Sweeping brushes and spades may be the physical tools of success in the Tidy Towns but the crucial factor is partnership.

This four-bed home is in rock-solid order, with ‘personable’ aspect and presentation, and a strong selling location.

Tramore in August, and heat rising up out of the ground like the breath of a snoring devil. The race meeting in the Waterford track usually takes place with the southeast riviera looking its best back down the hill, the long beach wheeling east, and it was the same last Thursday for the first evening of races.

Tie hole drama was the order of the day when the finals of three Munster inter-club competitions were decided over the weekend.

Today's jumps meeting at Tramore has been cancelled due to a waterlogged track.

Prize money at the Cheltenham Festival in March will exceed £4m for the first time.

Participation numbers continue to drop, but the Munster Branch of the GUI celebrated another good year in 2015, with Gary Hurley, John Murphy, and clubs Tramore and Dooks presented with awards during the annual delegates’ meeting at the Hibernian Hotel, Mallow, last week.

Dolphins accompanied a group of long-distance swimmers on much of their fundraising route across Tramore Bay, Co Waterford, in aid of the local lifeboat service.

Experience proved the key as Limerick and Muskerry qualified for the nationals finals of the AIG Irish Senior Cup and Barton Shield at Dungarvan on Saturday.

Henry de Bromhead invariably does well at Tramore, and can take the bumper with the promising Simiel.

The son of a former Ryder Cup player is looking to ignite his own playing career with success in the Galvin Green PGA Assistants’ Championship, which starts tomorrow at Co Meath.

A €500,000 National Lifeguard Training Centre will be officially opened today in the seaside resort of Tramore, following a unique collaboration between agencies.

Tramore Golf Club go into today’s AIG Senior Cup semi-finals at Carton House hoping third time will be the charm for their team after national finals disappointments in 2011 and 2012.

Weekend wins for Rosslare in Irish Senior Cup Leinster section and Warrenpoint in the Barton Shield in Ulster have confirmed the field for the national finals of the AIG Cups and Shields at Carton House, Kildare next month.

Tramore isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, how could it be, but you have to say it certainly has its place in the scheme of things.

Given there is invariably little between the teams at this stage of the various AIG Irish Cups and Shields competitions, it is not surprising the bookmakers have struggled to separate the qualifiers for this weekend’s Munster semi-finals and finals of the Senior and Junior Cups and Barton Shield at Shannon Golf Club.

Muskerry, Limerick and Doneraile are chasing elusive doubles at this weekend’s Munster finals of the AIG Irish Senior and Junior Cups, along with the Barton Shield, at Shannon Golf Club.

The operator of a fairground in Tramore has apologised to a family who got stuck for hours on an amusement ride in Co Waterford.

Fire service and gardaí had to rescue six people after a number of people became trapped in an amusement ride in Tramore in Co Waterford.

IRELAND’S economy seems to be slowly starting to rise out of the mire in recent months but spare a thought for Argentina’s winemakers who have been suffering massive instability in recent years.

A father and son who were involved in an incident where a car clamper had his hand fractured near their place of business were both convicted and fined yesterday.

Beachdale Lad gets the nap to land a cracking Tyrrellspass Novice Chase at Kilbeggan tonight.

A lifeboat crew were called in to perform an unusual rescue off the south-east coast.

This afternoon’s National Hunt fixture at Tramore has been cancelled due to waterlogging.

A new Tesco supermarket in Ballincollig, Cork, is now set to be built by O’Flynn Construction, after the High Court this week rejected a challenge to its planning by the owners of a nearby SuperValu.

Bright clean cherries and strawberries on the nose with lovely fresh clean red fruit flavours on the palate.

The story of a fondly-recalled 12 kilometres of railway track that connected Waterford city with Tramore for 107 years is told in a new book launched at the weekend.

TRUCKS carrying 70 portacabins left Cork this week for site use in constructing eight new schools, under a €100m PPP investment of 25 years with contractors BAM PPP.

Newcastle West finally reached their destination after 74 years of trying yesterday when they lifted the Pierce Purcell Shield at Kinsale Golf Club.

This evening’s meeting at Tramore has been cancelled due to a waterlogged track.

Tomorrow’s meeting at Tramore must pass a further inspection at 8am.

The weather continues to wreak havoc on Irish racing and the meetings scheduled for last night at Gowran Park and at Tramore this evening were both cancelled because of waterlogging.

Tramore racecourse has been cleared to press ahead with its centenary festival next month after the death of four horses in one night provoked dual safety inquiries.

Cork’s famous Shandon St was reopened last night after building inspectors gave the all-clear following a partial roof collapse.

Davy Russell will remember yesterday’s meeting at Tramore, but for all of the wrong reasons.

I decided some time ago not to pay the €100 household charge.

The more you think about the two-mile champion Chase at Cheltenham on Wednesday, the more you realise that Andrew Lynch emerged as the hero of the hour.

WATERFORD GAA chiefs will proceed with plans to appoint a Director of Football but the position will be a voluntary one as the cash-strapped board are unable to finance a full-time position.

THE 2012 All-Ireland Juniors/Youths Interprovincial Shore Angling Championships 2012 will be held next February in Kerry from February 17 to 19 on Inch and Rossbeigh Beaches in Dingle Bay.