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January is the peak month for health insurance renewals and with prices going up substantially in many cases, people are considering their options.

This morning (Thursday), 'Deise Today' enlisted the services of Ireland's leading expert on health insurance, Dermot Goode!

Dermot answered questions which came in from dozens of listeners in recent days.

You can get further information from Dermot's website www.healthinsuranceireland.ie

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Yesterday (Wednesday), city and county councillors received an update on Active Travel in Waterford city.

One element of this was a 'design review' which had been carried out of the Farronshoneen Roundabout and specifically, changes to the approach to this with reduced lanes.

The report on the roundabout acknowledged "additional delays" on the approaches to it but said the priority of Active Travel schemes was the "safety of vulnerab...

Across Waterford city and county last night (Monday) people were treated to a spectacular Northern Lights display!

The powerful solar storm was sparked by a strong solar flare on Sunday.

Dr Brian O'Halloran is a former astrophysicist with the European Space Agency - and he lives in none other than Boatstrand, Co Waterford!

This morning (Tuesday) he came on 'Deise Today' to explain the beautiful phenomenon!

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She's been 30 years working at the Waterford Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre - and 16 years as its manager.

Anne Scully, who is retiring in the coming weeks, has also served two terms as chair of Rape Crisis Network Ireland.

This morning (Monday), she popped into studio for a chat with Damien on 'Deise Today'.

She reflected on her time at WRSAC, the changes she has seen - and spoke about how she is now looking forward to a new chapter in...

Would you let your child have an odd 'duvet day' at home from school?

Niamh O'Reilly is a freelance writer and broadcaster and it happened to her quite by accident recently when her child, seeming too sick for school the night before, was actually perfectly fine the next morning!

However, in a piece in the 'Irish Independent' this week, she questioned whether it was a bad thing anyway to let a child have a 'duvet day' occasionally, ...

An Post is increasing the price of both national and international stamps from Tuesday, 3 February.

It's been confirmed that the price of a national stamp will increase by 20 cent from €1.65 to €1.85 and follows a 25c rise last February.

A new rate of €3.50, meanwhile, will apply for letters to anywhere in Europe, including Britain.

This morning (Tuesday) on 'Deise Today', Damien spoke to Tramore postmaster and current President of ...

On Wednesday, British armed forces supported the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic.

The Marinera, a Venezuelan-linked tanker previously known as the Bella 1, was stopped by the US Coast Guard as it travelled northwards through waters between Iceland and Scotland.

This morning (Thursday) on 'Deise Today' Damien spoke to Chris Reynolds, former Irish Coastguard Director and Commanding Officer of the Irish ...

This morning (Wednesday) Damien was joined in our Dungarvan studio by Waterford woman Jennifer Davy!

From St John's Park originally and now living in Co Waterford, Jennifer trained and worked as a teacher originally - before finding her true calling as a life coach, helping women in particular.

As we now start a new year, Jennifer had some good tips about habits for 2026.

You can listen back to her chat with Damien by clicking on th...

It's a new year and a time we like to set ourselves new challenges!

So, on 'Deise Today' this week - and for the following four weeks (each Monday at 11am) - we've enlisted the services of Waterford schoolteacher Abby Walsh to help us all either brush up on, or try to learn, a cupla focail of Irish!

Abby, who was also the former Waterford Rose (of Tralee) in 2024, is a teacher at Gaelscoil Phort Lairge in Ballygunner.

You can tune int...

The Government Chief Whip and Minister of State Mary Butler has acknowledged the FF party "made a hames" of the Jim Gavin presidency situation.

In a wide-ranging studio interview on 'Deise Today' with Damien Tiernan this morning (Friday), she acknowledged it's resulted in a lot of difficulties for FF and unfortunately has done some damage to its party leader Michael Martin.

In a wide-ranging interview on the programme, the Waterford ...

The mother of an eight-year-old girl who was murdered by her former partner has called for the laws to be changed, so that killers get whole life sentences.

35-year-old Mohammad Al Shaker Al Tamimi, of Lower William Street, New Ross, Co Wexford, was jailed for life after pleading guilty to the murder of his daughter, Malika Noor Al Kattib.

Tamimi was charged with the murder of the child as well as the attempted murder of her mother, ...

Last week, a 63-year-old craftworker from Waterford was given a four-month suspended jail sentence and been banned from keeping dogs for life after pleading guilty to causing unnecessary suffering to almost 70 dogs she kept in substandard conditions.

Sandra Hennessy, a knitwear and jewellery maker, pleaded guilty to a total of 29 counts animal welfare offences including over 20 counts of causing or permitting unnecessary suffering t...

The Irish Medical Organisation has warned that the flu has hit Ireland "fast and hard" and will add enormous strain to the already stretched public hospital system.

Consultant in Emergency Medicine in Beaumont Hospital in Dublin and a member of the Consultant Committee of the IMO Dr Peadar Gilligan said that flu has come early and is accelerating in terms of the number of cases presenting to GPs and Emergency Departments.

This mornin...

Back in June 2023, Olivia Hunt was standing outside a coffee premises in Dunmore East when she was hit by a car and seriously injured.

Mother to a toddler, her first thoughts were for her two-year-old son as she tried to make sense of what had happened, not having seen the car coming towards her.

Olivia suffered multiple fractures and injuries to her pelvis and lower back in particular but was helped at the scene by people who had se...

On Sunday, Nov 16 last, 18-year-old Sammy Hanrahan from Clonard Park was critically injured in a crash between his e-bike and a car on the Cork Road in the city.

Sammy died a few days later — on Friday, Nov 21 — in hospital.

A very popular and well-loved young man, Sammy made an impression on the many people he met in his young life and is sadly missed by his heartbroken family.

From their home, his mother Jane spoke yesterday (Monday...

Helping Hand Waterford, the volunteer-run charity providing food and support to the homeless and vulnerable in Waterford, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

Founded in 2015 as a small community effort offering soup and sandwiches at Merchant’s Quay, the organisation now operates a full soup kitchen five evenings a week from its base on Mary Street. Each night, volunteers serve between 35 and 50 hot meals, along w...