Neighbours on Bridge Street “During the War – Tom, Alfie and I all had ‘Slug’ guns which we used to shoot pigeons. Flanagan’s used to buy the pigeons for One Shilling and Sixpence a pair. That’s ninepence a pigeon and they were all exported to England you see to feed them” – Bill Murphy talking […]
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Aug
Aug
Waterford Newspapers Aged 22 years old Edmund Downey moved to London from Waterford where he worked as a journalist and as a publisher. For the next 28 years he wrote 20 books himself and also published almost 300 titles many of them important Irish novels. At fifty years of age he returned home to Waterford […]
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Aug
Aug
Bells Shop & Chemist “You would not say that under Bells Lamp” was a common saying in Waterford by parents if they thought their children were telling lies, the superstition was that if you told a lie under the large Bell outside the chemist it would fall down and entrap you. The Bell was […]
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Jun
Jun
Expression of Interest call for creatives to carry out work in Waterford Cultural Quarter. Waterford Cultural Quarter (WCQ), an initiative of Waterford City and County Council, is currently seeking expressions of interest from the creative community in the South East for two projects. Waterford Cultural Quarter Strategic Plan 2021-2025 has recently been published (www.waterfordculturalquarter.ie). […]
Arts, Creativity, Culture, Regeneration
Creating an Innovation Footprint in Waterford Cultural Quarter
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May
May
Creating an Innovation Footprint in Waterford Cultural Quarter Help us to shape Waterford’s future Are you employed in digitally-focused creative industries, such as design, content creation, app/ web/ video game development, AR/ VR technologies, UI/ UX? Have you experience of starting or growing a company, or ambitions to do so? Have you ideas […]
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May
May
Thinking Outside the Box – Kam Bo In February 2021, Waterford Cultural Quarter released a call for Expressions of Interest for local Waterford based artists to submit ideas to to transform the Quarter’s metal utility boxes, bins and litter boxes into artistic interventions. We received some fantastic proposals and artists have been appointed to commence […]
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Apr
Apr
Spring is in the Air The Spring is the Air Project is an initiative of Waterford Cultural Quarter and Waterford Council, it’s brief was for artists to design, fabricate and install creative installations that reflect new beginnings, longer days, light, brightness, freshness, new energy in Waterford City Centre and the Cultural Quarter. Spring is in […]
Arts, Community, Creativity, Culture, Regeneration
Calling all Creatives – WCQ Expressions of Interest
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Feb
Feb
Waterford City and County Council (WCCC) is currently seeking expressions of interest from the creative community in the South East for two projects. Project 1. Spring is in the Air – Expression of Interest call for creatives in Waterford City Centre and Waterford Cultural Quarter. Waterford City and County Council (WCCC) invites Waterford creatives […]
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Jan
Jan
WCQ Artist Spotlight Enda Moran founder of Core Creations speaks to us on how the Covid-19 pandemic impacted his business and the steps he has taken to create a new offering to ensure Core Creations will continue to create during these tough times for artists, creatives and cultural organistions. He gives us an insight into […]