A teenager who was the victim of a suspected acid attack in Waterford says his sight is coming back.

Brexit presents a “constitutional earthquake” for this country and is a “game-changer” for the future of the island of Ireland, according to Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald.

Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has said that Brexit presents a "constitutional earthquake" for this country and is a "game-changer" for the future of the island of Ireland.

A Catholic bishop has said he is establishing a "delivery ministry" of people who will be attempting to rid people of the devil and warned against the possibility of users of Reiki and other healing methods being exposed to evil spirits

He led Waterford to their first championship victory in seven years.

“We made a lot of genuine and honest mistakes and I can live with those.”

Former Waterford manager Derek McGrath has called on more sophisticated score detection technology to be installed at all county venues to ensure fairness.

Waterford County Board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan has claimed the GAA and the Munster Council “would love to” demolish the Gaelic Grounds and Fitzgerald Stadium.

Without further ado, ladies, and gentleman... David's Stag.

The chairwoman of the Oireachtas abortion committee has hit out at the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore for his “utterly untrue” comments on abortion.

In many homes, the lowly telephone is the poor relation of the mobile phone, but not in the Byrne household, where a functioning landline could help save a baby’s life.

"The women of Ireland might be better served if Bishop Cullinan left pronouncements on important clinical matters such as vaccination programmes to the experts in that field," the HSE's communications spokesman said.

As David Burke’s acceptance speech extended on Sunday, Peter Canavan’s victorious address 14 years previous came to mind. “I’m not finished yet,” the Tyrone great told the masses in front of him. “It took me a long time to get here.”

No unadorned surface has been left untouched, no bare space undecorated, as walls, animals, bales of hay, and cars have been given the blue and white treatment as Waterford fans prepare for their first All-Ireland final in nine years, with their heroes attempting to bridge a winning gap stretching to 1959.

Waterford county board chairman Paddy Joe Ryan has admitted that the Déise are “lucky” to have Austin Gleeson available for next month’s All-Ireland senior hurling final against Galway.

A hurling Super 8 would further grow the appeal of the game during the summer months, according to Waterford boss Derek McGrath.

Tributes have been paid to Kevin Casey, the sports editor of Waterford radio station WLR FM, who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 40. The award-winning presenter died after a short illness.

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Christmas comes early for Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI), after the annual Tour de Munster cycle event raised more than €285,000 for the charity.

The unexpected death of popular radio presenter Billy McCarthy “silenced a familiar voice” that had brought news and debate, light and meaning, and engagement and fun to thousands of people over many years, his funeral Mass heard yesterday.

Waterford radio star Billy McCarthy has died following a “short and sudden illness”, local station WLR FM announced today.

90 judges, drawn from the industry in Ireland and Europe, judged 282 hours of submissions from the 700 entries across 37 categories and today they announced the shortlist.

Previewing Kilkenny in the championship is increasingly difficult, says PM O’Sullivan. 

Waterford manager Derek McGrath has revealed that a phone call from Kerry football boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice lifted his spirits following the crushing Munster final defeat to Tipperary a fortnight ago.

Taoiseach Enda Kenny is writing to members in 14 make-or-break constituencies urging them to support weaker candidates in a last-ditch bid to save the party’s faltering election campaign.

Holly Ryan is from Waterford and is playing Belle in the Cork Opera House panto, Beauty and the Beast. She is 18 and living in Cork (and away from home) for the first time to work on the production.

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Cycling legend Sean Kelly hopes to help break the Tour de Munster’s €2m fundraising target for Down Syndrome Ireland by the weekend.

Lismore Castle Gardens & Gallery was the stunning venue for the official launch, on Tuesday 23rd June, of the 15th Annual Tour de Munster cycle in aid of Down Syndrome Ireland (DSI).

Fire crews and gardaí were called to the scene of two fires in Waterford city overnight.

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The heroic actions of a garda who has saved the lives of two people over the past two weeks have highlighted the need for better water safety in Ireland.

Waterford football captain Shane Briggs insists they will join Limerick, Tipperary and Clare in walking away from the 2015 Munster championship if the seeded draw remains in place.

To start with, two pieces of good news.

Waterford manager Michael Ryan insists there is no reason why the team can’t come away from Offaly with a win in Saturday week’s preliminary round qualifier.

Waterford’s city manager has said his organisation deliberately set aside tendering rules in order to deliver a new multimillion-euro visitor centre on time.

Waterford's John Mullane has revealed that his decision to retire at the start of 2013 was in his mind 12 months ago.

Cycling legend Sean Kelly led almost 140 amateur riders off on a 640km charity cycle around Munster yesterday.

Waterford chairman Tom Cunningham admits it’s likely the board will incur a loss from their two-day Rhythmfest fundraiser in Fraher Field this past weekend.