to come before the courts” has been jailed for a botched armed robbery where the raiders had to be rescued by the fire brigade.

A second man has been jailed for a botched armed robbery where the raiders had to be rescued by the fire brigade after they had been locked in by an accomplice.

Sisters smuggled appeal to Haughey

GOLD with a value of about €104,000 had been allegedly switched for another material which was virtually useless, the High Court has been told.

THE armed robbery of a gold storage business turned into a “fiasco” when the raiders had to be rescued by the fire brigade after locking themselves in, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

The armed robbery of a gold storage business turned into a "fiasco" when the raiders had to be rescued by the fire brigade after locking themselves in, Dublin Circuit Criminal Court has heard.

THE Waterford Harvest Festival, which starts tomorrow and runs for nine days, could contribute as much as €2.5 million to the local economy, according to a survey of last year’s festival.

WATERFORD was overrun by pirates of all ages yesterday morning but trainee sailors regained control of the city’s streets in the afternoon as a crew parade resulted in large splashes of colour in the Tall Ships Races 2011 festival.

Thursday, June 30

QUEUES are expected this Saturday in Waterford’s city centre for the release of more tickets for free concerts taking place during the Tall Ships festival.

MUSIC fans have snapped up over 3,000 free tickets for a concert by Bryan Ferry due to take place during the forthcoming Tall Ships festival in Waterford.

FREE tickets for the headline music acts for the Tall Ships festival in Waterford are to be made available later this month.

BRA-CLAD men and women raised a few eyebrows and thousands of euro when they walked through the streets of Dublin yesterday in aid of Action Breast Cancer.

ORGANISERS of this summer’s Tall Ships Races in Waterford have confirmed veteran pop artist Bryan Ferry as the headline act for the opening night.

NATTILY dressed as ever, the duo who do musical parody like no others let loose on an audience of appreciative students yesterday with a performance of their latest single.

Three men charged over an attempted armed robbery at a gold and silver dealer's shop in Dublin in August, were today served with books of evidence and sent forward for trial.

A man was charged today in connection with an attempted armed robbery where staff members were tied up, at a gold and silver dealer's shop in Dublin in August.

Two men were charged today over an attempted armed robbery at a gold and silver dealer's shop in Dublin in which staff members were tied up, on Tuesday last.

Two men are due in court this morning to face charges over an attempted armed robbery in Dublin earlier this week.

Terrified staff were tied up during an attempted armed robbery in a city centre shop today.

The Irish School of Motoring is adding its voice to the criticism of the new 30 kilometre per hour speed limit introduced in Dublin city centre this week.

The Irish Taxi Drivers Federation has described as "stupid" and "ridiculous" the new 30kph speed limit in Dublin City Centre.

The controversial new speed limit in parts of Dublin City Centre may be extended to towns and cities across the country.

Transport chiefs hit out today at Dublin City Council’s plan to expand 30kph speed limits.

Five men are being held by gardaí tonight after the discovery of an explosive device in a car in Waterford city.

A BANK seeking to recover mortgage debts from Michael Lynn was given High Court permission to serve notice of its legal action on the rogue solicitor when he gives video-link evidence from London next month.

Liam Heffernan: the former Glenroe star has some hurling experience from his days at North Mon school before taking his role in Clash of the Ash.

ALARM was expressed last night at the number of homeless people dying in Dublin while underfunded shelters are being left idle.

A man who is "not naturally aggressive" has been given a four year and nine month sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for two separate assaults last year.

PLANS to decentralise 200 civil servants from Dublin to Waterford moved a step forward yesterday with news that the Office of Public Works (OPW) has bought a building in the city for €8 million.

ONE of five fishermen missing off the Irish coast was the third generation of his family to drown at sea.

A Nigerian woman who was discovered in her burnt-out car in Dublin had to be identified by dental records, an inquest heard tonight.

WATERFORD is on the brink of a jobs and services bonanza as plans emerge for a new €100 million Government Quarter in the city centre.

Energy efficiency is now an issue of competitiveness and a business imperative for all companies in Ireland, according to David Taylor, chief executive of Sustainable Energy Ireland (SEI).

PEARSE DOHERTY repeatedly stresses his youth, his energy, the fact that he’s the youngest candidate in the field.

Offaly defender Ger Rafferty has denied that a behind the scenes bust up led to him quitting the county football panel.

TWO men have appeared before Dublin District Court in relation to one of the country’s biggest ever seizures of cannabis, worth over €13m.

Gardaí in Dublin are investigating an incident where two men were stabbed on Bolton Street at around 1am today.