Councillor: Probe into Mount Suir balcony incident will be "thorough"

A formal investigation into the Mount Suir apartment complex in Waterford City is continuing, with councillors indicating that the probe will be comprehensive and far-reaching following last week’s serious incident. A three-year-old boy and his seven-year-old sister fell from a balcony at Block C …

How much to gift for a Confirmation or Communion?!

Confirmation season is upon us and First Holy Communions are just around the corner too! For families of children involved, they have become very expensive events and it's difficult to achieve the balance of making the day special for your child, while not going over the top on the spend! But the…

Listen: Damien talks to family at centre of Mount Suir balcony story...

Investigations are ongoing into an incident at Mount Suir Manor apartments in Carrickphierish on Friday where two children fell from a second-floor balcony. The children, a boy aged 3 and a girl aged 7, were hospitalised after they fell from their apartment balcony, at Block C, when a glass panel …

Waterford city's 'Darkness Into Light' walk for 2026 cancelled...

Waterford City's Darkness Into Light Walk will not take place this year. The decision was made at a meeting of the local organising committee last night (Thursday) Des Purcell, chairman of committee, outlined the reasons behind the decision on 'Déise Today' this morning. He said the recent decis…

Portlaw's Cara Comerford on being the 2026 Waterford Rose!

Twenty-one-year-old Cara Comerford from Portlaw is the Waterford Rose for 2026! Following in the footsteps of her late grandmother Jean Walsh (a former Kerry rose), Cara will be Tralee-bound this August to represent the Deise in the Rose of Tralee. Daughter of Priscilla and Tom Comerford, and bro…

Pieta CEO commits to Waterford services despite city premises closure

Waterford's Pieta service will move to a new location later this year. The decision was confirmed by Pieta yesterday as part of what's been described as "a strengthened regional and local service model aligned with national health strategies and the development of HSE Regional and Integrated Healt…

Waterford mum’s welfare cut as she cares for seriously ill child abroad

A Tramore mother who has spent the past 9 months in the Netherlands with her seriously ill child has been describing her upset after her welfare has been terminated back home in Ireland. Edwina Healy has been alone in the Netherlands with daughter Emma (11), who has a serious bone marrow failure c…

LA calling the Deise; Lisa Cannon of 'Evoke.ie' previews the Oscars....

All eyes will be on Los Angeles this coming Sunday night as the the 98th Academy Awards take place, celebrating the best films of 2025 and the people behind them! Hollywood's biggest night will be held, as usual, at the renowned Dolby Theatre, where the global film industry will gather to honour t…

Beekeeper John Cunningham on Asian Hornets!

Do you know what an Asian Hornet is? And if you do, would you know one if you spotted it?! On Tuesday, Damien had a very interesting chat with Kilmeaden-based beekeeper John Cunningham who is also involved with the 'East Waterford Beekeepers' Association. And you can listen back, by clicking on …

Minister Patrick O'Donovan on the Middle East, Phil Hogan, flares, and more...

This morning (Monday) on 'Deise Today', Damien spoke to Minister Patrick O'Donovan. The FG Minister for Arts, Culture, Communications, Media and Sport did a wide-ranging interview covering topics from the worrying situation in the Middle East to the contentious Ireland v Israel Nations League fixt…