Ivan Daly is pushing the boundaries with his paintings of the Clare coast, writes Ellie O’Byrne

TIMING is everything, they say, and for West Waterford and the Dungarvan/Clonea area, lots of planets are aligning and crossing paths to give it a deserved place in the sun.

Don’t fret about how to fill the remainder of the school holidays as there are things to do — and also it’s good for children to experience a bit of boredom now and again, writes Kate O’Reilly.

Beaches and marinas across the country are bathing in the warm waters of European approval — 86 of them have been awarded the prestigious Blue Flag status.

Dungarvan, Waterford €750,000

Baywatch made it look sexy but in reality, the role of a lifeguard is far more pedestrian, if no less essential: In between saving 413 swimmers last month, lifeguards reunited 353 lost children with parents.

Nobody living in a leafy estate on the outskirts of a town in west Waterford expected an incident involving some rowdy, bottle-throwing youths to end up in the death of one of the gang.

A 26km greenway to be developed along a disused railway line skirting the Atlantic along the Ring of Kerry is expected to become an internationally rated tourist attraction.

WHEN you’re reared in an area, you take it for granted. It’s something that’s a given.

DOUGLAS CORK €180,000

Seven Cork beaches closed after a swimming ban was imposed last week due to excessive levels of E.coli will find out this evening if tests will clear them to reopen.

The contrast couldnot have been more pronounced: The azure seas glistening off West Waterford and the brown gunge lapping the East Cork coast.

Economist Jim Power is a proud Waterford hurling fan who believes sport can lift the mood of a nation

HOW did Waterford recover from their Munster final humiliation?

FOUR legends of Irish rallying will rekindle its halcyon days on Sunday’s Halloween Historic Rally in Carrick-on-Suir.

PAUL FLYNN may not be playing for Waterford any more, but that doesn’t mean his radar is missing any star players. You only have to ask. “Who do you have your eye on”?

ONE of the higher priced offerings in the area, but deservedly so because of its mix, is this large beach-fronting west Waterford home on the Copper Coast, with a gold-plated €1.35 million price tag.

WEXFORD GAA chiefs have ruled out requests for warm weather training camps from their senior squads due to the economic downturn.

A DIP in water quality because of last summer’s heavy rain is being blamed for a downturn in the amount of Irish beaches receiving blue flag awards.

A CRACKDOWN on unlicensed dogs has been launched in Waterford with a dog warden set to call door to door as part of a blitz.

CLEVERLY concealed under the cloak of the general election was a deadline for observations/objections regarding a proposed major development in Clonea, Co Waterford.

ALL OF WATERFORD’S beaches will have blue flag status within the next few years, local councillors have vowed.

A MULTI-MILLION euro hotel and holiday home development that could have created more than 100 jobs has been given the thumbs down by An Bord Pleanála.

A HUSBAND and wife have lodged an appeal with An Bord Pleanála against the decision of Waterford County Council to grant planning permission for a €52 million hotel and holiday home development close to the resort of Clonea outside Dungarvan.

I AGREE with Audrey Hallahan (Irish Examiner letters, July 19) re the proposed development at Clonea in Co Waterford.

ARE the people of Waterford prepared to surrender the beautiful beach at Clonea to a development that will destroy a little piece of heaven on earth we have come to take for granted?