Waterford

{{Main|History of Waterford}}

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The name 'Waterford' comes {{etymology|non|Veðrafjǫrðr|ram (wether) fjord}}.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} The Irish name is Port Láirge, meaning "Lárag's port".Discover Waterford, by Eamon McEneaney (2001). ({{ISBN|0-86278-656-8}})

Viking raiders first established a settlement near Waterford in 853. It and all the other longphorts were vacated {{circa|902}}, the Vikings having been driven out by the native Irish. The Vikings re-established themselves in Ireland at Waterford in 914, led at first by Ottir Iarla (Jarl Ottar) until 917, and after that by Ragnall ua Ímair and the Uí Ímair dynasty, and built what would be Ireland's first city. Among the most prominent rulers of Waterford was Ivar of Waterford.

In 1167, Diarmait Mac Murchada, the deposed King of Leinster, failed in an attempt to take Waterford. He returned in 1170 with Cambro-Norman mercenaries under Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke (known as Strongbow); together they besieged and took the city after a desperate defence. In furtherance of the Norman invasion of Ireland, King Henry II of England landed at Waterford in 1171. Waterford and then Dublin were declared royal cities, with Dublin also declared the capital of Ireland.

Reginald's Tower, built after the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland on the site of an earlier fortification and retaining its Viking name, was one of the first in Ireland to use mortar in its construction.

Throughout the medieval period, Waterford was Ireland's second city after Dublin. In the 15th century, Waterford repelled sieges by two pretenders to the English throne: Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck. As a result, King Henry VII gave the city its motto: Urbs Intacta Manet Waterfordia ("Waterford remains an untouched city").

After the Protestant Reformation, Waterford remained a Catholic city and participated in the confederation of Kilkenny – an independent Catholic government from 1642 to 1649. This was ended abruptly by Oliver Cromwell, who brought the country back under English rule; his son-in-law Henry Ireton finally took Waterford in 1650 after a two major sieges.A New History of Cromwell's Irish Campaign, by Philip McKeiver (2007). ({{ISBN|978-0-9554663-0-4}})Discover Waterford, by Eamon McEneaney (2001). ({{ISBN|0-86278-656-8}}) In 1690, during the Williamite War, the Jacobite Irish Army was forced to surrender Waterford in the wake of the Battle of the Boyne.

The 18th century was a period of huge prosperity for Waterford. Many of the city's architecturally notable buildings appeared during this time. A permanent military presence was established in the city with the completion of the Cavalry Barracks at the end of the 18th century.{{cite web|url=http://waterfordvikingtriangle.com/assets/A3-Heritage-walk-map.pdf|title=Heritage Walk map|access-date=7 December 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208180034/http://waterfordvikingtriangle.com/assets/A3-Heritage-walk-map.pdf|archive-date=8 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}

In the early 19th century, Waterford City was deemed vulnerable and the British government erected three Martello towers on the Hook Peninsula to reinforce the existing Fort at Duncannon. During the 19th century, industries such as glass making and ship building thrived in the city.

The city was represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1891 to 1918 by John Redmond MP, leader (from January 1900) of the Irish Parliamentary Party. Redmond, then leader of the pro-Parnell faction of the party, defeated David Sheehy in 1891.{{fact|date=June 2024}}

In July 1922, Waterford was the scene of fighting between Irish Free State and Irish Republican troops during the Irish Civil War.

Following the Local Government Reform Act 2014, Waterford City and County Council is the local government authority for the city and county. The authority came into operation on 1 June 2014. Prior to this the city had its own local council, Waterford City Council. The new council is the result of a merger of Waterford City Council and Waterford County Council. The council has 32 representatives (councillors) who are elected from six local electoral areas. The city itself forms three of the electoral areas – which when combined form the Metropolitan District of Waterford City – and returns a total of 18 councillors to Waterford City and County Council.{{cite ISB|year=2018|type=si|number=635|name=City and County of Waterford Local Electoral Areas and Municipal Districts Order 2018|date=19 December 2018|access-date=12 September 2020|archive-date=23 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123155644/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/2018/si/635/made/en/print|url-status=live}} The office of the Mayor of Waterford was established in 1377. A mayor is elected by the councillors from the three electoral areas of the Metropolitan District of Waterford every year, and there is no limit to the number of terms an individual may serve. Mary O'Halloran, who was mayor from 2007 to 2008, was the first woman to hold the post.

For the elections to Dáil Éireann, the city is part of the 4-seat constituency of Waterford, which includes the city and county of Waterford.{{cite ISB|year=2017|number=39|schedule=y|name=Electoral (Amendment) (Dáil Constituencies) Act 2017|date=23 December 2017|access-date=8 August 2021}} For elections to the European Parliament, the county is part of the South constituency.{{cite ISB|year=2019|number=7|section=7|stitle=Substitution of Third Schedule to Principal Act|name=European Parliament Elections (Amendment) Act 2019|date=12 March 2019|access-date=21 December 2021}}

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The city is situated at the head of Waterford Harbour ({{lang|ga|Loch Dá Chaoch}} or {{lang|ga|Cuan Phort Láirge}}). The River Suir, which flows through Waterford City, has provided a basis for the city's long maritime history. The place downriver from Waterford where the Nore and the Barrow join the River Suir is known in Irish as Cumar na dTrí Uisce ("The confluence of the three waters"). Waterford Port has been one of Ireland's major ports for over a millennium. In the 19th century, shipbuilding was a major industry. The owners of the Neptune Shipyard, the Malcomson family, built and operated the largest fleet of iron steamers in the world between the mid-1850s and the late 1860s, including five trans-Atlantic passenger liners.

The climate of Waterford is, like the rest of Ireland, classified as a maritime temperate climate (Cfb) according to the Köppen climate classification system. It is mild and changeable with abundant rainfall and a lack of temperature extremes. The counties in the Waterford area are often referred to as the 'Sunny Southeast'. The warmest months of the year are June, July and August with average daytime temperatures of around 17 – 22 degrees. Rainfall is evenly distributed year-round; however, the period from late October to late January is considerably wetter and duller than the rest of the year.

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With a 2022 population of 60,079, Waterford is the fifth most populous city in the state and the 32nd most populous area of local government.{{cite book| first=Eoghan| last=Corry| title=The GAA Book of Lists| publisher=Hodder Headline Ireland| year=2005| pages=186–191}}

The population of Waterford grew from 1,555 in 1653 to around 28,000 in the early 19th century, declining to just over 20,000 at the end of the 19th, then rising steadily to over 40,000 during the 20th century.For 1653 and 1659 figures from Civil Survey Census of those years, Paper of Mr Hardinge to Royal Irish Academy 14 March 1865.{{cite web|url=http://www.cso.ie/census|title=Server Error 404 - CSO - Central Statistics Office|website=Cso.ie|access-date=1 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920090814/http://cso.ie/census|archive-date=20 September 2010|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.histpop.org|title=Histpop.org|website=Histpop.org|access-date=1 October 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507023856/http://www.histpop.org/|archive-date=7 May 2016|df=dmy-all}}{{cite web|url=http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk/census|title=Home|website=Nisranew.nisraa.gov.uk|access-date=1 October 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217095720/http://www.nisranew.nisra.gov.uk/census|archive-date=17 February 2012|df=dmy-all}}{{cite book

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}} By the time of the 2016 census, Waterford city and suburbs had a population of 53,504 and the broader metropolitan area a population of 59,854.{{cite report| url = https://www.southernassembly.ie/uploads/general-files/Waterford_Southern_Regional_Assembly_MASP_Report_Waterford_v2.pdf | publisher = Southern Regional Assembly | website = southernassembly.ie | title = Waterford Metropolitan Area Strategic Plan | date = 2020 | pages = 5, 6 | quote = [Waterford] City and suburbs have since expanded to a population of 53,504 [..] The Waterford Metropolitan Area recorded a population of 59,854 in the 2016 Census [..] }}

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Theatre companies in Waterford include the Red Kettle, Spraoi and Waterford Youth Arts companies. Red Kettle is a professional theatre company, founded by Waterford playwright Jim Nolan,[http://aosdana.artscouncil.ie/Members/Literature/Nolan-%281%29.aspx?Cnuas=1 Jim Nolan – Current Member | Aosdana] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111109095951/http://aosdana.artscouncil.ie/Members/Literature/Nolan-(1).aspx?Cnuas=1 |date=9 November 2011 }}. Aosdana.artscouncil.ie. Retrieved on 23 July 2013. that regularly performs in Garter Lane Theatre. Spraoi is a street theatre company based in Waterford.{{cite web|url=http://www.spraoi.com|title=Home – Spraoi|work=Spraoi|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070113215735/http://www.spraoi.com/|archive-date=13 January 2007|df=dmy-all}} It produces the Spraoi festival and has participated regularly in the Waterford and Dublin St. Patrick's day parades. In January 2005 the company staged "Awakening", a production which marked the opening of the Cork 2005 European Capital of Culture program. Waterford Youth Arts (WYA),{{cite web|url=http://www.waterfordyoutharts.com/|title=Waterford Youth Arts in Waterford, Ireland|work=waterfordyoutharts.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061230093628/http://www.waterfordyoutharts.com/|archive-date=30 December 2006|df=dmy-all}} formerly known as Waterford Youth Drama, was established in August 1985. The Theatre Royal Waterford dates back to 1785.

There are four public libraries in the city, all operated by Waterford City and County Council: Central Library, in Lady Lane; Ardkeen Library, in the Ardkeen shopping centre on the Dunmore Road; Carrickphierish Library in Gracedieu,{{Cite web |last=Express |first=Munster |date=2018-03-16 |title=Community Campus Opens at Carrickpherish |url=https://www.munster-express.ie/community-notes/community-campus-opens-at-carrickpherish/ |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=The Munster Express |language=en-US}} and Brown's Road Library, on Paddy Brown's Road. Waterford Council operates eight further library branches through the county.{{cn|date=July 2024}}

Central Library, or Waterford City Library, opened in 1905. It was the first of many Irish libraries funded by businessman Andrew Carnegie and renovated in 2004 for its centenary. The library is built over Lady's Gate, part of the medieval city walls of the city.

Waterford Film For All (WFFA){{cite web|url=http://www.waterfordfilmforall.com/|title=WFFA – Waterford Film For All|website=Waterfordfilmforall.com|access-date=1 October 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070525101057/http://www.waterfordfilmforall.com/|archive-date=25 May 2007|df=dmy-all}} is a non-profit film society, operating primarily from the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) campus, whose aim is to offer an alternative to the cineplex experience in Waterford.{{fact|date=September 2023}}

The Waterford Collection of Art, formerly known as the Waterford Municipal Art Collection, is one of the oldest municipal collections of art in Ireland. Originally founded as the Waterford Art Museum in 1939, the collection now comprises over 500 works of art including works by: Paul Henry, Jack B. Yeats, Mainie Jellett, Louis Le Brocquy, Letitia Hamilton, Dermod O’Brien, Evie Hone, Mary Swanzy, Charles Lamb, Hilda Roberts, Seán Keating, and George Russell (aka. AE).{{fact|date=August 2023}}

Greyfriars Church, a disused Methodist church, was purchased by Waterford Corporation in 1988 and refurbished into a museum and gallery.{{cite web |last=Ryan |first=Michael |title=RTÉ Archives - Viking and Norman Finds - 1988 | publisher=RTÉ | date=23 April 2018 | url=https://www.rte.ie/archives/2018/0423/956572-waterford-heritage-centre/ | access-date=February 16, 2024}}{{cite web | title=Waterford Methodist Church, Greyfriars, Waterford City | website=buildingsofireland.ie | publisher = National Inventory of Architectural Heritage | url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/22504099/greyfriars-church-greyfriars-waterford-city-waterford-waterford | access-date=16 February 2024}}

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• The Waterford Film Festival was established in 2007,{{cite web|url=http://www.waterfordfilmfestival.net|title=Home|website=Waterford Film Festival|access-date=1 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930115421/http://www.waterfordfilmfestival.net/|archive-date=30 September 2017|df=dmy-all}} celebrating its tenth year in 2016.{{cite news|last1=McNeice|first1=Katie|title=Waterford Film Festival Announce 2016 Winners|url=http://www.iftn.ie/news/?act1=record&only=1&aid=73&rid=4289882&tpl=archnews&force=1|accessdate=10 May 2017|work=Irish Film & Television Network|date=14 November 2016}}
• Waterford Music Fest, launched in 2011, is an outdoor, one-day music event which takes place in the city during the summer. In 2011, Waterford Music Fest was headlined by 50 Cent, Flo Rida and G-Unit and was attended by over 10,000 people.[http://www.munster-express.ie/entertainment/music/10000-tickets-sold-for-waterford-music-fest-2011/ 10,000 tickets sold for Waterford Music Fest 2011] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026174459/http://www.munster-express.ie/entertainment/music/10000-tickets-sold-for-waterford-music-fest-2011/ |date=26 October 2011 }}. Munster Express Online (29 July 2011). Retrieved on 23 July 2013.
• Spraoi festival, (pronounced 'Spree') organised by the Spraoi Theatre Company, is a street art festival which takes place in the city centre on the August Bank Holiday Weekend. Previous events have attracted audiences in excess of 80,000 people to the city.
• Waterford International Festival of Light Opera{{cite web|url=http://www.waterfordfestival.com/|title=Waterford Festival|work=waterfordfestival.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110225027/http://www.waterfordfestival.com/|archive-date=10 January 2007|df=dmy-all}} is an annual event that has been held in the Theatre Royal since 1959. Also known as the Waterford International Festival of Music, it takes place in November.[http://www.waterfordintlmusicfestival.com/ Waterford International Music Festival | May 1 – 13 2012] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110207104745/http://waterfordintlmusicfestival.com/ |date=7 February 2011 }}. Waterfordintlmusicfestival.com. Retrieved on 23 July 2013.
• Waterford hosted the Tall Ships Festival in 2005 and 2011.[http://www.waterfordtallshipsrace.ie/ Tall Ships Race 2011, Waterford Tall Ships Festival Ireland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213100713/http://www.waterfordtallshipsrace.ie/ |date=13 February 2010 }}. Waterfordtallshipsrace.ie (3 July 2011). Retrieved on 23 July 2013. The 2005 festival attracted over 400,000 people to the city.{{Cite news |last=MacSweeney |first=Tom |last2=Ryan |first2=Eoin |date=2005-08-01 |title=Tall Ships Race 2005 |url=https://www.rte.ie/archives/2015/0801/718290-tall-ships-waterford/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |work=RTE}}
• St. Patrick's Day parade takes place annually on 17 March.{{Cite news |date=2021-02-12 |title=Waterford set to host Ireland’s largest virtual St Patrick’s Day parade |url=https://www.waterfordlive.ie/news/fun---games/609606/waterford-set-to-host-irelands-largest-virtual-st-patricks-day-parade.html |access-date=2025-03-11 |work=Waterfordlive}}
• Arts festivals which take place in the city include the Imagine Arts Festival[http://www.discoverwaterfordcity.ie/events.php?categoryid=imagine Imagine Arts Festival, Waterford Ireland] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007203224/http://www.discoverwaterfordcity.ie/events.php?categoryid=imagine |date=7 October 2011 }}. Discoverwaterfordcity.ie. Retrieved on 23 July 2013. in October and The Fringe Arts Festival in September.
• Waterford Winterval an annual Christmas festival held in the city centre.{{cite web|url=http://www.winterval.ie/|title=Waterford Winterval – Ireland's Christmas Festival|work=winterval.ie|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113145718/http://www.winterval.ie/|archive-date=13 November 2012|df=dmy-all}}
• Waterford Walls is an event celebrating street art annually each August since 2014. Street artists both domestic and international are invited to the city to practise and display their craft.{{cite news |last=Tipton |first=Gemma |date=17 August 2015 |title=Waterford Walls: graffiti artists paint the city out of a corner |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/art-and-design/visual-art/waterford-walls-graffiti-artists-paint-the-city-out-of-a-corner-1.2317139 |work=Irish Times |location= |access-date=13 July 2022}}{{cite news |last=Kane |first=Conor |date=24 August 2020 |title=Street art festival brightens up Waterford's walls |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/2020/0824/1161006-waterford-walls/ |work=RTÉ News |location= |access-date=13 July 2022}}

• Waterford Museum of Treasures, forming the hub of the Viking Triangle, previously housed in the Granary on Merchant's Quay, is now accommodated in two museums on the Mall. The first is housed in the 19th-century Bishop's Palace, on the Mall, which holds items from 1700 to 1970. This was opened in June 2011. The second museum is located next to Bishop's Palace displaying the Medieval history of the city as well as the Chorister's Hall.{{cite web|url=http://www.waterfordtreasures.com/|title=Waterford Museum of Treasures in Ireland's Oldest City – Waterford Treasures|work=waterfordtreasures.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519062152/http://www.waterfordtreasures.com/|archive-date=19 May 2015|df=dmy-all}}
• Reginald's Tower, the oldest urban civic building in the country and the oldest monument to retain its Viking name, is situated on the Quays/The Mall, in Waterford. It has performed numerous functions over the years and today is a civic museum.
• A museum at Mount Sion (Barrack Street) is dedicated to the story of Brother Edmund Ignatius Rice and the history of the Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers. Along with the museum, there is a café and a new chapel. The new museum was designed by Janvs Design{{cite web|url=https://www.janvs.com/|title=Janvs – Award winning designers of museums, galleries and heritage centres|work=janvs.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211003356/http://janvs.com/|archive-date=11 December 2008|df=dmy-all}}
• Waterford Gallery of Art, the home of the Waterford Art Collection, is located at 31-32 O’Connell Street. This former bank building was built in 1845 and now serves as a facility comprising galleries, outreach spaces, offices, and meeting and workshop rooms. The building was designed by the Waterford-born architect Thomas Jackson (1807 - 1890). Architecturally, this classical style bank building retains many of its original features and has fine cut-stone detailing throughout, including at the main entrance, stairs and first-floor fireplace.{{fact|date=August 2023}}
• The Theatre Royal{{cite web|url=http://www.theatreroyalwaterford.com|title=Theatre Royal – Entertainment in Waterford, Ireland|work=theatreroyalwaterford.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051208043839/http://www.theatreroyalwaterford.com/|archive-date=8 December 2005|df=dmy-all|access-date=2 May 2018}} on The Mall, was built in 1876, as part of a remodelled section of City Hall. It is a U-shaped, Victorian theatre, seating about 600 people.
• Garter Lane Arts Centre{{cite web|url=http://www.garterlane.ie/|title=Entertainment in Waterford, theatre, movies, music, Garter Lane Arts Centre|work=garterlane.ie|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080220161130/http://www.garterlane.ie/|archive-date=20 February 2008|df=dmy-all}} is housed in two conserved 18th-century buildings on O'Connell Street. Garter Lane Gallery, the 18th-century townhouse of Samuel Barker contains the gallery and the Bausch & Lomb Dance Studio, and Garter Lane Theatre is based in the Quaker Meeting House, built in 1792. The theatre was renovated and restored in 2006 and now contains a 164-seat auditorium.
• St. John's College, Waterford was a Catholic seminary founded in 1807 for the diocese, in the 1830s the college established a mission to Newfoundland in Canada. It closed as a seminary in 1999 and in 2007 much of its building and lands were sold to the Respond! Housing Association.[http://www.munster-express.ie/local-news/st-johns-college-sold-to-respond/ St John’s College sold to Respond By Jamie O’Keeffe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503102703/http://www.munster-express.ie/local-news/st-johns-college-sold-to-respond/ |date=3 May 2012 }} Munster Express, Published on Friday, 20 April 2007 at 12:00 pm

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Christian churches in Waterford include the Catholic Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, the former Franciscan friary of French Church, St Saviour's (Dominican) Church and Priory on Bridge Street,[https://dominicans.ie/about/communities/st-saviours-waterford/ St Saviours Church, Waterford], Waterford Dominican Community, www.dominicans.ie and St Patrick's Catholic Church on Jenkin's Lane, which is one of the earliest surviving post-Reformation churches in Ireland.{{cite web |url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/22501489/saint-patricks-catholic-church-great-georges-street-jenkins-lane-waterford-city-waterford-waterford |title=Saint Patrick's Catholic Church, Great George's Street, Jenkin's Lane, WATERFORD CITY, Waterford, WATERFORD |author= |date= |website=www.buildingsofireland.ie |publisher=Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |access-date=4 September 2022}} Church of Ireland places of worship include Christ Church Cathedral[https://www.christchurchwaterford.com/ Christ Church Waterford] (Church of Ireland). and Saint Olave's Church on Peter Street (a Medieval church). Methodist churches include St Patrick’s Methodist Church[https://www.methodistchurchwaterford.com/ St Patrick's Methodist Church], Methodist Church Waterford and Waterford Methodist Church.{{fact|date=September 2023}}

Other Christian denominations include Waterford Baptist Church,[http://www.waterfordbaptist.ie/ Waterford Baptist Church] Anchor Baptist Church,[https://www.anchorbaptistchurch.ie/ Anchor Baptist Church, Waterford] the Waterford Quaker Meeting House (Newtown Road),[https://waterfordquakers.org/ Waterford Quakers] and the Russian Orthodox Parish of St Patrick.{{fact|date=September 2023}}

RTÉs southeastern studio is in the city.

Waterford Local Radio (WLR FM) is available on 94.8FM on the Coast, 95.1FM in the County and on 97.5FM in Waterford City. WLR FM is Waterford's local radio station. Beat 102 103 is a regional youth radio station broadcasting across the South East of Ireland, it is based in Ardkeen, along with sister station WLR FM.

The Waterford News & Star is based on Gladstone Street in Waterford City. It covers Waterford city and county. It is now published in tabloid format.

The Munster Express has its office on the Quay in Waterford City and covers stories from across the city and county. It switched to tabloid format in 2011.

Local free sheets include the Waterford Mail (which comes out on Thursdays and has an office on O'Connell Street) and Waterford Today (an advertising-supported free newspaper which is published on Wednesdays and has an office on Mayors Walk).{{fact|date=August 2023}}

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The city of Waterford consists of several cultural quarters, the oldest of which is known as Viking Triangle. This is the part of the city surrounded by the original tenth-century fortifications and is triangular in shape, with its apex at Reginald's Tower. Though once the site of a thriving Viking settlement, the city centre subsequently shifted to the west, and it is now a quieter area with narrow streets, medieval architecture, and civic spaces.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

In the 15th century, the city was enlarged with the building of an outer wall on the west side. Today Waterford retains more of its city walls than any other city in Ireland with the exception of Derry, whose walls were built much later. Tours of Waterford's city walls are conducted daily.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

The Quay, once termed by historian Mark Girouard as 'the noblest quay in Europe', is a mile long from Grattan Quay to Adelphi Quay, though Adelphi Quay is now a residential area. Near Reginald's Tower is the William Vincent Wallace Plaza, a monument and amenity built around the time of the millennium that commemorates the Waterford-born composer.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

John Roberts Square is a pedestrianised area that is one of the focal points of Waterford's modern-day commercial centre.{{fact|date=August 2023}} It was named after the Waterford architect, John Roberts, and was formed from the junction of Barronstrand Street, Broad Street and George's Street. It is often referred to locally as Red Square, due to the red paving that was used when the area was first pedestrianised. A short distance to the east of John Roberts Square is Arundel Square, which the City Square shopping centre opens onto.

Ballybricken, in the west, just outside the city walls, is thought to have been Waterford's Irishtown,{{fact|date=August 2023}} a type of settlement that often formed outside Irish cities to house the Vikings and Irish that had been expelled during the Norman invasion of Ireland. Modern street names in the area reflect the fact that the area was where inhabitants of the medieval city practised archery.{{Cite journal|last=Halpin|first=Andrew|date=2021|title=The Long and the short of it: the untold story of Waterford's medieval archery butts.|journal=Archaeology Ireland|volume=35|pages=30–35}}{{Cite journal|last=Bradley|first=H.F.|date=1992|title=The topographical development of Scandinavian and Anglo-Norman Waterford|journal=Waterford History and Society|pages=105–29}} Ballybricken is an inner-city neighbourhood centred around Ballybricken hill, which was a large, open market-square. Today it has been converted into a green, civic space, but the Bull Post, where livestock was once bought and sold, still stands as a remnant of the hill's past.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

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The Mall is a Georgian thoroughfare, built by the Wide Streets Commission to extend the city southwards. It contains some of the city's finest Georgian architecture.{{fact|date=August 2023}} The People's Park, Waterford's largest park, is located nearby.

Once a historic market area, the city's Apple Market district is known for its nightlife culture and includes a number of bars, restaurants and nightclubs.{{fact|date=August 2023}} Investment in the mid-2010s saw a portion of the area pedestrianised and the installation of a large outdoor roofing section.{{cite web |url=https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/projects/Ireland/waterfords-apple-market-transformed-into-contemporary-urban-quarter |title=Waterford's Apple Market transformed into contemporary urban quarter |access-date=24 August 2021 |archive-date=24 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824142818/https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/en/projects/Ireland/waterfords-apple-market-transformed-into-contemporary-urban-quarter |url-status=live }}

Ferrybank, in County Waterford, is Waterford's only suburb north of the river. It contains a village centre of its own.

In April 2003, a site combining a fifth-century Iron Age and ninth-century Viking settlement was discovered at Woodstown near the city, which appears to have been a Viking town that predates all such settlements in Ireland.[http://www.vikingwaterford.com/ 9th Century Settlement found at Woodstown] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218104315/http://vikingwaterford.com/ |date=18 December 2014 }} – vikingwaterford.com

Waterford is known for Waterford Crystal, a legacy of the city's former glass-making industry. Glass, or crystal, was manufactured in the city from 1783 until early 2009 when the factory there was shut down after the receivership of Waterford Wedgwood plc.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2009-01-30-waterford-sit-in_N.htm|title=Waterford Crystal closed amid crippling debts|website=Usatoday.com|access-date=1 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120623165903/http://www.usatoday.com/money/world/2009-01-30-waterford-sit-in_N.htm|archive-date=23 June 2012|df=dmy-all}} A new Waterford Crystal visitor centre in the Viking Quarter, under new owners, opened in June 2010, after the intervention of Waterford City Council and Waterford Chamber of Commerce, and resumed production.{{cite news|title=Waterford Crystal visitor centre opens|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0611/1224272270351.html|newspaper=Irish Times|date=6 June 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023040955/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0611/1224272270351.html|archive-date=23 October 2012|df=dmy-all}}

Waterford's oldest public house (pub) is located outside the old 'Viking Triangle'. T & H Doolan's, of 31/32 George's Street, has acted as a licensed premises since the 18th century but the premises is believed to be closer to five hundred years in age.{{fact|date=August 2023}} The pub's structure includes one of the original city walls, almost 1,000 years old, which can be viewed in the lounge area of the building.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

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Waterford is the main city of Ireland's South-East Region. Historically Waterford was an important trading port which brought much prosperity to the city throughout the city's eventful history. Throughout its history, Waterford Crystal provided employment to thousands in the city and surrounding areas.

Waterford Port is Ireland's closest deep-water port to mainland Europe, handling approximately 12% of Ireland's external trade by value.{{cite web |url=http://www.waterfordcity.ie/documents/reports/WCDB%20Strategy%202002-2012.pdf |title=Strategy for Economic, Social and Cultural Development of Waterford City 2002-2012 |access-date=2012-09-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205744/http://www.waterfordcity.ie/documents/reports/WCDB%20Strategy%202002-2012.pdf |archive-date=12 August 2014 |df=dmy-all }} Waterford's most famous export, Waterford Crystal, was manufactured in the city from 1783 to 1851, 1947 to 2009 and again from 2010 to the present day. Places, where Waterford Crystal can be seen, include New York City, where Waterford Crystal made the 2,668 crystals for the New Year's Eve Ball that is dropped each year in Times Square; Westminster Abbey; Windsor Castle; and the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC).Beeson, Trevor (2002). Priests And Prelates: The Daily Telegraph Clerical Obituaries. London: Continuum Books. pp. 4–5; {{ISBN|0-8264-6337-1}}Morris, Shirley (April 2007). Interior Decoration – A Complete Course. Global Media. pg. 105; {{ISBN|81-89940-65-1}}

Agriculture played an important part in Waterford's economic history. Kilmeadan, about 5 km from the city, was home to a very successful co-operative. The farmers of the area benefited from the sale of their produce (mostly butter and milk) to the co-op. In 1964, all of the co-ops in Waterford amalgamated to become Waterford Co-op. This led to the construction of a cheese factory on a greenfield site opposite the general store, and Kilmeadan cheese was to become one of the most recognised and successful Cheddar brands in the world, winning gold and bronze medals in the World Cheese Awards in London in 2005.{{citation needed|date=September 2022}}

The Irish economic recession from 2008 onwards has had a major negative impact on Waterford's economy. A number of multinational companies have closed, including Waterford Crystal (which subsequently reopened) and Talk Talk, which has led to a high level of unemployment. Until 2013 the hedge fund office of the Citibank resided here.{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/citi-bank-waterford-job-losses-910614-May2013|title=50 jobs lost as Citi Bank announce Waterford office closure|first=Christina|last=Finn|website=Thejournal.ie|access-date=1 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002022108/http://www.thejournal.ie/citi-bank-waterford-job-losses-910614-May2013/|archive-date=2 October 2017|df=dmy-all}}

Waterford Co-op and Avonmore Co-op have merged to form Glanbia plc.{{Cite book|title=21st Century Business Revised Edition|last=Murphy|first=William|publisher=CJ Fallon|year=2014|isbn=978-0-7144-1923-7|location=Dublin |page=437}}

{{Main|Transport in Waterford}}

The M9 motorway, which was completed on 9 September 2010, connects the city to Dublin.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishmotorwayinfo.com/inex/roads/m9/m9.html|title=M9 Motorway|author=Irish Motorway Info|work=irishmotorwayinfo.com|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721075015/http://www.irishmotorwayinfo.com/inex/roads/m9/m9.html|archive-date=21 July 2015|df=dmy-all|access-date=12 January 2015}} The N24 road connects the city to Limerick city. The N25 road connects the city to Cork city. The route traverses the River Suir via the River Suir Bridge. This cable-stayed bridge is the longest single bridge span in Ireland at 230m. The route continues eastwards to Rosslare Harbour.

Waterford Plunkett railway station is the only remaining railway station in the county of Waterford. It is operated by Iarnród Éireann and provides 8 daily return services to Dublin and a Monday–Saturday Intercity service to {{rws|Limerick Junction}} via {{rws|Clonmel}} with onward connections to {{rws|Limerick}}, {{rws|Ennis}}, {{rws|Athenry}}, {{rws|Galway}}, Cork, {{rws|Killarney}}, and {{rws|Tralee}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.irishrail.ie/media/04-DublinWaterford2807131.pdf |title=04 - Dublin Waterford |access-date=2013-08-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130819022441/http://www.irishrail.ie/media/04-DublinWaterford2807131.pdf |archive-date=19 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }}{{cite web |url=http://www.irishrail.ie/media/12-WaterfordLimerick2807131.pdf |title=12 - Waterford Limerick |access-date=2013-08-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818053651/http://www.irishrail.ie/media/12-WaterfordLimerick2807131.pdf |archive-date=18 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }} The line between Waterford and Rosslare Harbour ceased passenger services in 2010 and was replaced by Bus Éireann route 370. The station is directly connected to Waterford Port (Belview). A freight yard is located at the Dublin/Limerick end of the station, served by freight traffic such as cargo freight and timber which travel to and from Dublin Port and {{rws|Ballina}}. In November 2016 it was revealed the Waterford could lose its connection to Limerick Junction by 2018 with the closure of the Limerick Junction Waterford line by CIE/IE to save money as the line is low demand.{{cite web|url=https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/151116_2016_Rail_Review_Report_Complete_Online.pdf|title=Rail Review 2016 REPORT|website=Nationaltransport.ie|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-date=17 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917033414/https://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/151116_2016_Rail_Review_Report_Complete_Online.pdf|url-status=live}} On 29 May 2018 the contract held by DFDS for a freight service from Ballina to Belview Port expired and was not renewed.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2018/0528/966660-waterford-port/|title=Waterford port freight train contract ceases|last=Tiernan|first=Damien|date=28 May 2018|work=RTÉ News and Current Affairs|access-date=29 May 2018|archive-date=29 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180529053417/https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2018/0528/966660-waterford-port/|url-status=live}} In 2021 a new Ballina to Waterford (Belview) by Iarnród Éireann and XPO Logistics, (this is in addition to the wood pulp service from Ballina and Westport).[https://waterford-news.ie/2021/09/29/new-belview-ballina-rail-freight-service-rolls-out/ NEW BELVIEW-BALLINA RAIL FREIGHT SERVICE ROLLS OUT] Waterford News, September 29, 2021.

Bus Éireann, JJ Kavanagh and Sons, Dublin Coach, and Wexford Bus provide bus services around the city centre and to other towns and cities in Ireland.{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AWAsuiRa5msC&pg=PT286|page=286|title=Fodor's Dublin and Southeastern Ireland|author=Fodor|publisher=Fodor's Travel|date=29 Mar 2011|isbn=9780307928283|access-date=2 June 2020|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924220823/https://books.google.com/books?id=AWAsuiRa5msC&pg=PT286|url-status=live}}{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JkJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT281|page=281|title=Fodor's Essential Ireland 2019|author=Fodor|publisher=Fodor's Travel Guides|date=2019|isbn=9781640970571|access-date=2 June 2020|archive-date=24 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924220824/https://books.google.com/books?id=JkJtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT281|url-status=live}} A daily coach service to England via South Wales and terminating at Victoria Coach Station, London is operated by Eurolines.{{cite web|url=https://www.buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=250#Tralee_-_Cork_-_Waterford_-_London|title=Kerry Airport|work=buseireann.ie|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617071319/http://buseireann.ie/inner.php?id=250#Tralee_-_Cork_-_Waterford_-_London|archive-date=17 June 2017|df=dmy-all}} All regional bus services depart from Waterford Bus Station on the quay, and city centre services run throughout the city. Planning for bus lanes in the city centre are at an early stage and bus lanes will be on Parnell Street, Manor Street, The Mall, and the South Quays. A bus lane will be in each direction. On street parking will be removed from Parnell Street to facilitate the lanes. This is part of the city centre green plan.{{Cite web |url=http://www.waterford-today.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4245&Itemid=10359&ed=413 |title=Waterford Today |access-date=13 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303170351/http://www.waterford-today.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4245&Itemid=10359&ed=413 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}

The Waterford Greenway is Ireland's longest greenway, and connects the city with Mount Congreve, Kilmeaden, Kilmacthomas, and Dungarvan.{{cite web|title=Ireland's longest greenway opens in Waterford|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2017/0325/862541-greenway-waterford-dungarvan/|publisher=RTÉ News|date=March 25, 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326172220/http://www.rte.ie/news/munster/2017/0325/862541-greenway-waterford-dungarvan/|archive-date=26 March 2017|df=dmy-all}}

Waterford Airport is located 9 km outside the city centre. Waterford was the "starting point" of one of the largest airlines by scheduled international passengers, Ryanair, which operated its first flight on a 14-seat Embraer Bandeirante turboprop aircraft, between Waterford and Gatwick Airport.{{cite news |url=http://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/tony-ryan-founder-of-ryanair-passes-away/ |title=Tony Ryan Obituary |website=Airlineworld.wordpress.com |date=4 October 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20110812175229/http://airlineworld.wordpress.com/2007/10/04/tony-ryan-founder-of-ryanair-passes-away/ |archive-date=12 August 2011 |df=dmy-all }}

The city is served by 21 primary schools,[http://www.educationireland.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73&Itemid=85 Primary Schools in Waterford City] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119031829/http://www.educationireland.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73&Itemid=85 |date=19 November 2007 }} – Education Ireland nine secondary schools,[http://www.educationireland.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=138&Itemid=149 Secondary Schools in Waterford City] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071119002914/http://www.educationireland.ie/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=138&Itemid=149 |date=19 November 2007 }} – Education Ireland a further education college and a university.

There are several secondary schools in the area. Mount Sion Secondary and Primary School, located at Barrack Street, were founded by Edmund Ignatius Rice.{{cite web|url=http://www.mountsion.ie/|title=Mount Sion School Waterford Ireland |work=mountsion.ie|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120708230455/http://www.mountsion.ie/|archive-date=8 July 2012|df=dmy-all|access-date=1 October 2011}} Newtown School is a Quaker co-educational boarding school. Waterpark College was established in 1892 on the banks of the River Suir as Waterford's first classical school. It still provides a secondary education and has recently become a co-educational school.{{fact|date=August 2023}} De La Salle College, a secondary school with 1,200 students and over 90 staff, is the biggest all-boys school in the county. Founded by the De La Salle brothers in 1892, it is a Catholic school for boys.{{cite web|url=http://www.delasallewaterford.com|title=De La Salle College Waterford|work=delasallewaterford.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222020557/http://www.delasallewaterford.com/|archive-date=22 December 2008|df=dmy-all}} Today its large staff is made up of a mixture of Brothers and lay teachers. St. Angela's Secondary School is a Catholic all-girls school with approximately 970 students enrolled as of 2023.{{Cite web |title=Directory Page - St Angela's Secondary School |url=https://www.gov.ie/en/directory/page/kzlht1-msq9tk-/ |website=gov.ie | publisher = Department of Education | accessdate = 5 November 2023 | date = 4 November 2023 }}

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Waterford College of Further Education previously called the Central Technical Institute (CTI), is a Post Leaving Certificate institute located on Parnell Street, Waterford city. It was founded in 1906 and thus celebrated its centenary in 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.wcfe.ie/|title=Welcome to Waterford College of Further Education|work=wcfe.ie|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313012324/http://www.wcfe.ie/|archive-date=13 March 2007|df=dmy-all}}

South East Technological University - the Waterford campus of the university is located in the city. This was established in 2022 from a merger of Waterford Institute of Technology and Institute of Technology, Carlow.{{cite tweet |user=SimonHarrisTD |number=1455566365822267395 |date=2 November 2021 |author-link=Simon Harris |author=Simon Harris TD |title=After years of debate and discussion, hard work by so many, today we announce a Technological University for the South East. This is a major moment for access to higher education in the region & transformational for future generations}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster/arid-40735389.html |title=Merger of Waterford and Carlow ITs into Technological University for South-East confirmed|first=Steven|last=Heaney|date=2 November 2021 |website=IrishExaminer.com}}

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Waterford Boat Club is the oldest active sports club in Waterford, established in 1878.{{cite web|url=http://www.waterfordboatclub.net/history.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150117165324/http://www.waterfordboatclub.net/history.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-01-17|title=Waterfordboatclub.net}} Located on Scotch Quay, the club competes in the Irish Rowing Championships.{{cite web|url=http://www.rowingireland.ie/irish-rowing-championships/|title=Irish Rowing Championships|work=rowingireland.ie|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218111303/http://www.rowingireland.ie/irish-rowing-championships/|archive-date=18 December 2014|df=dmy-all}} In 2009, several Waterford rowers were selected to row for Ireland.

There are three athletics clubs: West Waterford AC, Waterford Athletic Club and Ferrybank Athletic Club. The Waterford Viking Marathon is held in June.{{cite web|url=https://www.waterfordvikingmarathon.com/|title=Waterford Viking Marathon 2015, Saturday June 27th|work=waterfordvikingmarathon.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102161419/http://waterfordvikingmarathon.com/|archive-date=2 January 2014|df=dmy-all}} St. Anne's Waterford Lawn Tennis Club, established in 1954, is the result of the amalgamation of Waterford Lawn Tennis Club and St. Anne's Lawn Tennis Club. It has nine courts to cater for social and competitive players in all age groups.{{cite web|url=https://www.stannestennis.com/|title=St Anne's Tennis Club :: Home|website=www.stannestennis.com|access-date=2 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326091939/http://stannestennis.com/|archive-date=26 March 2018|df=dmy-all}}

Waterford is home to several association football clubs, including Waterford FC, Benfica W.S.C. and Johnville F.C. Waterford F.C. is a member of the League of Ireland. Notable Waterford footballers include Davy Walsh, Paddy Coad, Jim Beglin, Alfie Hale, Eddie Nolan, John O'Shea and Daryl Murphy. John Delaney, former chief executive of the Football Association of Ireland, is originally from Waterford.

There are two rugby union clubs in Waterford City: Waterford City R.F.C.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/WaterfordCityRugbyClub|title=Waterford City Rugby Club|work=facebook.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170506010748/https://www.facebook.com/WaterfordCityRugbyClub|archive-date=6 May 2017|df=dmy-all}} and Waterpark R.F.C.{{cite web|url=https://www.waterparkrfc.com/|title=Waterpark Rugby Football Club|work=waterparkrfc.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218124050/http://waterparkrfc.com/|archive-date=18 December 2014|df=dmy-all}}

Other team sports include Gaelic Athletic Association with clubs such as Mount Sion GAA, Erin's Own GAA, De La Salle GAA, Roanmore GAA, Ferrybank GAA and Ballygunner GAA; cricket is represented by Waterford District Cricket Club, who are based in Carriganore {{cite web|url = https://cricketarchive.com/CricketIreland/Grounds/ | website = cricketarchive.com | title = Ireland Grounds | accessdate = 28 August 2023}}{{fv|reason=Source gives that there is a cricket ground at the WIT Cricket Club Ground at Carriganore. Where is the 'Waterford District Cricket Club' mentioned? |date=August 2023}} and compete in the Munster Cricket Union; there are two inline hockey clubs, Waterford Shadows HC and Waterford Vikings, both of which compete in the Irish Inline Hockey League; and American football is played by Waterford Wolves, based at the Waterford Regional Sports Centre, and is the only American football club in Waterford.

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Arts

• Marie Bonaparte-Wyse (1831–1902), poet{{Cite Americana|wstitle=Rattazzi, Marie Studolmine de Solms|year=1920}}
• Brendan Bowyer (1938–2020) showband singer{{cite web|url = https://waterford-news.ie/2022/08/09/going-home-brendan-bowyer-is-laid-to-rest-in-his-beloved-waterford/| website = waterford-news.ie | title = Going Home: Brendan Bowyer Is Laid To Rest In His Beloved Waterford | date = 9 August 2022 }}
• Charles Clagget (c.1740–c.1820), composer and inventor{{cite web|url = https://www.dib.ie/biography/clagget-claget-charles-a1670 | title = Clagget (Claget), Charles | website = dib.ie | doi = 10.3318/dib.001670.v1 | date = October 2009 }}
• Frances Emilia Crofton (1822–1910), an artist born in Waterford{{fact|date=August 2023}}
• Val Doonican (1927–2015), singer and TV presenter{{citation|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|author=Colin Larkin|chapter=Doonican, Val|year=2011|isbn=9780857125958|page=756}}
• Seán Dunne (1956–1995), poet{{cite web|url = https://www.dib.ie/biography/dunne-sean-christopher-a2862| website = dib.ie | title = Dunne, Seán Christopher | date = 2009 | doi = 10.3318/dib.002862.v1 }}
• Richard Harry Graves (1897–1971), Irish-born Australian writer{{fact|date=August 2023}}
• Megan Nolan (born 1990), Irish journalist and author{{cite web|url = https://www.wlrfm.com/podcasts/on-the-fringe/megan-nolan-novelist-wlr-320790 | website = wlrfm.com | title = Hugely successful Waterford novelist Megan Nolan returns to Waterford | date = August 2023 }}
• Gilbert O'Sullivan (born 1946), singer-songwriter{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p110770/biography|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Jason Ankeny |publisher=Allmusic.com |access-date=5 March 2009}}
• Mario Rosenstock (born 1971), comedian and musician{{fact|date=August 2023}}
• Louis Stewart (guitarist) (1944–2016), jazz guitarist{{cite book|title=The Guinness Who's Who of Jazz|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=Guinness Publishing|date=1992|edition=First|isbn=0-85112-580-8|page=376}}
• Luke Wadding (1588–1657), Franciscan friar, author and historian{{Cite book |last=Macgee |first=T.D. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-2UdAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA90 |title=Gallery of Irish Writers: The Irish Writers of the Seventeenth Century |year=1857 |publisher=J. Duffy |pages=90–102}}
• William Vincent Wallace (1812–1865), composer{{cite web |title=Wallace, William Vincent|work=Dictionary of Australian Biography |url=https://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks15/1500721h/0-dict-biogWa.html#wallace1 |editor=Percival Serle |editor-link=Percival Serle |publisher= Angus and Robertson |year=1949}}

Politics

• William Hobson (1792–1842), Irish-born New Zealand politician and writer{{Dictionary of Australian Biography|First=William|Last=Hobson|shortlink=0-dict-biogHi-Hu.html#hobson1|access-date=8 April 2019}}
• Thomas Meagher (1796–1874), politician and businessman{{DictCanbio|ID=3556|name=Meagher, Thomas}}
• Thomas Francis Meagher (1823–1867), politician and soldier{{cite book|title=Brigadier-General Thomas Francis Meagher—His Political and Military Career|url=https://archive.org/details/brigadiergeneral00lyon|last=Lyons|first=W.F.|year=1870|publisher=D. & J. Sadlier & Company|page=[https://archive.org/details/brigadiergeneral00lyon/page/10 10]}}
• Richard Mulcahy (1886–1971), soldier and politician{{cite web|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/mulcahy-richard-a6029|title=Mulcahy, Richard|work=Dictionary of Irish Biography | date = 2009 | doi = 10.3318/dib.006029.v2 }}
• Thomas Wyse (1791–1862), politician and diplomat{{cite IrishBio|wstitle=Wyse, Sir Thomas}}

Sport

• Jim Beglin (born 1963), association footballer{{cite web|url = https://waterford-news.ie/2020/07/03/jim-beglin-one-of-waterfords-favourite-football-sons/ | website = waterford-news.ie | date = 2020 | title = Jim Beglin – one of Waterford's favourite football sons }}
• Craig Breen (1990–2023), rally driver{{fact|date=August 2023}}
• Paul Flynn (born 1974), hurler{{fact|date=August 2023}}
• John Keane (1917–1975), hurler{{fact|date=August 2023}}
• Sean Kelly (born 1956), cyclist{{fact|date=August 2023}}
• John O'Shea (born 1981), association footballer{{cite web|url = https://www.waterfordlive.ie/news/soccer/1168762/waterford-s-john-o-shea-departs-club-role-to-focus-on-republic-of-ireland.html | website = waterfordlive.ie | date = 12 May 2023 | title = Waterford's John O'Shea departs club role to focus on Republic of Ireland }}

Military

• John Condon (c 1896–1915), soldier{{fact|date=August 2023}}
• Edmund Fowler (1861–1926), soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross{{fact|date=August 2023}}
• Patrick Mahoney (1827–1857), soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross{{fact|date=August 2023}}

Other

• Marguerite Moore (1849–1933), orator and activist{{cite web|url = https://www.waterfordlive.ie/news/all-time-greats/359355/waterford-all-time-greats-profile-14-marguerite-moore.html| website = waterfordlive.ie | title = Waterford All Time Greats: Profile #14 Marguerite Moore | accessdate = 18 August 2023 }}
• Harry Power (1819–1891), Australian bushranger{{fact|date=August 2023}}

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• Blaa – A doughy, white bread roll particular to Waterford City.
• John's River – A river that runs through Waterford City.
• Little Island – An island within Waterford City.
• The Three Sisters: The River Barrow, River Nore and River Suir
• List of twin towns and sister cities in the Republic of Ireland

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