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Join Team Eamonn Coghlan at this year's Dublin Marathon

Former world champion and Olympian Eamonn Coghlan today called on runners around Waterford to join 'Team Eamonn Coghlan' for this year's National Lottery Dublin Marathon (31st October 2011) to help raise money for the Children's Medical & Research Foundation (CMRF) at Our Lady's Children's Hospital Crumlin.

The Foundation is an official charity partner of this year's marathon and aims to raise vital funds for Crumlin hospital and research centre as part of its Kilometres for Kids Campaign. Funds raised will go towards a number of major initiatives including research into childhood obesity as well as the upgrade of the Bone Marrow Transplant Unit on St. John's Ward where children and teenagers with cancer are treated.

To join 'Team Eamonn Coghlan' participants should register with the National Lottery Dublin Marathon and then

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Sunday morning last, Lady Captains Day dawned to atrocious weather conditions. Our sporting Lady Capt quickly took control texting everybody with hourly updates to the call "IS FEIDER LINN." Finally with improving weather conditions the call went out for a 2.30pm. shotgun start. This proved an excellent choice. Scoring was difficult but our dentist Susan O Hara proved that she could handle the conditions by winning with a great score of 44 points. There was a wonderful array of prizes on offer, Captain Sandra thanked all who assisted her with a special word for her family for their support and of course the competitors who made the day such a success. After the presentation a great night of craic and ceol went on into the a m. A wonderful day ..well done Sandra you deserve it.

Tuesday competition sponsored by Kellys

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Reginald's Tower, Waterford's most iconic building is set to get a whole new lease of life when it becomes part of three new museums that the City will soon have. Waterford Treasures at The Granary is moving and the collection which has been seen by thousands will now be divided into three with each being housed in a landmark building in the city especially renovated for the purpose of telling the outstandingly rich story of Ireland's first City.

Waterford Museum of Treasures Director Eamonn McEneaney and Lynn Cahill, Communications Manager, Destination Waterford City, in Reginald's Tower during the exclusive preview of the new viking exhibition to local media.

The first of these museums will be Reginald's Tower which will tell the story of Viking Waterford and beyond. Bishop's

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Two Waterford Sinn Fein public representatives are joining an international flotilla at the end of this month bound for the strife torn region of Gaza in the Middle East.

John Hearne, Larchville co-opted onto Waterford City Council on Monday night to replace newly elected Senator David Cullinane, and Pat Fitzgerald, Leperstown, Dunmore East, a member of Waterford County Council are both experienced seafarers and will be part of the crew on Freedom Flotilla II Stay Human on the ship Saoirse, and comprising of 11 ships on a peaceful humanitarian mission to Gaza with up to 1200 citizens from around the world. There will be 50 survivors of the Holocaust on one of the ships, which will include journalists. Both Sinn Fein activists travelled to Dublin last weekend where they were briefed on the journey. Both Councillors thanked the Waterford Council of

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Mr. John Hearne, 230 Larchville (pictured above) has been elected as a Sinn Fein member of Waterford City Council caused by the vacancy of David Cullinane who was recently elected to Seanad Eireann, at Monday's meeting of the City Council.

John was proposed by Collr. Dick Roche, Independent and seconded by Collr. Sean Reinhardt, Independent, and co-opted unanimously. Following on his election Collr. Hearne thanked his proposer and seconder and the members of the Council and said he looked forward to working with them for the next three years.

John was one of the founding members of the Cathal Brugha Cumann when it was reformed in 1999. He has served as Cumann Chairman, PRO, Director of Elections and Comhairle Ceantair Chair. He currently sits on the Cuige Officer Board acting as All-Ireland Co-Ordinator.

John is a well known community activist and is chairperson

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An Agriculture Commentator from Rathgormack County Waterford Michael Flynn has said that people need to be fully aware of the dangers of Farm Machinery especially at this time of year. Many Tractors when they are coming out of fields at this time of year can be attached to long trailed implements and its very important to know they will take some time to exit the field properly. Cars need to slow down immediately when they see an agriculture tractor in the distance for this reason and also when these vehicles are travelling on the roads they are going at very slow speeds compared to that of a car. Mr. Flynn went on to say that young people who are newly onto our roads need to be fully aware of the dangers of these slow moving vehicles in order to avoid

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A group of Bonmahon residents turned out on a surprisingly cold evening to carry out a clean up on the beach at Bonmahon. Bunmahon Tidy Towns committee distributed gloves and bags supplied by An Taisce for the cleanup.

Volunteers walked the beach and sand dunes picking up rubbish left by visitors and washed up by the tide. In all 8 bags of rubbish were collected. One worrying trend which emerged is visitor's barbequing on the dunes at the back of the beach, leaving the hot coals in the dunes, and causing a fire hazard. Mary Galvin explained that the marring grass is very important as it holds the dunes system in place and stops the dunes being blown away by the wind. The dunes protect the caravan park and play ground from flooding by the sea.

The beach is in very good

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The Waterford Coeliac Support Group are enjoying a Summer Dinner Party on 15th June at 7.30pm, to celebrate a year since forming and to enjoy a gluten-free meal with the other members and their partners. The Dinner will be hosted in Nude Food Cafe and is a strictly RSVP event for catering purposes, so most members have reserved already. For those who would still like to attend please call Nikki beforehand to check there is still availability. The Menu is a 3 course meal, €20 per person. If the weather is fine and sunny we will have the meal out in the lovely gardens. Wine & minerals can be paid for directly on the night. The group will then take a break for the summer and will meet again on Wednesday 14th September 2011, in Nude Food cafe at 8.00pm.

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One of the United States' most distinguished intelligence officers, retired U.S. Air Force Four-Star General and former CIA Director Michael V. Hayden will headline the 2nd annual Global Intelligence Forum: The Dungarvan Conference, organized by the Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies (MCIIS) July 11-13 in Dungarvan, Co Waterford.

Hayden will be joined on the dais by another key American intelligence leader, Charles Allen, the former Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis with the Department of Homeland Security. Also assuming keynote roles are two distinguished Irish leaders: Paddy Teahon, former Secretary General to the Department of An Taoiseach and now a Director of Treasury Holdings and of Teahon Consulting Ltd.; and Frank Daly, Chair of the National Asset Management Agency (NAMA), which was created by the Government of Ireland in late 2009 in response to the Irish financial crisis.

This year's conference,

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It wasn't long ago that the An Post Rás worked its way through the roads of County Waterford en route to the sixth stage finish in Tramore and race organiser Dermot Dignam has delivered a message of "thanks" to the many fans that turned up along the route to cheers the riders along.

"The support the race received along the route was incredible and it really made the Rás a wonderful spectacle for everyone to see. The encouragement from the locals in Tramore was fantastic and no doubt it was a great boost to the riders after such a long day in the saddle, especially when they had that hill finish on the Main Street. Thanks to all involved in making it such a great stage."

After an action filled eight days of top class racing, An Post had cause for a

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Six companies from across the South East were congratulated on achieving High Potential Start Up (HPSU) status and Enterprise Ireland investment by Minister Bruton at the Class of 2010 High Potential Start-Up Showcase ceremony at East Point in Dublin on Wednesday last, June 9th, 2011. Among the companies were ABT Medical Wexford, AFS Waterford, Hybrid Energy Kilkenny, Sonru Wexford, Xpertivity Tipperary and Premier Green Energy from Tipperary.

All of the companies were supported by a Business Innovation Centre (BIC) and most had early stage support from local County Enterprise Boards and/or Enterprise Platform programmes in the region. Many received investment from Business Angels run by South East BIC in addition to Enterprise Ireland investment.

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A specially convened meeting of Waterford City Comhairle Ceanntair was held in the Granville Hotel on Friday, June 10 at 8 p.m.

Messages of sympathy were sent to the Lenihan family and the Fianna Fail parliamentary party on the death that morning of former Minister Brian Lenihan. Tributes were paid to Brian by Aiden Deegan, Padrai O Murchu, Frank King, Sean Dower, Tom Murphy, Collr. Gary Wyse and Senator Jim Walsh.

Mention was made of the Lenihan family's contribution to the Irish political scene, Brian's bravery, the unprecedented sincerity of the tributes on the national radio during the day, Brian's commitment to his duties during his illness, and Brian's perpetual smile.

The AGM of the Comhairle Ceanntair will take place on Thursday, 23rd June.

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"All systems are in preparation to ensure the enjoyment and success of the 17th Annual Sponsored Swim & BBQ in aid of the Helvick Lifeboat Station", says Hon FC Chairman Oliver Clancy.

Scheduled for Helvick Pier at 1.30pm Sunday June 26th this family event has become an important date in the social calendar of the Dungarvan Bay area.

"We are pleased to announce that we are introducing some new attractions in celebration of our 17th year" says Dept Hon FC Chairman Anne McCarthy, "and we are confident that all ages will have a wonderful afternoon for a most deserving cause!"

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The South East Simon Annual Parachute Jump is on the 25th June 2011 and it's not too late to register to take part. This year the jump will take place in Kilkenny Airfield, and we are looking forward to a bigger number than ever before. Our annual parachute jump has traditionally been a great day of fun and excitement but it is also a significant fundraising event for the South East Simon community enabling us to deliver services all over the South East to people homeless and at risk of homelessness.

We are witnessing an ever increasing call on our services, many of our callers are home owners concerned about the rising costs of running a home and meeting mortgage repayments while at the same time income levels are dropping. Through our supported advocacy service we link worried homeowners in with

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National Bike Week takes place 18th – 26th June. Not only is cycling an easy way of helping the environment while getting exercise and staying fit, you'll also save money. Cycling to work, college or school is one of the best ways you can get a fresh air fix, save money, and save time. In fact, cycling for any local trip is well worth considering. Whatever the traffic conditions are, the time taken to cycle any regular journey is very predictable and knowing exactly when you will arrive makes planning your day much easier and a whole lot less stressful. Of course, you'll also be doing your bit to fight climate change. Every kilometre that you choose to cycle instead of driving saves approximately 250g of CO2 emissions (for an average car in typical urban traffic conditions).

Waterford City Council is

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