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One of the Vikings’ most important trading centres has been discovered in Ireland. The settlement at Woodstown in County Waterford is estimated to be about 1,200 years old. It was discovered during archaeological excavations for a road by-pass for Waterford city, which was founded by the Vikings....
Click on a link above to find more homes in the same town or area. Home description This ideal getaway feels like the most peaceful retreat on earth. Yet is situated just 20 minutes from Wexford and 30 minutes from Waterford. The house is set into a hillside, with the living areas on the upper...
Irish Viking trade centre unearthed Almost 6,000 artefacts and a Viking chieftain's grave have been discovered One of the Vikings' most important trading centres has been discovered in Ireland. The settlement at Woodstown in County Waterford is estimated to be about 1,200 years old. It was...
THE request by troubled Waterford Crystal for a €39 million bail-out has caused divisions within the Government. ... THE request by troubled Waterford Crystal for a €39 million bail-out has caused divisions within the Government. A report in yesterday’s Sunday...
Mayor Robert Duffy leaves today for his first overseas trip as mayor, his first travel as part of the Sister Cities program and his first visit to his ancestral homeland. ... Five-day overseas visit comes amid difficult city budget work Brian Sharp • Staff writer • April...
Today is Earth Day. I’d like to take note of it in relation to Irish leadership by calling into question the continued calls from government to use public transport in Ireland. Fiona and I normally drive up to Dublin from Waterford in her 1.6l petrol Ford Focus but decided to take the train this...
Gardaí in Waterford have been called in to investigate the alleged misappropriation of €142,000 from the Waterford GAA county board. ... A senior official in the county has resigned his position following an internal GAA investigation, which RTÉ understands has been...
A car key given to gardaí by a Waterford man on trial for the murder of his wife was not a spare as he had claimed a Central Criminal Court jury. ... A car key given to gardaà by a Waterford man on trial for the murder of his wife was not a spare as he had claimed, a...
Over 400 jobs are at risk at the Iralco car components factory in Co Westmeath. In related news, 24 full time workers at Smurfit Kappa in Waterford will lose their jobs next month. ... Workers at the Iralco plant in Collinstown were told on Monday that the factory is to...
Southwest Airlines Co. says its 2008 fuel bill will rise more than $500 million -- nearly equal to its entire profit last year. In a regulatory filing, Southwest comments echoed recent similar forecasts of higher fuel costs from American Airlines and Continental Airlines Inc. and underscored the...
