As a new greenway opens in the southeast Dan MacCarthy hops on his bike and takes in the splendours of the Déise country

A local authority has launched four economic incentive schemes to attract new businesses and revitalise vacant premises throughout the city and county of Waterford.

An influential international business magazine has included Waterford among its top European cities and regions of the future in a new ranking of high-potential areas.

WATERFORD’S hosting of the Tall Ships Races 2011 has been overwhelmingly praised for its success, which saw up to 500,000 spectators in the city over the four-day festival ending on Sunday.

A MEMBER of one of America’s most famous political dynasties may be set to follow in his father’s footsteps by paying a visit to his ancestral home in Waterford.