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From oar to engine – 900 years of the Passage to Ballyhack ferry
Introduction The Passage East Car Ferry is a vital transportation link. Operating at the narrowest point of Waterford estuary, it runs between Passage East in County Waterford and Ballyhack in County Wexford, Ireland. Running since 1982, the current car ferry service...
National Lottery Good Causes Awards
We are thrilled to announce that we have been awarded a County Finalist in the National Lottery Good Causes Awards 2025 in the Heritage category. The judging panel will reconvene over the next few weeks to review all County Finalists and shortlist the...
Port of Waterford 1111 podcast
As Waterford and the Port of Waterford celebrate 1,111 years this year, and to mark the occasion, Ireland’s oldest Port has launched a brand new podcast series ‘Port of Waterford 1111’ which explores the Port’s rich and varied maritime heritage. The new podcast series...
IRELAND’S SEA FISHERIES, 1400–1600
Ireland’s sea fisheries 1400 1600 (2023) looks at the rise and fall of sea fishing around Ireland, starting in the late 1300s and ending in the early 1600s. In the introduction, the author, Hayes, explains that past research focused too much on local stories and...
Digging Into Waterford podcast
I was delighted to be invited to contribute to the Digging into Waterford Podcast Series this summer. The blurb stated that "As part of Visit Waterford’s 2025 campaign, Dig Into Waterford, the project launched the Digging Into Waterford podcast. The series hosted by...
Waterford’s first bridge proposal
Citizens of Waterford have flocked in their hundreds to the city quayside this May to view the installation of a new bridge across the River Suir. In sometimes glorious sunshine and with the aid of tremendous engineering technology, crowds were wowed by this technical...