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Mother of drowned Cork boy calls for government-funded preschool swimming lessons

The mother of a three-year-old Cork boy who drowned while on holiday in Spain last August has told of her anguish at the toddler’s death, and is now campaigning for government-funded swimming lessons for preschool children.

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Gender quotas a welcome start, says camogie chief

The announcement by Minister for Sport Patrick O’Donovan yesterday that sports bodies will have State funding cut unless at least 30% of their board members are female was broadly welcomed yesterday.

property

Trading up: Aglish, West Waterford €440,000

There’s a whole lot of house and home on offer here at Coolroe, a detached West Waterford property on an acre, by the pretty Aglish village which takes its name from the old church.

gaa

End of club levy is in sight as Waterford's debt burden eases

gaa

Waterford County Board set to wipe out debt in two years

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‘We’ll get a senior All-Ireland here in a couple of years’

Forget all the furore over the drawn All-Ireland senior hurling final between Cork and Clare on Sunday last — there was an All-Ireland hurling title won, and while it may officially have been the minor final, for Waterford’s long-suffering hurling supporters it was a major win.

Tue, 10 Sep, 2013

Waterford player power forces Ryan out

Player power was the reason behind Waterford manager Michael Ryan’s decision yesterday not to seek a third season in charge.

Mon, 12 Aug, 2013

Cash-strapped Déise may call halt to jersey swaps

WATERFORD County Board chairman Tom Cunningham spelled out the stark realities of the county’s financial situation at last night’s annual convention in Dungarvan.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2011

Credit crunch hits hard in Waterford

THE gravity of the overall financial situation in Waterford was starkly spelled out by the Western Board divisional chairman, Eddie Cunningham, in his address to the board’s annual GAA convention in Dungarvan last night.

Fri, 09 Dec, 2011

‘Home’ venue plan revisited

WATERFORD GAA secretary Timmy O’Keeffe has made a resolute defence of his highly controversial suggestion that the Déise should opt for Kilkenny’s Nowlan Park as the county’s Munster senior hurling championship venue in any future “home and away’’ arrangement they might enter into.

Fri, 17 Dec, 2010

A Munster final in Nowlan Park?

THE Munster hurling final could be played in Kilkenny next year.

Wed, 15 Dec, 2010

Munster students take to streets to say No to college fees

Almost 6,000 students from Munster gathered in Cork today to voice their united opposition to a re-introduction of third-level fees.

Thu, 09 Oct, 2008

Smart seafood packaging to eliminate fishy produce

PACKAGING containing a sensor that changes colour when seafood spoils has been designed to hit supermarket shelves.

Wed, 28 Mar, 2007

New packaging to alert shoppers to fresh fish

Smart shoppers with a good eye for colour can now guarantee themselves a fresh catch of fish, scientists revealed today.

Tue, 27 Mar, 2007

GAA: O’Keeffe challenges Grant in surprise move for Waterford chair

THE longest serving GAA county secretary in the country, Waterford’s Seamas Grant, is facing a surprise contest at Monday night’s annual convention in Dungarvan.

Wed, 10 Dec, 2003