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Kyle Butler

Waterford

Broadcast Journalist at WLR FM

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Articles

  • 1 week ago | wlrfm.com | Kyle Butler

    Cork Airport has been named “Best Airport in Europe (under 5 million passengers)” at the ACI EUROPE Best Airport Awards 2025, held in Athens last night. This marks the third time Cork Airport has received the honour, having previously won in 2017 and 2019. The award recognises Cork Airport’s success in areas like operations, sustainability, route development, and passenger growth. So far this year, Cork Airport has seen a 14% increase in passengers, making it Ireland’s fastest-growing airport.

  • 1 week ago | wlrfm.com | Kyle Butler

    Fianna Fáil’s Cllr. Adam Wyse has been elected as the new Mayor of the Metropolitan District of Waterford following a vote at Monday’s council meeting. Cllr. Wyse was elected by 11 votes to 6, defeating Sinn Féin’s Cllr. Joeanne Bailey. He was nominated by the outgoing Mayor of Waterford City and County, Cllr. Jason Murphy, while Cllr. Bailey was jointly proposed by Sinn Féin councillors Pat Fitzgerald and Jim Griffin. This marks a return to the mayoral role for Cllr.

  • 1 week ago | wlrfm.com | Kyle Butler

    Notice is given that Waterford City and County Council will close the following public roads to through traffic on Saturday, 21st June and Sunday, 22nd June 2025, during the times specified below, to facilitate the holding of the Waterford Viking Marathon 2025.

  • 1 week ago | wlrfm.com | Kyle Butler

    Ireland South MEP and member of the EU Transport committee, Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, has raised the future of Waterford Airport with top EU officials in Brussels this week. On Monday, Ní Mhurchú raised Waterford Airport in the chamber of the European Parliament, the Hemicycle. She discussed the potential a regional airport, like Waterford Airport, can have in developing cutting-edge drone technology, and in developing new sustainable aviation fuels.

  • 1 week ago | wlrfm.com | Kyle Butler

    New insights from Age Friendly Ireland’s network of 30 well-known Ambassadors, including Francis Brennan, Gavin Duffy, Sandy Kelly, Geraldine Plunkett, and Celia Holman Lee, reveal that nearly 80% fear cognitive or mental decline more than any other aspect of ageing. When asked what gives them hope, over half pointed to the growing commitment to an inclusive, supportive society that values older people and supports them to remain active and independent.

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