A plaque commemorating the visit to Ireland of a former slave and influential anti-slavery campaigner during the Famine was unveiled yesterday.

A man who is picketing outside his local council to get a bigger home for his eight children said he wants to have at least two more babies.

THERE were smiling faces all round yesterday as delighted collectors of coins, photographs and other priceless memorabilia left Waterford City Archives.

HOMEOWNERS planning a major clear out now have a unique opportunity to see if any of those old photographs, books, ornaments and other objects lying around their house or sitting on their mantelpieces for years are worth more than their sentimental value.

TIME doesn’t stand still and Waterford city’s evolution as a thriving business hub is about to be mapped through an exhibition of works from one of Waterford’s best-known photographers.