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Recent News
- Boil Water Notice issued for Lismore Deerpark Public Water Supply with immediate effect to protect the health of customers September 17, 2021
- Winner of the Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2021 announced September 17, 2021
- New fund to enhance streetscapes and shopfronts in four rural towns and villages September 17, 2021
- National Transport Authority Launch Consultation For Waterford City Bike Locations September 16, 2021
- Interpretation Plan for Waterford Medieval City Walls commissioned September 14, 2021
- Vitamin Sea Festival. 17 -19th Sept in Tramore September 14, 2021
- Tramore Public Realm works nearing completion September 13, 2021
- Spick and Span Awards for four Waterford estates September 13, 2021
- Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning Social for Hospice September 13, 2021
- Housing Minister visits Waterford City September 10, 2021
- Immerse yourself in Culture Night 2021 I Bígí linn d’Oíche Chultúir 2021 September 10, 2021
- Kilmacthomas housing project progressing well September 10, 2021
- Waterford outdoor dining awarded €500,000 September 9, 2021
- Weather Warning – Low Pressure (Thunderstorms/Lightning) September 8, 2021
- Culture Night Waterford 2021 September 8, 2021
Category Archives: Awards
Spick and Span Awards for four Waterford estates
Four Waterford housing estates in the city and county were recently presented with plaques recognising their achievement in Waterford’s Spick and Span Tidy Estates Competition. The awards were presented by Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. Joe Kelly, Deputy … Continue reading
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Poetry Ireland announces Poet Laureate for Dungarvan, Co Waterford, as part of Poetry Town initiative
Appointed poet to write poem honouring and reflecting Dungarvan and its people Poetry Ireland has today (17.08.21) announced the names of the Poet Laureates selected as part of the Poetry Town initiative, which will see more than a hundred poetry-related … Continue reading
Artlinks award for Waterford led Project
ArtLinks partners in Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Waterford City & County Council is pleased to announce that in 2021 we are in the position to offer a discretionary award in addition to the overall Collaborative Bursary Award winner, Na Cailleacha. … Continue reading
Artlinks Collaboration Award 2021 Bursary Announcement
The ArtLinks partners are pleased to announce the recipients of this year’s Artlinks Collaboration Award are Na Cailleacha, an exhibition collaboration between visual artists from the South East region including Gerda Teljeur and Maria Lavigne based in Wexford, and Helen … Continue reading
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Entries now OPEN for the annual Molly Keane Creative Writing Award 2021
Since 1998 the Arts Office has been running this national annual Creative Writing Award to celebrate the rich literary life of the late Molly Keane. Molly lived in Ardmore, Co. Waterford until she died in 1996. She started writing at … Continue reading
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Congratulations to Waterford Writers
The Arts Office wish to congratulate the writers from Waterford who have been assigned places from the Munster Literature Centre on their mentoring course commencing in May. Twenty four mentorships in Fiction, Poetry and Memoir were on offer to all … Continue reading
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Waterford Winner of Eavan Boland Mentoring Award
The current Waterford Poetry Prize winner, Molly Twomey from Lismore, Co. Waterford has been announced as the poet selected to be mentored by Dorianne Laux as the Eavan Boland Award winner, established by Jacar Press to honour one of Ireland’s … Continue reading
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Waterford City & County Council Festival & Event Grants 2021
Waterford City and County Council has allocated €1,287,300 in festival and event funding to aid with the development and promotion of events in Waterford City & County during 2021. The allocation supports 70 festival and events throughout Waterford City and … Continue reading
Vote for Kilbarry Nature Park in the People’s Choice Awards 2020
Help Kilbarry Nature Park become the world’s favourite Green Flag Award park by voting for it in the People’s Choice Awards 2020 at https://www.greenflagaward.org/park-summary/?park=3821 Kilbarry Nature Park received two Green Flag Awards in September and was the first remediated landfill to win … Continue reading
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