News from Waterford

The Northern Lights were visible across Ireland last night, with many people sharing photos of the atmospheric phenomenon on social media.

16 April 2025

Residential property prices are up 8% in the 12 months to February 2025, according to latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.

16 April 2025

There were over 109,300 adverse incidents reported in the HSE last year with 497 listed as extreme, and 158 as major, according to new figures.

16 April 2025

The UN has described the humanitarian situation in Sudan as one of the world's worst hunger and displacement crises - Agila Omer and her daughter Lena, originally from Khartoum but now living in Kilkenny, had to abandon their home with little more than the clothes on their back.

16 April 2025

The terms "woman" and "sex" in Britain's Equality Act refer to a biological woman and biological sex, the UK Supreme Court has ruled.

16 April 2025

The President of the Irish Pharmacy Union has said he does not see pharmacists signing up to the State funded hormone replacement therapy scheme.

16 April 2025

Prosecutors in Berlin have charged a doctor suspected of administering lethal amounts of various medications to palliative patients under his care with 15 counts of murder.

16 April 2025

All Blacks centre Rieko Ioane has confirmed that he will join Leinster next season from Super Rugby outfit the Blues.

16 April 2025

Israel's military operations and blockage of humanitarian aid has turned Gaza into a graveyard for Palestinians and those helping them, medical aid agency Doctors Without Borders has said.

16 April 2025

Further safeguarding legislation is needed in Ireland in order to ensure that a repeat of the 'Grace' case can never happen again, Inclusion Ireland has said.

16 April 2025

Three people are due in court in Co Wicklow charged in connection with the investigation into the death of a 36-year-old man in Bray earlier this year.

16 April 2025

Two rain warnings are in effect for ten eastern and northeastern counties, with warnings over potential spot flooding and travel disruption.

16 April 2025

Former US president Joe Biden has hit out at his successor Donald Trump's frenetic government overhaul, claiming the "hatchet" effort put Americans' retirement benefits at risk.

16 April 2025

A man in his late 20s has been charged in connection with the investigation into the murder of 32-year-old Daniel O'Sullivan in Youghal, Co Cork, on Monday night.

16 April 2025

A Russian drone attack on the Black Sea port city of Odesa overnight injured three people, sparked fires and damaged homes and civilian infrastructure, officials of the southern Ukrainian region have said.

16 April 2025

Years of negotiations have culminated with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding a repeat of the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis.

16 April 2025

Global supply constraints on sunflower oil and a spike in the price of olive oil have meant home-produced rapeseed oil has become more common on Irish supermarket shelves.

16 April 2025

While politicians who accept the findings of the Farrelly report as fair and accurate believe answers have been given, those who oppose the commission's conclusions believe just as firmly that questions still need to be clearly and definitively answered, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith.

16 April 2025

A top Chinese economic official has said that US tariffs were putting "pressure" on the country's economy and trade, even as it unveiled forecast-beating first quarter growth.

16 April 2025

A teenager has died after a tractor he was a passenger in crashed in Co Leitrim yesterday afternoon.

15 April 2025