A group of American students on their way to Ireland to partake in a study-abroad programme have had their plans cancelled mid-journey due to the coronavirus epidemic.

He’s making a list and checking it twice: now Santa Claus is set to see how the boys and girls in the West Waterford town of Dungarvan have not been naughty, but nice.

A new initiative aimed at supporting people moving to the heart of west Waterford has been launched.