The Latest Breaking News from Waterford

Murder probe launched after four people die in arson attack on Waterford house

A man and woman and two of their children died in the blaze in Waterford City in the early hours of Tuesday.

Evening Standard · 3h ago

Man, woman and two children die in Waterford house fire

Emergency services were called to the house in the Birchwood area of Waterford City shortly after 5am on Tuesday.

Evening Standard · 4h ago

House fire in Ireland's Waterford kills four people including two children

Two other children are fighting for life following the blaze in Waterford City on Tuesday morning

Evening Standard · 6h ago

‘Everything is gone’: Occupants advised to leave flooded homes

Clean-up operations continued amid the threat of more rain in some of the worst-affected towns, like Enniscorthy and Aughrim, and areas in Dublin.

Evening Standard · Jan 29

One dead in Waterford plane crash

One person has died in a plane crash in Co Waterford.

Evening Standard · Nov 20, 2025

Waterford revival: the reinvention of Ireland’s oldest city

From Viking history, to its wild coastline and even its ‘damp’ weather, Waterford has taken its natural assets and run with them

The Guardian - UK · Sep 19, 2024

Clean-up under way after Irish towns and villages swamped by Storm Babet floods

Counties Cork and Waterford were worst hit by the flooding.

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

Four arrested over huge drugs seizure off Irish coast to appear in court

Three men have already appeared at courts in Wexford and Waterford in relation to the seizure.

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

‘I grew up on an “estate from hell” but I have no idea what class I am’: novelist Megan Nolan on the conundrum of identity

Growing up in the Ballybeg area of Waterford, the author never gave a thought to her origins. But seeing her home demonised in the media made her think about what it really means to be working class

The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2023

Retired school principal jailed over indecent assault of pupil 40 years ago

Paul Hendrick (75) pleaded guilty to 11 counts of indecently assaulting Kenneth Grace on dates between May 1980 and July 1984 at locations including in Dublin, Tipperary and Waterford.

Irish Mirror · Jul 10, 2023