On The Fringe

The last 18 months have seen a meteoric rise for Dave Lofts as he now announces his biggest headline shows to date at The Academy in Dublin and the Theatre Royal, Waterford in May 2025. Gemma chats with him about the gig, Valentine's Day and the news he's been confirmed for Picture This Waterford summer show. 

Using scaled models as well as bunraku and shadow puppetry, Blue Raincoat Theatre Company presents  THE LAST PEARL  Garter Lane, Waterford, February 21st & 22nd. Director Niall Henry tells us what we can expect

Waterford Music returns for its first spring concert. Tenor Dean Power,  sings a unique program of music based on the texts of great Irish writers, arranged and composed by pianist James Hurley on Friday 21 February at the Medieval Museum in Waterford, 7.30 pm.

Mary is joined in studio by legal expert Jacqueline E Dunne, who has founded new company thejourney.ie, a planner to help people organise their affairs ahead of unforeseen events. 

Meg Dunphy, HR Policy and Engagement Manager with CIPD will also be in studio. She'll discuss the so-called ‘hushed hybrid’ trend in Irish workplaces. 

And Waterford has recorded over 940 new domain registrations according to the .ie Domain Profile Report 2024 - I'll find out more from Marketing and Communications Manager Ryan Levis. 

The Well festival is back! Maeve Butler from Realta and Tracey McElhinney from Waterford Libraries tell Gemma what's on this years line up.

The Blackwater Valley Opera Festival returns for it's 15th anniversary. Festival director Eamonn Carroll is confident it's going to be the best one yet and 

From the Japanese Gardens, a collaborative exhibition runs all month in the Coastguard Cultural Centre. Damien Tiernan spoke with photographer Margaret O’Brien-Moran and poet Mark Roper about the inspiration behind it

Frank Mc Namara returns to Waterford with Coldplay by Candlelight, this time to the beautiful surrounds of The Granville Hotel. Frank tells Gemma why Coldplay is the ultimate music to play on piano.

Michael Murphy is a Lecturer in IADT, his particular area of interest is the music business and he's written several books on the subject. His latest book is called Pop Music Management: Lessons From Managers of Number One Albums, and he was speaking to Maria on the Saturday Cafe

Waterford City and County Council has approved the allocation of €1,671,107 in festival and event funding to aid the development and promotion of events across Waterford City and County in 2025, Finn Brophy chats with Gemma about how the allocation will support 71 festivals and events throughout the city and county.