Waterford learner driver handed €800 in fines after expensive Garda stop
Search
08 Mar 2026
Search
08 Mar 2026
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
The counting of votes is underway in Waterford following the local and European elections
The counting of votes cast in Friday's local and European Parliament elections is underway at the SETU Arena in Waterford.
Polling stations in Waterford and across the country closed at 10pm on Friday and the count proper will get underway this Saturday afternoon once ballot papers have been sorted and verified.
A total of 79 candidates contested the local elections in Waterford which will see 32 councillors being elected to serve on Waterford City and County Council for the next five years.
Successful candidates will be elected to one of six Local Electoral Areas on the local authority - Dungarvan (6 seats), Lismore (3 seats), Portlaw - Kilmacthomas (5 seats), Tramore - Waterford City West (6 seats), Waterford City East (6 seats) and Waterford City South (6 seats).
There will be updates on Waterford Live across the weekend and more information can also be found here.
READ ALSO: PICTURES: Former Waterford church converted into divine home for sale for almost €900K
In the European Parliament elections, 23 candidates are hoping to secure one of the five seats in the sprawling Ireland South constituency.
The counting of those votes will begin at Nemo Rangers GAA Club in Cork at 9am on Sunday.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
