The Big 6 - Monday 3rd May

Every evening at 6 O Clock WLR brings you the 6 biggest stories of the day

€3.1m in harbour and marine funding was announced for Waterford by the Minister for the Marine, Charlie McConalogue this morning. €2.42 million of the funding will be allocated to Dunmore East Port in addition to €680,000 under the Local Authority Scheme for marine amenities.

The chief medical officer has urged those who have been vaccinated to “get back out there” once restrictions begin to ease from May 10th. Dr Tony Holohan said the Covid-19 vaccines have given people most at risk of the virus an opportunity to regain many freedoms that were taken in the last year.

Gardaí are investigating a fire in the Townparks East area of Tallow, County Waterford. The incident took place at the Brideview United’s Leonard Fraser Park grounds at around 3:15am. Emergency services attended the scene which is currently preserved for technical examination.

Waterford FC were no match for a Shamrock Rovers team who are now unbeaten in their last 31 league games. Played on Monday in a bitterly cold Tallaght Stadium the hoops put three past Waterford to win 3-0

A status yellow weather warning has been issued with unseasonably wet and windy conditions forecast for 11 counties including Waterford, Wexford and Cork. The warning from Met Éireann, issued on Sunday, is now in place and set to last until 10pm on Monday night.

Responding to a tweet by Glenn Sheridan, singer Sinead O Connor was reminiscing about her time in Waterford, her stint at Newtown School and one of her teachers in particular. The singer, who is due to release her autobiography in June, remembers Joe Falvey who taught her at Newtown School, and her first gig in T&H Doolans.