Motorists entering county Waterford are being reminded today that all black and amber road signs are due to change as the county adopts a new approach to its Anti-Kilkenny campaign. From Monday 24th of May, the colour of road signs will change to a more traditional blue and white in order to break away from… Read more »
A man being questioned over the violent death of a 74 year old Kilkenny man has been released by murder squad detectives after successfully answering 35 TV soap murder questions correctly. The man, in his early twenties, was arrested in connection with the killing of Paddy Burke in Waterford city. Gardai stated that the man… Read more »
GARDAI have appealed for witnesses to a suspected hit-and-run incident in which a beloved family pet lost its life in the early hours of yesterday morning. Beigey (3), 19 lower yellow brick road, Waterford, was discovered by a passing motorist lying snout down in the middle of the road at 3.50am. He had suffered serious… Read more »
“My son, James, was on another planet. He had to sleep outside like a wet dog because he couldn’t stay in the house cause we were afraid that he would rob us blind,” says Josephine O’Brien, founder of MASL, (Mothers Against Snail licking). Mrs. O’Brien lives in Ursuline Crescent, one of the most deprived and… Read more »
AN 8-YEAR-OLD unemployed boy was sentenced to three months imprisonment for possession of man pornography. James Logan, with an address at 517 Braken grove, Waterford city, was caught with 8 images of middle aged men performing lewd acts on women on his computer during an investigation into his extra- curricular activities by his father. Twenty… Read more »
SEVERAL gays and one lesbian gathered in the main Square in a show that defied opposition by village officials and ultra-Catholic members of the local community. Undeterred by a jeering council worker who was sweeping the street at the time, the marchers moved peacefully through Brown street in a colourful cavalcade of latex and speedos,… Read more »
A HEARTBROKEN Waterford family are today still trying to come to terms with the tragic loss of their Sky movie package on their UPC digital cable system. Sky movies 1-9 and Film four were all disconnected from their family home in Lisduggan on Monday afternoon. The movie package was part of their subscription service with… Read more »
TWO WATERFORD drug dealers who were protesting outside Dail Eireann today have called on Brian Cowen to take emergency action to rescue rural Ireland’s illegal drug trade as it has been said to be in crisis amid a dramatic drop in users and an influx of very poor quality narcotics over the past 2 years…. Read more »
A CATHOLIC man from Portlaw pleaded guilty yesterday before Waterford Circuit Criminal Court to four sample counts of self incest involving one of his hands. The people of Portlaw were left devastated after the grisly news was read out by the village mayor, Thomas Burke. “How could someone do this to themselves? This is absolutely… Read more »
