Snorkeler dies after getting into difficulty at Ardmore

One person has died after getting into trouble in the water at Ardmore in County Waterford this evening.

Two snorkelers were in the water before 6pm but one made it ashore and the emergency services were called to help search for the second person.

The crew of the Coast Guard Rescue 117 Helicopter based at Waterford Regional Airport were quickly at the scene and airlifted the casualty on board.

CPR was carried aboard the helicopter but efforts to revive the casualty were unsuccessful.

The casualty was transferred to Waterford University Hospital where they were pronounced dead.

Man dies after collision with a truck in Co Waterford

A Dungarvan man in his late 20s has died after his car collided with a truck in Co Waterford.

The Accident happened around 7.50am this morning on the N25 between Lemybrien and Kilmacthomas.

The man was the sole occupant of the car was pronounced dead at the scene and his body was removed to University Hospital Waterford.

The driver of a truck also involved in the collision was not injured.

Diversions were put in place in the area to allow for a forensic collision to take place but the road is expected to open shortly.

Gardai in Tramore have called upon those travelling in the area at the time to contact them on 051391620

Following the accident this evening’s 2015 County under 21 hurling final between Dungarvan and De La Salle at Walsh Park is called off.

Waterford City Priest threatened at knife point

A Priest in Waterford City was threatened at knife point during an aggravated burglary on Monday evening.

The culprit called to the Old Ballybricken Church Parochial House at Convent Hill at about 6-10pm and produced a knife as he pushed the priest into the house, threatening him and demanding money.

The man who entered the house is described as being just over six foot tall wearing a blue top and dark trouser. His face was partially covered and spoke with an East European accent.

Gardai in Waterford have called on anyone with information which may help them in their investigations to contact them on 051 305300.

Man rescued in Comeragh Mountains but escapes injury

A cliff walker who got into difficulty on a cliff above Mahon Falls was winched to safety this afternoon in an operation involving the Coast Guards Rescue 115 Helicopter from Shannon and the South East Mountain Rescue Association the Gardai and the MRCC . 

Gardaí alerted the South Eastern Mountain Rescue Association and the Irish Cast Guard to assist the walker who became crag fast.

The Coast Guard’s R115 was guided to the location by the SEMRA and began to winch the person from the cliff to lower ground where he was attended to by South Eastern Mountain Rescue. He was uninjured in the incident.

Conditions at the time were very mixed with sunshine, showers of hail and thunder in the distance.

At the time of the rescue the Coast Guards Rescue 117 Helicopter at Waterford Airport was out of commission due to a service on the craft.

Gardai in Dungarvan and Clonmel seek help in finding missing men

Gardai in both Dungarvan and Clonmel have appealed to the public in tracing the whereabouts of two missing men.

Gardai in Dungarvan have appealed for information in tracing 16 year old Adam Sword who was last seen at about 4pm on Sunday February 28 in Dungarvan.

Adam is described as being five foot five tall of medium build with blue eyes and dark blonde or light brown hair.

He was last seen wearing dark blue jeans, a light blue and cream jumper and blue runners.

Gardai believe that he could be seen in Tipperary Town as he is known to frequent the area.

Meanwhile Gardai in Clonmel are appealing for information about 23 year old Daniel Gerrard.

Daniel was last seen in the Bridgewater House area of Clonmel yesterday morning at about 5-50am.

When last seen he was wearing a blue hooded top, grey tracksuit bottoms and grey runners.

He is described as being 6 foot tall with a lean build, short brown hair and brown eyes.

Gardai in Dungarvan can be contacted on 058 48600, Gardai in Clonmel can be contacted on 052 6177640, Gardai in Tipperary Town can be contacted on 062 80670 or can be contacted on the Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or at any Garda Station.

HSE Ambulance from Dungarvan dispatched 80km away to treat teen five minutes from biggest Ambulance base in Munster

A 999 call for emergency medical treatment five minutes away from the biggest ambulance base in Cork from where a soccer game was taking place on Saturday afternoon last was responded to by the Ambulance base in Dungarvan, some 80km away.

Craig Linehan was injured at Ballyphehane Park on Saturday afternoon last while playing in an under 15 soccer game.

The first of a number of 999 calls for a HSE ambulance was put in at 1-35pm, five minutes after the player was injured and follow up calls were made at 1-52pm, 2-18pm and 2-31pm when no ambulance was arriving from the HSE Ambulance Kinsale Road base which is based just five minutes from the ground where the game was taking place.

It has emerged that an Ambulance was dispatched to the scene from Dungarvan to attend the player, but was stood down on-route to the scene when an ambulance from Cork arrived at the scene at 2-50pm, 75 minutes after the first 999 call was made.

Kilreen Celtic coach Mark Towler whose club were involved in Saturday’s game has told Red FM’s The Neil Prenderville Show that that the boy’s parents were so upset at the delay getting an ambulance to treat the teenager that at one point, one parent got into his car and drove after an ambulance which was spotted passing on a nearby road.

“We thought at the start that Craig had dislocated his hip. We didn’t know if there was other damage caused. It could even have been a bad fracture,” said Mr Towler, but it later emerged that he sustained a severe soft-tissue injury but will make a full recovery.

A HSE spokesperson confirmed that an emergency call was made to the National Ambulance Service at 1.36pm last Saturday, but that all resources in the local area were engaged on other calls.

12 names on Ballot Paper in Waterford as nominations deadline passes

Three fewer candidates will contest the General Election in Waterford on February 26 than contested the General Election five years ago.

The deadline for nominations passed today at 12 noon with 12 candidates declaring their intention to stand before the electorate in the bigger four seater Waterford Constituency on voting day.

The numbers however could well be cut before voting take place as candidates have under 5pm on Friday February 12 to withdraw their nomination papers if they so wish.

Electorate Boundaries were re-drawn ahead of Election 16 as parts of Co. Waterford south of Clonmel Town towards Ballymacarbry will no longer be voting for Tipperary Candidates who see their representation to the 32^nd Dáil Cut from six to five as Tipperary South and Tipperary North were merged to one constituency.

Fine Gael are the only party in Waterford to run more than one candidate in the up coming election with outgoing deputies Paudie Coffey and John Deasy fighting for two of the four available seats.

Fianna Fail, Labour, Sinn Féin, People Before Profit, Green Party, Renua and Direct Democracy Ireland all have one candidate each with three Independent/Non Party Candidates all vying for the four available places.

Five of the Twelve who submitted their nomination papers by today are female.

The declared candidates in Waterford when nominations closed were:

Sheikh M. Ahmed (Independent),

Mary Butler (Fianna Fáil)

Paudie Coffey, (Fine Gael),

Ciara Conway (Labour),

David Cullinane (Sinn Féin)

John Deasy (Fine Gael),

Una Dunphy (People Before Profit)

John Halligan (Independent),

Grace O’Sullivan (Green Party)

Mailo Power (Renua),

Edward Quilty (Direct Democracy Ireland)

John Walsh (Non-Party)