Gardaí are appealing for witnesses after two separate road crashes in Munster since Monday that left one man dead and another fighting for his life.

Pictures released first in the Irish Examiner show patients sleeping on the floor of the Psychiatric Unit in University Hospital Waterford.

Latest: A father-of-three who was killed following a light aircraft accident in Kilkenny has been named locally.

Minister of State John Halligan has added his voice to calls for an independent investigation into mortuary facilities at University Hospital Waterford as the journalist who broke the story tells of six families who have raised concerns.

Sinn Féin President Mary Lou McDonald has welcomed the Taoiseach's apology for his comments about the mortuary at University Hospital Waterford.

The Taoiseach has said holding an investigation into claims by consultants that dead bodies were left decomposing on a mortuary corridor at University Hospital Waterford is not one of his priorities.

The Taoiseach says there's no evidence dead bodies were left rotting in hallways in University Hospital Waterford.

A mobile refrigerated unit will be onsite at University Hospital Waterford within the next two weeks after it emerged there is not enough capacity at its mortuary.

The HSE is failing both the living and the dead in the South East says the PRO for Health Equality, Matt Shanahan.

Dr Dermot Nolan, GP and asthma specialist, and spokesperson for Live Every Breath Campaign

A lucky Waterford winner has won €1m in last night's EuroMillions draw.

Gardaí and fire service personnel are trying to establish the cause of an explosion in a house in Waterford which led to a man suffering burn injuries.

There was plenty of room at a busy hotel for a mum-to-be when she went into labour.

A teenager is being questioned about an early morning stabbing in Dungarvan, County Waterford.

Sinn Féin TD for Waterford David Cullinane has said there needs to be a fresh review of cardiac services in the South East.

Thousands are expected to march on the Dáil this lunchtime over cath lab facilities at Waterford University Hospital.

The family of Waterford man Thomas Power, who died of a heart attack in the back of an ambulance on his way to Cork University Hospital, will attend a meeting in Dáil Éireann.

A man in his 20s has been charged in connection with a fatal assault in Waterford.

The tragic case of a young man who died while being transferred to hospital in Cork because of a lack of cardiac services in the south east has been raised in the Dáil, writes Elaine Loughlin.

Around 120 officers have arrested 34 people in a three-day operation cracking down on crime in Waterford city.

Gardaí investigating a woman's murder in Waterford city have made an arrest.

A man driving a motorised go-cart has died in a road accident today.

A man in his thirties is due in court this morning in relation to a fatal stabbing in Waterford.

Gardaí have appealed to two women who might have been in the vicinity of a fatal stabbing at the weekend to come forward.

Gardaí investigating a man's death in Waterford are appealing for two women to come forward.

Overcrowding in the State’s busiest maternity hospital left vulnerable newborns at an increased risk of infection, it has emerged.

Waterford manager Derek McGrath has backed Pauric Mahony to show resilience and make a full recovery from a season-ending injury.

A large crowd is expected to pour into the parish of Clara, Co Kilkenny, tomorrow for the funeral Mass of Johnny Ryan, father of All-Ireland winning captain Lester Ryan, who died in a farm accident on Wednesday.

A teenager is undergoing surgery in University Hospital Waterford following an attack in the city last night.

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