
Darragh Murphy
Journalist at Waterford News and Star
Contributor and Editor at Freelance
Writer, comedian, good at making websites better
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22 hours ago |
waterford-news.ie | Shannon Sweeney |Darragh Murphy
Causeway Facilities Management Limited has been fined €150,000 for an accident in 2016 that resulted in the death of a construction worker. The deceased, Alois Makarov, who was a general operative, was killed when a 540kg piece of masonry fell on him while he was clearing rubble on a construction site on Parnell Street in Waterford city.
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3 days ago |
waterford-news.ie | Darragh Murphy
The Park Hotel in Dungarvan has submitted plans for extension works to the premises. The application outlines the intention to construct additional bedroom accommodation consisting of 21 bedrooms. The third-storey extension above the existing rear accommodation block of the hotel is to provide for an additional 21 guest rooms, designed to cater primarily for family occupancy.
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4 days ago |
waterford-news.ie | Darragh Murphy
Gardaí in Waterford carried out a road safety enforcement operation yesterday in Lemybrien, where multiple offences were detected. During the checkpoint, one suspected drunk driver and one drug driver were detected. Several other offences were also detected during the operation.
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4 days ago |
waterford-news.ie | Darragh Murphy
A Garda Youth Award was handed to Waterford local Paul Lee last week, in recognition of his dedication and commitment to helping those in the locality. Despite the many challenges he faces, he has been an instrumental figure within the community. Paul, who lives with autism, has struggled socially his entire life and also manages high anxiety levels. Following an accident in 2023, his mental health was further impacted. What has helped him enormously however, is helping out in his local community.
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4 days ago |
waterford-news.ie | Darragh Murphy
At last week’s Garda Youth Awards in Waterford, Mount Sion CBS Secondary School student Calvin Flynn was the overall winner in the ‘Special Achievement' category. In presenting the award, attendees at the ceremony in the Tower Hotel heard that Calvin is a source of great pride and joy for the staff at the school who have seen him turn his life around through hard work and commitment, overcoming many obstacles on the way both personal and social.
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Peter Kay has hit the headlines this week amid a heckler row and a reference to Emmerdale's Lisa Riley | @DarrMurphy https://t.co/qyDydFBKUr

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