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Profits decreased at Shaws, which has stores in both Waterford City and Dungarvan, but revenues rose.
09/01/2025

Profits decreased at Shaws, which has stores in both Waterford City and Dungarvan, but revenues rose.

Pre-tax profits at department chain, Shaw & Sons declined by 68.5 per cent to €787,595 last year, according to figures.

08/01/2025

🎙️ On with Mary O'Neill thanks to MK Brazil

🎥 Waterford Company Red Shoe Productions, based in An Rinn, features in a campaign launched recently by Údarás na Gaeltachta. We hear from Red Shoe co-founder Maggie Breathnach.

🔧 John Kelly, CEO of Suir Engineering talks about how the Waterford-based engineering firm is creating a first-of-a-kind apprenticeship training centre in Ireland.

🔸 Lismore-based Daniel Moylan will outline how his company OPS Offroad benefitted from the Back for Business programme, designed to help entrepreneurs moving to Ireland from abroad.

📲 from 6.10 pm www.wlrfm.com

The SEC said that while they would not provide details of individual breaches, results were withheld for a variety of re...
08/01/2025

The SEC said that while they would not provide details of individual breaches, results were withheld for a variety of reasons.

The number of students caught cheating in their Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exams has more than doubled in the space of a year.

Wade kept 20 clean sheets for Cork City last season.
08/01/2025

Wade kept 20 clean sheets for Cork City last season.

Waterford FC have announced the signing of former Cork City goalkeeper Brad Wade.

27 different players from Waterford have been named on various Fitzgibbon Cup teams as the competition gets underway nex...
08/01/2025

27 different players from Waterford have been named on various Fitzgibbon Cup teams as the competition gets underway next week.

"I'm buzzing to be here and I'm just raring to go now. Every club I play for my main aim is to play games and show peopl...
08/01/2025

"I'm buzzing to be here and I'm just raring to go now. Every club I play for my main aim is to play games and show people what I can do."

Waterford FC have announced the signing of 20-year-old Goalkeeper Stephen McMullan on loan from Fleetwood Town.

"We've seen particularly in West Waterford areas along the Cork border, where maybe they've had a yellow or an orange we...
08/01/2025

"We've seen particularly in West Waterford areas along the Cork border, where maybe they've had a yellow or an orange weather warning and a red a couple of hundred meters away in the Cork county area."

A Waterford TD has called on Met Éireann to review their strategy when it comes to issuing weather warnings.Sinn Féins Conor

The event gets underway at the RDS today with schools from across Ireland represented.
08/01/2025

The event gets underway at the RDS today with schools from across Ireland represented.

Waterford is represented by two projects at this year's BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition which gets underway at the RDS.

The vast majority of visitors, 97 per cent, were from Ireland, with a large proportion of them from the southeast and fr...
08/01/2025

The vast majority of visitors, 97 per cent, were from Ireland, with a large proportion of them from the southeast and from Dublin.

The data was collected via a smart city data collection, operated by Three Data Analytics on behalf of Waterford City and County Council

Anyone with information is asked to contact Tramore Garda Station.
08/01/2025

Anyone with information is asked to contact Tramore Garda Station.

Gardaí in Tramore are investigating an act of criminal damage to a vehicle in the Riverstown business park.

Two years ago this week, 86-year-old Stan Phillips lost his wife Bernadette. Click below for more..
08/01/2025

Two years ago this week, 86-year-old Stan Phillips lost his wife Bernadette. Click below for more..

Matchmaker and relationships podcaster Mairead Loughman spoke to Damien about the topic of seeking and finding a new relationship, after grief....

Ireland's first ever clock auction is being hosted by RJ Keighery/Antiques Ireland here in Waterford
08/01/2025

Ireland's first ever clock auction is being hosted by RJ Keighery/Antiques Ireland here in Waterford

An extraordinary auction of over 300 meticulously-curated timepieces, and more than 80 original advertising signs - all from one bungalow in Co Tipperary - take...

There was a ten-week public consultation last year to hear from people across the south coast, including County Waterfor...
08/01/2025

There was a ten-week public consultation last year to hear from people across the south coast, including County Waterford.

EirGrid is encouraging members of the public to submit their views on the delivery of offshore infrastructure for the south coast.

Figures show the pass rate for the full test has fallen to its lowest level in five years nationally at 50.6 per cent la...
08/01/2025

Figures show the pass rate for the full test has fallen to its lowest level in five years nationally at 50.6 per cent last year.

Waterford has recorded the third highest NCT pass rate. That's according to the latest National Car Test figures

The weather station in Gurteen in Co Tipperary recorded the coldest temperature overnight.
08/01/2025

The weather station in Gurteen in Co Tipperary recorded the coldest temperature overnight.

A low temperature of almost minus 6 degrees was recorded overnight, with the weather station in Gurteen in Co Tipperary.

Conor Cleare was well-known on the local and national music scene as a member of 'The Unusual Suspects'.
08/01/2025

Conor Cleare was well-known on the local and national music scene as a member of 'The Unusual Suspects'.

The funeral details have been announced for Waterford musician Conor Cleare, late of Lower Newtown and formerly of Passage East.

Mike Allen, Focus Ireland’s director of advocacy, said the group is “hopeful” the next government will take action on ho...
07/01/2025

Mike Allen, Focus Ireland’s director of advocacy, said the group is “hopeful” the next government will take action on homelessness.

More than 55,000 new homes, including 15,000 social homes, are needed each year to address homelessness, advocacy groups have said.

Waterford will play Cork in their National Camogie League opener on Saturday February 22nd.
07/01/2025

Waterford will play Cork in their National Camogie League opener on Saturday February 22nd.

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HD 8th
HD 8th

🎙️ On #TheHotDesk with Mary O'Neill thanks to MK Brazil 🎥 Waterford Company Red Shoe Productions, based in An Rinn, features in a campaign launched recently by Údarás na Gaeltachta. We hear from Red Shoe co-founder Maggie Breathnach. 🔧 John Kelly, CEO of Suir Engineering talks about how the Waterford-based engineering firm is creating a first-of-a-kind apprenticeship training centre in Ireland. 🔸 Lismore-based Daniel Moylan will outline how his company OPS Offroad benefitted from the Back for Business programme, designed to help entrepreneurs moving to Ireland from abroad. 📲 #ListenIn from 6.10 pm www.wlrfm.com

Tuesdays can only mean one thing, An Idiot's Guide to Sport! 👀🤣 Check in out on The Live Wire with Gemma Delaney 12-3pm Monday to Friday all with thanks to The Stable Yard Food Hall ⚽🥅🏅 #anidiotsguidetosport #sport #sportsgirl

Deise Monday
Deise Monday

🎙️ On Déise Today thanks to EirGrid 🛣️ Damien speaks with Gabriel Hynes from Waterford City and County Council about roads and travelling conditions over the coming days. ✍️ Solicitor, Danny Morrisey from Dobbyn & McCoy talks about the importance of making a will and keeping it up to date. Dr Sarah Fitzgibbon chats about her recent article in the Irish Independent where she asks, "Do meal options for patients have to be so inedible?" 📲 #ListenIn www.wlrfm.com

Power line in Tramore, Co. Waterford this evening. Video sent by Vivienne Ridgard.
Power line in Tramore, Co. Waterford this evening. Video sent by Vivienne Ridgard.

Power line near Priest Road in Tramore, Co. Waterford this evening. Video sent by Vivienne Ridgard.

Timmy 7
Timmy 7

🎧 Timmy On Sunday is live from 10 AM thanks to McDonald's Cork Rd & John Roberts Square 🎵 2 hours of musical memories just for you. 📲 #ListenIn www.wlrfm.com

Sunday Sunrise
Sunday Sunrise

🌞 Séans Sunday Sunrise is on the way from 7 AM. 🎵 3 hours of great giveaways and music. 👨‍🎤 Including today's featured artist David Bowie 📲 #ListenIn www.wlrfm.com

Sure what's the worst that could happen? 👀🤣 The story continues Monday on The Live Wire with Gemma Delaney all thanks to The Stable Yard Food Hall #prankcall #toweroflondon #prankster

Race Day
Race Day

🏇 Join us for the New Year Race Day at the Tramore Racecourse with thanks to The Ritz Tramore. 🎙️ Andy Mac and the WLR Street Team will be broadcasting live from 12-3 pm 📲 #ListenIn www.wlrfm.com

Timmy 7
Timmy 7

🎙️Join us for an extended #TimmyOnSunday today thanks to McDonald's Cork Rd & John Roberts Square. 🎶 3 hours of classics on the way! 📲 #ListenIn www.wlrfm.com

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