The Mayor of Waterford says he's extremely upset to learn that Pride flags on The Mall in Waterford City were burned overnight.

The flags were raised on Friday for Pride Month, to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community in the county.

Mayor Damien Geoghegan says he was really disappointed to learn of the news this morning.

"The flags on The Mall in Waterford were taken down overnight and actually burned.

"I'm so disappointed that someone went out of their way to destroy them in such a public fash

The deer population in West Waterford has grown exponentially in recent times and farmers are calling for the wild animals to be culled.

That's according to Cllr Pat Nugent who says at the moment, Sika and Fallow deer are roaming fields and forests from Knockanore to Ardmore.

According to the Department of Agriculture in Wicklow, scientific research has shown that the same strain of TB is circulating among cattle, deer and badgers. However, that research does not indicate whether deer are mo

The village of Mooncoin in South Kilkenny might be known for the rose, but in the townland of Kilcraggan, it is the daffodil that reigns supreme.

In the field at the front of O’Halloran’s farmhouse, the family decided to use the land unconventionally.

In 1968, James O’Halloran made a trip to Waterford City, where he surprised even the shop owners with his purchase.

“I went into Harper’s on The Quay and I bought 300 weight of bulbs. They cost me a penny-ha’penny each and it came to £30,” he sa

Some people like a scoop of ice cream, others prefer it whirled up in a tub, but for lovers of the 99, the supply of the Irish delicacy could be cut short this summer.

Over the past number of months, the implication of the UK leaving the EU has been felt by shops and businesses in the Republic who would have regularly imported products from Britain.

For shops that sell 99 ice-creams, like Beach World in Tramore, Co Waterford, there has been a massive scramble to stock up on Cadbury’s Flakes.

A Waterford Independent TD says that the Taoiseach's 2016 pre-election promise that there would be 24-7 Cardiac Care at University Hospital Waterford, will not be forgotten by voters in the South-East.

Speaking in the Dáil during Leaders' Questions, Deputy Matt Shanahan told Michéal Martin his legacy depends on securing the service, as well as the delivery of the Technological University of the South-East (TUSE).

The Waterford TD said a photo that was taken on the grounds of University Hospita

Former Debenhams workers in Waterford city have a "knot in the pit of their stomach" over how their longstanding picket will end.

Liquidator KPMG have began packing stock in Waterford, with standoffs having taken place at other stores around the country in recent weeks, including in Dublin and Tralee.

Trade union Mandate has also posted ballots to members for a vote on a fund which would provide retraining to laid off workers.

Former shop steward Michelle Gavin says many of the former staff f