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Nice try! Waterford school scoops €10,000 in rugby competition

By Colin Bartley 20th November 2020 0

A Waterford school has just scored a cool €10,000 in a nationwide competition they try-ed very hard to win. Scoil Choill Mhic Thomaisin in Rossmore, Kilmacthomas, is one of 10 primary schools across the country that received €10,000 from ALDI and the IRFU as part of their ‘ALDI Play Rugby’ sticker competition, launched earlier this […]

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‘Our players come first’ – Waterford GAA pull out of league clash due to Covid fears

By Waterford Now 22nd October 2020 0

Waterford have forfeited this Saturday’s Allianz League Division Four clash away to Antrim due to concerns over Covid-19. A lengthy statement released by Waterford GAA this morning reads: “At the outset, we want to first of all acknowledge the efforts by all concerned in getting the inter county season up and running, which has been […]

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Everyone’s a winner: Waterford sports clubs can apply for grants of €1,500

By Colin Bartley 13th August 2020 0

Sports clubs in Waterford can now apply for COVID-19 Club Small Grants of up to €1,500 through Waterford Sports Partnership. The COVID-19 Club Small Grant Scheme is part of a series of COVID-19 related funding schemes from Sport Ireland, following the announcement of €70m of funding by the Government to support the sports sector in […]

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Pitch battle: Waterford FC’s owners confirm staff ‘temporarily’ laid-off and not fired

By Colin Bartley 5th May 2020 0

Waterford FC have confirmed they “temporarily” laid off all their staff and not fired them as was being reported in some quarters. Last night, Jack Power Waterford FC’s General Manager and son of owner Lee Power sent an email to all staff making them aware of the decision to lay-off the staff for the foreseeable […]

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Towering Waterford star to lead Ireland’s charge against the Scots

By Colin Bartley 30th January 2020 0

A towering young Waterford man has been given the nod to start in Ireland’s first Under 20s Six Nations match tomorrow night. Second row forward Thomas Ahern, who began his rugby career at Waterpark Rugby Club, has been handed the number five jersey for tomorrow night’s match against Scotland in Cork’s Irish Independent Park. The […]

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Blues future secure for now as owner Lee Power commits for another season

By Colin Bartley 18th December 2019 0

Waterford FC’s future is secure after its chairman announced he is to continue financing the club. Lee Power, the owner of the Blues, confirmed in a statement released this morning he will continue to fund the Premier Division club but made an appeal to supporters and local businesses to get behind the team and add […]

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€116,740 funding to give disadvantaged in Waterford a sporting chance

By Shane Doran 5th December 2019 0

Waterford Sports Partnership will receive €116,740 in Government funding to help local people with disabilities and from disadvantaged backgrounds to participate in sporting and physical activities. The funding, which was confirmed by Transport Minister Shane Ross TD, and Minister of State for Tourism and Sport, is part of a national €4.2 million investment package in […]

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Meet the Déise girl who’s an Australian with eyes on gold in Tokyo

By Colin Bartley 16th November 2019 0

She may represent Australia but she’ll always be a Deise girl to us … a young athlete, who medaled at the World Para-athletic Championships, has very strong ties to county Waterford. Sarah Walsh, a 21-year-old long jumper and sprinter from Sydney, Australia, won a Bronze medal in the T64 long-jump at the championships held in […]

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Waterford FC boss Alan Reynolds may quit club over cutbacks

By Waterford Now 29th October 2019 0

Waterford FC manager Alan Reynolds has said he accessing his future at the club. The development comes amid reports that owner Lee Power is considering cutbacks in 2020 following three successful seasons for the Blues success. It is understood the cutbacks could result in the club reverting to a part-time model, which Reynolds said he […]