For natives of Mullinavat, Waterford is town, 11 miles away. For natives of Ballyhale, seven miles north, Kilkenny is town, 13 miles away. 

Waterford Council has refused planning permission for a windfarm near the Comeragh Mountains for the second time in four years.

A Waterford animal shelter may be forced to shut down or relocate unless it can find €25,000 to buy land that it currently rents.

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I’LL never forget the first time I saw Coumshingaun.

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Two Waterford farmers have been prosecuted by Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI) for removing gravel and boulders from the River Nier to use in building projects on their land.

As Dan MacCarthy dips into a new series of guides on the country’s best walking spots, he discovers that size really doesn’t matter when it comes to the breathtaking beauty on offer

The first smartphone walking app in both Irish and English, which will guide visitors around one of the country’s most scenic yet unsung districts, was launched at the weekend.

An Bord Pleanála has rejected a plan by a power company to build a new wind farm across the western tip of the Comeragh Mountains in Co Waterford.

GARDAÍ have warned the public to be extra cautious about letting people into their homes after a spate of burglaries in west Waterford, many of which are believed to have been carried out by bogus gardaí, ESB and HSE officials.

RENOWNED locally for its fattening qualities, this coastal farm near Stradbally, Co Waterford, is a new market entrant with Harty and Co.

FIRST Ferns, then Ryan and now the Murphy report all show the depth of corruption in the Catholic Church and the depth of deference to this corruption was shown in the Dáil by our Taoiseach when he fell over himself verbally while bending the knee to the Holy See.

WHY should anyone be denigrated for exercising the freedom of choice to shop wherever (Newry, for example) prices are cheaper.

IRISH Festivals used to revolve almost solely around music and drink, not necessarily in that order.

“The privilege of opening the first trial in history for crimes against the peace of the world imposes a grave responsibility.

IS it just me who resents the unfair way worldwide financial problems have affected the ordinary saver?

SEVERAL recent reports have highlighted how second-level students have underperformed in mathematics, science and technology.

NORA WALL, the former nun wrongfully convicted of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment in 1999, is to sue the State for damages.

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THE pressure on government to deliver radiotherapy for Waterford and the South-East will step up a gear with a major rally in support of cancer services scheduled for Waterford within the next fortnight.

Nine men who were arrested after gardaí swooped on a suspected Continuity IRA training camp in the Comeragh mountains were jailed by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Gardaí discovered four guns, a makeshift firing range and targets when they raided a suspected Continuity IRA training camp at a clearing in the Comeragh mountains, the Special Criminal Court heard today.

Nine men arrested after gardaí swooped on a suspected Continuity IRA training camp in Co Waterford in 2003 pleaded guilty to firearms offences at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today.

Health Minister Micheál Martin has announced the creation of 150 new jobs at Pinewood Healthcare in Co Waterford.

ANOTHER 150 jobs are to be announced for the south-east today in an expected boom for Waterford to be confirmed by Health Minister, Micheál Martin.

An elderly man and two children have died in separate accidents around the country.

A Limerick man was charged at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today in connection with a garda swoop on a suspected Continuity IRA training camp in Co Waterford in August last year.

All-Ireland winners Mayo have been rewarded for another awesome year on the football field with 11 nominations for the Ladies All Star awards.