William Murphy

MOUNT SION CAMPUS IN WATERFORD

March 7, 2023 by infomatique

CBS SCHOOL AND EDMOND RICE CENTRE

There is a block that includes two schools and the Edmond Rice Center and it is bounded by Manor Hill, Hennessy’s Toad, Blake’s Lane and Barrack Street.

The Edmund Rice International Heritage Centre in Waterford, Ireland, is the resting place of Edmund Rice, founder of the Christian and Presentation Brothers. It is also the site of an impressive visitor centre, thriving community centre and beautiful chapel. Admission is free, and all are welcome.

In July 2022 Mount Sion Secondary School has been given the green light for a new €20m build. The new school will be future proofed to ensure capacity of up to 500 pupils, with 430 currently enrolled. It will also have capacity for four Special Educational Needs classes to support pupils with special educational and complex needs.

Edmund Ignatius Rice, F.P.M., C.F.C. (1 June 1762 – 29 August 1844) was a Catholic missionary and educationalist. He was the founder of two religious institutes of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers.

Rice was born in Ireland at a time when Catholics faced oppression under Penal Laws enforced by the British authorities, though reforms began in 1778 when he was a teenager. He forged a successful career in business and, after an accident that killed his wife and left his daughter disabled and with learning difficulties, thereafter devoted his life to the education of the poor.

Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers schools around the world continue to follow the traditions established by Edmund Rice.

STREET ART IN WATERFORD IN MAY 2016

March 4, 2023 by infomatique

IT WAS MUCH BETTER IN 2017

When I visited the City of Waterford in 2016 I was unaware of the Waterford Walls annual street art festival I managed to not visit the areas where the best street art was on display. In 2017 I was much better prepared.

Each year new works of vibrant street art are added to Waterford’s walls, creating the wonderful outdoor gallery that locals and visitors alike get to explore and enjoy every day! Since 2014, the mission of Waterford Walls is to transform and regenerate urban spaces in Waterford to inspire and connect communities.

WATERFORD INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE STREET CAMPUS

March 3, 2023 by infomatique

MANOR HILL AND NEARBY MAY 2016

Official address is 14 Virginia Crescent, Hennessy’s Rd, Waterford, X91 AK3T

This was my first time in the area and I had was physically exhausted so I did not explore in great detail but I did revisit the area in the following years.

The Waterford Institute of Technology was an institute of technology, located in Waterford, Ireland. The institute had six constituent schools and offered programmes in business, engineering, science, health sciences, as well as education & humanities.

The institute opened in 1970 as a Regional Technical College and adopted its name on 7 May 1997. Along with the Institute of Technology, Carlow, the institute was dissolved on 1 May 2022 and was succeeded by the South East Technological University.

STREET ART AT ONE END OF COLLEGE STREET

March 2, 2023 by infomatique

NEAR THE OLD ASYLUM WATERFORD 2016

During my 2016 visit I discovered that Waterford City hosted an amazing collection of street are and it gets better every year because of the Waterford Walls street art festival. I could not visit last year and unfortunately I cannot find a suitable hotel this room [late August/ early September].

STREET ART AT ONE END OF COLLEGE STREET NEAR THE OLD ASYLUM 001

STREET ART AT ONE END OF COLLEGE STREET NEAR THE OLD ASYLUM 002

URBAN EXPRESSION ON STEPHEN’S STREET AND ALEXANDER STREET

February 27, 2023 by infomatique

DE LA SALLE HALL WATERFORD

My first visit to Waterford was in May 2016 and I was surprised to discover much really good street art and when I asked the staff back at the hotel why it was so good they told me that there was an annual event known as Waterford Walls. I decided that I would visit every September to visit to photograph what had been created during the festival but unfortunately I was unable to do so. Covid restrictions created problems for me, last year my hotel booking was cancelled and this year I cannot get a suitable hotel room at a price that I am willing to pay.

In August 2015 twenty two artists used the walls of Waterford city are their canvas. The Waterford Walls event had surpassed all expectations as locals and visitors flocked to the city to see the street artists in action. I was not certain if the hall was included in the programme but I am assuming that it was.

This building is an attractive and substantial composition of graceful proportions that, despite currently being disused, remains in very good condition. The building retains its original form and character, together with important original salient features and materials that contribute to the character of the site. The building is a prominent feature of the streetscape, and forms an important corner site linking Stephen’s Street with Alexander Street.