James O'Reilly (63) was convicted by a Central Criminal Court jury of oral rape, five counts of sexual assault and three counts of sexual exploitation at the family home in Waterford on dates between 2010 and 2014.

Michael O’Sullivan (55) of Cullencastle, Tramore, died last Friday at University Hospital Waterford (UHW) as a result of injuries he sustained when the motorbike he was travelling on collided with a jeep.

The fire broke out in an area behind the former Waterford Crystal Leisure Centre site. Fire units from the city, along with gardaí, are at the scene.

Waterford Fire Service tackled the extensive fire in the Williamstown area close to the Deerpark estate on the Outer Ring Road at around 3.30pm on Wednesday.

The collision between a car and a motorbike happened at about 7.40pm on Wednesday at Monvoy in Tramore

Tipperary came out on top against Kilkenny on Sunday with a scoreline of 1-22 to 0-19.

The global chain will open the doors to its seventh plan and order point in Ireland on July 17th, as part of its ongoing expansion plans.

Michael Noonan scored twice, including a goal early on in the sixth minute, with Roberto Lopes and Rory Gaffney joining him on the scoresheet.

It comes 16 years after crystal manufacturing ended at the Kilbarry site.

This is up from a low of just €765 in 2011 and 48 per cent higher than before the outbreak of COVID-19.

Public plazas, a riverside boardwalk and greenway will also be constructed in what the council describes as “high quality public realm spaces.”

It is understood that the car all three people were travelling in hit a tree.

Gardaí and emergency services rushed to the scene of the crash near Waterford city

The operation was launched after the Coast Guard received an emergency call from the man still onboard the yacht

The incident began when two stolen vehicles failed to stop for gardaí in Kilkenny shortly before 6 pm.

Search efforts are underway for a man who was reported as falling overboard from a yacht off the Waterford coast.

The claret-and-blues took the lead twice, but had to settle for a 2-2 draw at home to defending champions Shelbourne.

The fatal collision between the motorcycle and a car happened at Ballydasoon on Saturday afternoon.

The Rebels booked their passage thanks to a 24-point to 13-point win over Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds.

A woman aged in her 60s, a passenger in one of the cars, was pronounced dead at the scene.

He said over several years the child was brought on six or seven occasions to audiological services attached to University Hospital Waterford, but her hearing loss was not diagnosed until 2015.

McDonald's is planning new drive-thru restaurants across Ireland

Waterford Fire Service was alerted to a fire in a commercial premises on Poleberry Link Road at around 6.20pm on Sunday, March 23rd.

The house comprises of a spacious entrance hallway, lounge, kitchen/breakfast room, utility, shower room and two bedrooms (one en-suite) on the ground floor.

'We took our chances on Sunday and hopefully we can just keep going on from there now'

The plans drawn up by Dermot Bannon Architects were almost three times the size of the existing home in Dunmore East.

Paddy Barry’s house was burgled in 2009 and subsequently died due to injuries sustained in the burglary. He was 82 at the time.

Cork, Kerry and Waterford could see spot flooding and difficult travelling conditions from 9 am.

A yellow alert has just come into effect for Cork and will last until 8am Friday while in Waterford, the warning will run from 6:00 pm on Thursday until midday Friday.

Defence solicitor James Moore told the court that his client’s life was “chaotic” at the time the offence was committed

Waterford City and County Council are advising the public to stay away from a dead whale which has washed up in Ballincalmper, Dungarvan.

A male aged in his late teens was conveyed to University Hospital Waterford for treatment of injuries believed to be non-life-threatening at this time.

A lawyer acting for Ruth Purcell Healy (37), who is charged with the murder of her six-year-old son Matthew on February 9th last year, said they are trying to engage a psychiatrist and "may have an update" soon

The body of a woman, aged in her late 20s, was discovered in a residential property on Alexander Street in Waterford shortly before 1pm.

The data was collected via a smart city data collection, operated by Three Data Analytics on behalf of Waterford City and County Council

Met Éireann has warned of "significant snow" ahead of a "multi-weather hazard event" in the coming days with lows of minus 5 degrees forecast

The three stores will add to B&Q's existing network of eight stores in the Republic.

The price of homes in counties in the west of the country rose by an average of 16% in 2024.

The jury of five women and seven men took five hours to reach their unanimous verdict

The blaze broke out in the kitchen next to Hobson's Restaurant at around 10am this morning

Independent candidate Matt Shanahan had a promotional display projected onto the gable end of a Waterford hospital building.

A status yellow wind warning is in effect from 5pm for counties Cork, Kerry, Waterford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Wexford and Wicklow

Heavy rain moving up from the south will transition to sleet and snow on Wednesday night and will continue through Thursday morning