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John Casey reaches 50Charlestown annual lotto renewalCloonacool Walk/Run/Jog 5k

Charlestown Sarsfields AGM, Eddie guides Lahardane to provincial title and tributes to the late James Hamilton

Colm Gallagher has been fishing the river Liffey since the 1980s and is hopeful that the development of new spawning grounds will regenerate salmon stocks

A half-century after the first group of students entered the halls of Kennedy Park National School, their successors have celebrated the schools 50th anniversary with a special 70s-themed celebration. Over the course of two days, the school’s current staff and pupils were joined by former colleagues and friends for a walk down memory lane and an opportunity to reflect on the last 50 years.

The Oscar-nominated short Irish film "Three Kisses" will get you in the mood for the GAA All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. "Three Kisses" is now available to stream for free on the Irish Film Institute's IFI Archive Player.

Community spirit shone through pandemic darkness Updated / Sunday, 3 Jan 2021 07:17 North West Correspondent There was one day this year when I laughed all the way through the job I was on and couldnt keep the smile off my face for nearly a week afterwards. It wasn’t even on my own patch. It was my weekend on duty covering the midlands, west and north west. I was thrown a long-shot - was there any way I could track down a pair of newly-weds in their 80s in Offaly and see if would they do an...

Let’s Face It, 2020 Was A Bit Of A Weird Year.. BUT, it’s almost over! Despite the tough year for many, there were lots of good moments that shone through too. So we dug deep and rounded up of some some happy Waterford stories of 2020, just incase you missed them! Dolphins and Whales spotted in Portally In November, Colm Gallagher, Harry Power and Odhran Power witnessed quite the spectacle from their rib, two miles off Portally.  Two fin whales and a pod of dolphins appeared from the wate...

The artists and team behind Shine Your Light - Solstice on RTÉ on Sunday night have said they want the event to give the country a sense of hope and renewal as it looks to 2021 - and have encouraged people to join in with their own lights from 8:30pm. Months in the planning, the RTÉ-Creative Ireland Programme event is calling on everyone to shine a light for an important, national moment of solidarity, on the eve of the 2020 winter solstice.  Shine Your Light - Solstice brings together a ro...