Bike week starts on Saturday 14th May for eight days of fun filled activities. WSP and WCCC with various partners have a number of free events across the whole county for every age and ability group.
The aim of bike week is to get out, get active and have fun ! Below is an overview of the FREE events on offer with registration links and brief description. If you’ve no bike, no problem as many events have the availability of bikes for you to use. Hopefully one of the events below is of interest to you or your family and friends.
Remember four wheels move the body but two wheels move the soul.
The Arts Office, Waterford City and County Council is pleased to announce details of the Big Look online mentoring programme for visual artists. This programme helps emerging visual artists with an existing practice in painting and/or drawing to make breakthroughs in their artistic practice by connecting them to artists they can learn from.
The scheme is open to artists who are resident in Waterford city and County Council administrative area and provides successful applicants support through a programme of online mentoring and exhibition opportunities.
Notice is hereby given that Waterford City and County Council, in exercise of its powers pursuant to Section 75 of the Roads Act 1993, propose to close the following roads on Saturday 25th June & Sunday 26th June 2022during the times specified below to facilitate the holding of the Waterford Viking Marathon 2022.
Alternative Route:
Diversions will be in place on the day and local access will be maintained.
Objections or submissions may be made in writing to the Director of Services, Roads, Water and Environment, Waterford City and County Council, The Mall, Waterford not later than 4pm on Friday 20th May, 2022.
Waterford’s People’s Park will soon have new adult exercise equipment following a replacement of the existing equipment which was beyond feasible repair.
Working with Waterford Sports Partnership suitable equipment was selected, tendered and Browne Bros Ltd, Cork were awarded the contract.
Installation is expected approx. mid July 2022. The design of the equipment can be seen in the PDF below and will be located east of the Skate Park.
We are delighted to invite you to a lunchtime concert on Tuesday May 10th 12.30pm to 1.30pm in Christ Church Cathedral, celebrating ‘The People we Grow Up to Be’, an Intergenerational music project between the children of Kilmacthomas National School and Waterford Libraries’ Bealtaine Choir.
‘The People we Grow Up to Be’ was initiated by Music Generation Waterford and Waterford Libraries, the aim of the project was to create an intergenerational collaborative experience using music and song to share stories, express feelings and explore mutual connections within the community while enabling a positive ageing and mental wellbeing for younger and older people. The concert will include songs from the project sung by the children and choir, alongside readings by Lani O’Hanlon and young classical guitarists from Kilmacthomas National School.
The project was funded by the Creative Ireland Programme, Waterford
In your own time you are also invited to visit the project exhibition which is currently on display in the Index Gallery Central Library, Lady Lane until 18 May.
This event is also part of our Waterford Libraries’ Bealtaine Festival celebrations – Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age.
AN CAILÍN CIÚIN ( The Quiet Girl) written and directed by Colm Bairead and produced by Cleona Ní Chrualaoi of Inscéal. The film’s story is set in the Gaeltacht area of An Rinn in Waterford and stars Waterford’s Carrie Crowley.
The film was funded by Screen Ireland, TG4 and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland as part of the Cine4 scheme.
The film has won a staggering seven Irish Film and Television Academy awards at the recent IFTAs including BEST FILM, BEST DIRECTOR and BEST ACTRESS.
The Business Post says “This delicate, deeply affecting coming-of-age story might just be the best Irish-language film ever made”.
Waterford City and County Council enlisted The Walls Project (the company behind Waterford Walls) to work with students in four Dungarvan secondary schools to create these murals for the new outdoor performance space in Fairlane Park, Dungarvan.
Facilitating artists Magda Karol and Jorge Ruiz worked with four groups of talented young artists to produce eight artworks to adorn the concrete benches at the space, with a theme of ‘the beauty and heritage of Dungarvan’. The students have produced some fantastic, eye-catching work and really captured the essence of Dungarvan and what it has to offer.
With thanks to: Ard Scoil na nDéise, Dungarvan College, Dungarvan CBS, The Friary College, Creative Waterford and the Arts Office.
The Arts Office, Waterford City and County Council is pleased to announce details of the Big Look online mentoring programme for visual artists. This programme helps emerging visual artists with an existing practice in painting and/or drawing to make breakthroughs in their artistic practice by connecting them to artists they can learn from.
The scheme is open to artists who are resident in Waterford city and County Council administrative area and provides successful applicants support through a programme of online mentoring and exhibition opportunities.
We are delighted to invite you to a lunchtime concert on Tuesday May 10th 12.30pm to 1.30pm in Christ Church Cathedral, celebrating ‘The People we Grow Up to Be’, an Intergenerational music project between the children of Kilmacthomas National School and Waterford Libraries’ Bealtaine Choir.
‘The People we Grow Up to Be’ was initiated by Music Generation Waterford and Waterford Libraries, the aim of the project was to create an intergenerational collaborative experience using music and song to share stories, express feelings and explore mutual connections within the community while enabling a positive ageing and mental wellbeing for younger and older people. The concert will include songs from the project sung by the children and choir, alongside readings by Lani O’Hanlon and young classical guitarists from Kilmacthomas National School.
The project was funded by the Creative Ireland Programme, Waterford
In your own time you are also invited to visit the project exhibition which is currently on display in the Index Gallery Central Library, Lady Lane until 18 May.
This event is also part of our Waterford Libraries’ Bealtaine Festival celebrations – Ireland’s national celebration of the arts and creativity as we age.
Since 1998 the Arts Office of Waterford City & County Council has been running this national annual Creative Writing Award to celebrate the rich literary life of the late Molly Keane. Molly lived in Ardmore, Co. Waterford until she died in 1996.
She started writing at a young age to ‘supplement her dress allowance’. Her first ten novels and four plays were published under the pseudonym M.J. Farrell. She married into the Keane family of West Waterford but sadly her husband died at the age of 36. Molly ceased writing until 1981 when ‘Good Behaviour’ was published under her real name. It became a publishing sensation and was well received as a masterpiece of black comedy for which she was short-listed for the prestigious Booker Prize in 1981.
The Arts Office, Waterford City & County Council by kind permission of the Keane family is now inviting entries for a previously unpublished short story for this years’ award.
The closing date for receipt of entries is Wednesday 22nd June 2022 at 12 noon. There is a cash prize of €250 plus a course at the Molly Keane Writers Retreat, Ardmore to the value of €250 for the winner and there is no entry fee. Full guidelines and the online submission details are now live on the Waterford Submit platform see: https://submit.link/TR
Launch of Quaker Trail and CQ Films April 28th at Waterford Gallery of Art. Pictured are Roger Johnson, Joan Johnson, Mayor of Waterford City and County Cllr Joe Kelly, Katherine Collins, Emma Haran
Mayor of Waterford City and County, Councillor Joe Kelly, launched the Quaker Trail and CQ films on Thursday April 28th in Waterford Gallery of Art, O’Connell Street, Waterford.
Waterford City and County Council, along with local historians and researchers, has developed two historical projects based on the heritage of Waterford Cultural Quarter. Both are available at www.waterfordculturalquarter.ie The Quaker Trail is a printed and digital walking trail, researched by archivist Joan Johnson, which highlights important sites relating to the heritage of the Quaker community in Waterford city. The first Quakers arrived in Waterford in 1655 as refugees as many were fleeing from religious persecution in England. Within 150 years of arriving here most of the families had moved to O’Connell Street and had become highly successful in business.
Families such as Jacobs, famous for biscuit making, and Penrose, instrumental in establishing the celebrated Waterford Crystal glass are two well known Quaker family names. The Waterford Municipal Art Collection was formed by Quaker families and this important collection of art is now exhibited in the Waterford Gallery of Art on O’Connell Street.
The second project launched is CQ Films. Waterford Youth Arts have put an enormous amount of work into researching, filming, editing & producing 16 beautifully made films about the heritage of O’Connell Street. These short films aim to show visitors and locals alike some stories from this area’s past told by people who grew up, worked or played there. Stories and anecdotes about the neighbours on Bridge St, Sinead O’Connor’s debut in T&H Doolans, the naming of O’Connell Street, are all told by the people who know the area intimately. This social history project was carried out by Ollie Breslin, Keith Currams and Tomás Fitzgerald with funding from Waterford Cultural Quarter, Waterford Arts Office and Creative Waterford.
Katherine Collins, Waterford Cultural Quarter Project Manager said “As the Cultural Quarter develops it is vitally important that we recognise and value the heritage of this area of our city. O’Connell Street was the hub of enterprise in the city due to its proximity to the port and we aim to develop this area to again be a place to celebrate all cultures, heritage, creativity and collaboration. The Quaker Trail and CQ Films are available at www.waterfordculturalquarter.ie and we encourage locals and visitors alike to enjoy visiting the area and learning more about our history.”
In order to facilitate a “Celebration of Waterford as Ireland’s Best Place to Live”, there will be no access to vehicular traffic to John Roberts Square and Broad Street from 8am to 6pm on Saturday, April 30th.
This free family event in the heart of the city will feature lots of great music, fun, family-friendly activities and workshops for children from 12 noon to 6pm.
This road closure will allow the contractor to erect entertainment stages / facilities in John Roberts Square.
John Roberts Square and Broad Street will remain open to pedestrian traffic.
In order to facilitate a “Celebration of Waterford as Ireland’s Best Place to Live”, there will be no access to vehicular traffic to John Roberts Square and Broad Street from 8am to 6pm on Saturday, April 30th.
This free family event in the heart of the city will feature lots of great music, fun, family-friendly activities and workshops for children from 12 noon to 6pm.
This road closure will allow the contractor to erect entertainment stages / facilities in John Roberts Square.
John Roberts Square and Broad Street will remain open to pedestrian traffic.
Bike week starts on Saturday 14th May for eight days of fun filled activities. WSP and WCCC with various partners have a number of free events across the whole county for every age and ability group.
