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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 couldn't 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 interview? 'Sure I’ll give it a try', I said, not knowing this would become the highlight of my ...

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 water and we’re only delighted Odhran took his phone out and recorded it all!

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 roll-call of Ireland's finest artists to celebrate the winter solstice on RTÉ One, RTÉ Radio 1 and t...