Waterford's quay role for millenniumA PLAN to transform the disused Clyde Wharf area of Waterford into a plaza with facilities for music and theatre events was announced…Tue Nov 09 1999 - 00:00
Kilkenny exhibition will open a stylish window to the pastAn exhibition opening in Kilkenny today will provide a window on the past and, it is hoped, the future appearance of the city…Wed Nov 03 1999 - 00:00
AOL expansion will create 500 jobsMore than 350 jobs will be created in Waterford as part of a major expansion of AOL Europe's Irish operation, it was announced…Wed Nov 03 1999 - 00:00
Waterford buses may be curtailed due to attacksBus Eireann is to consider withdrawing services in Waterford city after 6.30 p.m. following a number of attacks on vehicles.Wed Nov 03 1999 - 00:00
Spirited performance for operatic finaleThousands of people braved the elements last night for a spectacular Millennium Party which marked the end of the 48th season…Mon Nov 01 1999 - 00:00
The South-eastHospital services in the south-east were almost back to normal yesterday.Fri Oct 29 1999 - 01:00
Many doubts as return to work beginsNurses will require further information about the new senior staff posts before deciding how to vote on the proposals to resolve…Thu Oct 28 1999 - 01:00
Bishop criticises handling of strikeThe Government's handling of the nurses' dispute and its management of the health service were strongly criticised yesterday …Thu Oct 28 1999 - 01:00
The South EastA most unusual nurse-patient ratio was being maintained yesterday at one Kilkenny hospitalWed Oct 27 1999 - 01:00
Festival ghost train will start the century earlyIt may specialise in bringing long-neglected works back to life, but Wexford Festival Opera will have a ghostly conclusion this…Wed Oct 27 1999 - 01:00
Striking show of co-operationIf strikes are supposed to be nasty and confrontational, somebody forgot to tell the management and staff of Wexford General …Thu Oct 21 1999 - 01:00
Waterford hospital dispute settledA strike by 230 non-medical staff at Waterford Regional Hospital finally ended last night - 24 hours after a settlement had apparently…Thu Oct 21 1999 - 01:00
Waste issue hots up as residents fight dump, incineratorLocal authorities in Waterford and Kilkenny are under intense pressure to find alternatives to existing waste management plans…Wed Oct 20 1999 - 01:00
Talks on Waterford hospital strike resumeTalks aimed at resolving the eight-day-old strike by non-medical staff at Waterford Regional Hospital resumed last night.Tue Oct 19 1999 - 01:00
Move on childcare signalledA strong hint that the December Budget will include significant moves on childcare, including a big increase in child benefit…Mon Oct 18 1999 - 01:00
Minister apologises for remark on disputeThe Minister for Health has apologised for a remark concerning Waterford's reputation for industrial disputes, which caused an…Sat Oct 16 1999 - 01:00
Wexford Festival Opera marks 48th birthdayThe founders of Wexford Festival Opera had an unusual objective 48 years ago: to give the people of Wexford not quite something…Fri Oct 15 1999 - 01:00
Strike at Waterford hospital escalatesA strike which has severely curtailed services at Waterford Regional Hospital escalated yesterdayThu Oct 14 1999 - 01:00
Gardener who was dismissed gets £8,000A gardener who worked at the Mount Congreve estate, Co Waterford, has been awarded £8,000 by the Employment Appeals Tribunal. …Thu Oct 14 1999 - 01:00
Dispute curtails services at Waterford hospitalEmergency services at one of the State's biggest hospitals may be curtailed from today because of an increasingly bitter dispute…Wed Oct 13 1999 - 01:00
The beat of horse hooves and Latin musicIt's one of Ireland's oldest and most picturesque racecourses and has changed little over the years, but Gowran Park, Kilkenny…Wed Oct 13 1999 - 01:00
Group is not an extreme sect, says priestNeighbours of the Pilgrim House Community in the Wexford village of Castletown described the group yesterday as an extremely …Tue Oct 12 1999 - 01:00
Plan for halting site in car-park is rejectedCarlow County Council has abandoned a plan to turn Tullow's main car-park into a temporary halting site for Travellers, after…Wed Oct 06 1999 - 01:00
Guidant meets targets on jobs and productionThe US medical devices maker which took over the former Seagate plant in Clonmel, Co Tipperary, has exceeded its first-year job…Sat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Protest after fatal accident prompts council to remove bridge in WaterfordA bridge at an accident black spot on the Waterford-Cork road is to be demolished within days after protests by residents following…Sat Oct 02 1999 - 01:00
Gardener claims he was singled outManagement at the Mount Congreve estate in Co Waterford operated a vendetta against a landscape gardener who was sacked in June…Fri Oct 01 1999 - 01:00
Estate worker claims management vendettaManagement at the Mount Congreve estate in Co Waterford became "obsessed" about the decision of a number of workers to join a…Thu Sept 30 1999 - 01:00
Network Ireland moves up a gear and appoints national directorAfter 16 years of continual expansion, Network Ireland, the organisation for women in business, is turning professional.Fri Sept 10 1999 - 01:00
Controversy within C of I over palace plansA major controversy is brewing within the Church of Ireland over a plan to dispose of one of the church's best-known historic…Wed Sept 08 1999 - 01:00
Restoration of church reflects spirit of '98Residents in the quiet Wexford village of Oul art have restored a church which was destroyed in the 1798 Rebellion.Wed Sept 01 1999 - 01:00
Dempsey opens new relief road in CarlowA new relief road and bridge designed to reduce traffic congestion in Carlow were opened yesterday by the Minister for the Environment…Tue Aug 31 1999 - 01:00
Fans gathering for three-day fleadhTraditional music fans from Ireland, Britain, North America and elsewhere began converging on Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, last night…Sat Aug 28 1999 - 01:00
Suicide priest told housekeeper to stay away on day he diedThe Co Wexford priest, Father Sean Fortune, told friends not to call to his home on the day he committed suicide last March, …Fri Aug 27 1999 - 01:00
150,000 expected for £9 million fleadhThe population of Enniscorthy is set to multiply this weekend as one of Ireland's biggest annual jamborees, the Fleadh Cheoil…Fri Aug 27 1999 - 01:00
Train crashed through barriersIarnrod Eireann says it is investigating why a train with more than 100 passengers crashed through safety barriers and crossed…Thu Aug 26 1999 - 01:00
Waterford Crystal ready to sparkle in New YorkA Waterford Crystal creation which is to form the centrepiece of New York's millennium celebrations is to be flown to the United…Thu Aug 26 1999 - 01:00
HSA looks into boiler explosionA health and Safety Authority investigation was continuing yesterday at a Co Tipperary factory where six workers were injured…Thu Aug 26 1999 - 01:00
Politician, wife held in bank inquiryA prominent Waterford politician and his wife were arrested yesterday by gardai investigating financial irregularities at the…Wed Aug 25 1999 - 01:00
Priest opposes planned by-pass of Carlow townA parish priest is leading a campaign for Carlow County Council to drop its plan for a major bypass of Carlow town.Wed Aug 25 1999 - 01:00
Strike at Kilmeaden estate halts milk operationAn industrial dispute at the Mount Congreve estate, Co Waterford, which is internationally-known for its 100 acres of gardens…Fri Aug 20 1999 - 01:00
Gardai seek man who assisted attacked womanGardai investigating the attempted abduction of a young mother in Co Waterford again appealed for a motorist who came to her …Fri Aug 20 1999 - 01:00
Lunchtime attempt to abduct mother and babyGardai are investigating the attempted abduction of a young woman while she was out walking with her four-month-old daughter …Thu Aug 19 1999 - 01:00
Brother matches sister's 590 pointsA Waterford city student made it a family double when he achieved a near-maximum 590 Leaving Cert pointsThu Aug 19 1999 - 01:00
Adult learner career guidance service proves to be a winnerA pioneering adult education service in the south-east has attracted twice the expected level of demandWed Aug 18 1999 - 01:00
Student mothers highlight lack of support servicesThe lack of State support for teenagers who become pregnant was highlighted yesterday by a pioneering group of school-going mothers…Wed Aug 18 1999 - 01:00
Experts aid helicopter crash inquiryExperts from Sweden and Britain have been called in to assist in the investigation into last month's helicopter crash in Tramore…Mon Aug 16 1999 - 01:00
Women thwarted in efforts to save prisonerTwo Wexford women were yesterday forced to abandon a 48hour fund-raising fast in support of a prisoner on death row in the United…Fri Aug 13 1999 - 01:00
Objectors fail to prevent travellers from getting houseA Dungarvan-based Traveller family has moved into a county council house in the town in spite of the objections of some local…Wed Aug 11 1999 - 01:00
Council story fails to impress in CourtownResidents of Courtown have disputed a new claim by Wexford County Council regarding the cause of the severe sewerage and water…Sat Aug 07 1999 - 01:00
Six Ukrainian seamen seeking asylum hereSix former crewmen on a Russian cargo ship detained at Waterford port have sought political asylum in Ireland.Wed Aug 04 1999 - 01:00
