Your browser is out of date and potentially vulnerable to security risks.We recommend switching to one of the following browsers: Home » News » St Herblain French cycling group visit Waterford | 30th Apr 2025 | News A large group of cyclists from Waterford’s twin city of St. Herblain, near Nantes in France, paid a visit to Waterford recently. They came via Cherbourg ferry to Rosslare and based themselves in Waterford City. Martial Catherine led the group and we met them on arrival day two weeks ago in Passage East as they came over on the ferry. They made trips to Dunmore East, Tramore, Kilkenny and the Greenway to Dungarvan, despite some early rain; and a day trip to Dublin on one of the wet days during the Easter holiday. The group of 18 also went to visit Mount Congreve Gardens and paid a courtesy visit to City Hall and met Mayor Cllr. Jason Murphy. They had an Irish night in the Saratoga on their schedule and also teamed up with the local Biscuit Club members in their Dunmore trip. A Waterford schools group, from Gael Scoil, Ballygunner, paid a visit to St. Herblain during the Easter holidays. After many months of planning our French guests arrived in Rosslare at midday on Saturday and cycled to the ferry in Passage East where they were welcomed by members of Twinning and the cycling club. Our first spin on a beautiful Sunday morning was to Dunmore East, with a brief stop for photos and then on to Tramore for coffee. Monday, we headed to Dungarvan along the Copper Coast, with lunch in Dungarvan and returned on the Greenway. There was a Mayoral Reception on Tuesday morning where they were officially welcomed to the city by the mayor, which they appreciated very much. That afternoon we headed to Hook Head across the ferry and out the headland. The group went to Dublin on Wednesday, then it was back on the road again on Thursday, when the group went to Mahon Falls and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. The highlight of the week for a “soiree musicale” in the Saratoga Bar on Thursday night with a band of Biscuit members, singing Irish and French songs. The French visitors joined in and it was a most enjoyable night. The weather wasn’t great on Friday and our guests were in search of a calm day, so a guided tour of Mount Congreve was just perfect. Our French friends had planned to cycle back to Rosslare of Saturday morning, but as the weather was poor, the Biscuit Club members drove them there. Overall, it was an outstanding success and our French guests were most appreciative of the hospitality they received and have invited the Biscuit Club to Saint Herblain next year. This offer will be taken up and the week commencing 20 April, 2026 is already pencilled into the calendar. Thanks to Waterford City and County Council, Waterford Twinning, headed by Vincent Walsh and the Biscuit Club Members, who all combined to make it great success and something the city can be proud of. Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Elwira and Tobis at the Saint Herblain Park Fun Day. All Photos: Joe Evans For more photos from the event pick up a print edition of Waterford News & Star and also look up www.waterford-news.ie  Hard copy prints of the photos are available to buy from our office in Gladstone Street. Jim O'Sullivan, Chairman, presented the best large garden trophy to Michael (and Maria) Daly. Soccer competition at the St Herblain Park Fun Day. Taking part in the Tug-O-War competition. Jim O'Sullivan, Chairman, presenting the best small garden trophy to the Sveikauskas family. 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The French city of Saint Herblain’s inaugural International Visually Impaired Archery Tournament ran on 27/28 February 2016 It gathered 19 archers from four countries - Spain/Andorra Great Britain and France - who competed in 30- and 18-metre Indoor competitions over the weekend The event was an opportunity for new international visually impaired athletes to become officially classified Classification was performed by doctors from the International Blind Sports Federation with the financial support of World Archery Europe the number of participants allowed interesting and passionate confrontation as the tournament saw visually impaired athletes shoot in a head-to-head brackets for the first time outside the finals of the World Archery Para Championships Opportunities to shoot through knock-out eliminations are rare given the numbers currently listed for those categories At 30 metres in the VI1 category, Jordi Casellas Albiol beat Roger Rees Evans for the gold medal In the VI2/3 competition, Brits Steve Prowse and Philip Tranter took the gold and bronze medals, respectively, with Christophe Gerardin silver In the 18m events, Loredana Ruisi won the VI1 while the VI2/3 category victory went to Steve Prowse Saint Herblain being the first indoor on World Archery calendar since the inclusion of visually impaired divisions on official classification basis the best performances in each category set the first qualification world records at 18m: 350 for Ruisi in VI1 and 539 by Gerardin in VI2/3 The tournament in Saint Herblain was also an opportunity for archers in the discipline to compete at the highest level in preparation for the upcoming European Para Archery Championships, to be held also in France, in Saint Jean de Monts, on 3-10 April 2016. Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker A review into the case of a woman whose body was discovered dismembered in South Kilkenny 20 years ago is underway Nobody has ever been charged with the murder of 25-year-old Paiche Onyemaechi Unyolo Paiche's decapitated remains were found in a field near Brennar Brenar Bridge in Piltown Originally from Malawi and the daughter of the country's former Chief Justice she was first reported missing to Waterford Garda Station The mother-of-two had moved to Ireland in 1999 and had been living in Saint Herblain Park in Waterford city Her husband Chika Onyemaechi who was originally from Nigeria was questioned by Gardaí at the time but was released without charge He did not attend her funeral service and went missing shortly afterwards Gardaí received an anonymous letter with information related to Paiche's murder and have since sought out the person who wrote this to contact them Two men and one woman have been arrested in connection with the case - but were released without charge While one man was charged with withholding information in 2006 20 years to the month since Paiche was first reported missing Gardaí in Waterford and Kilkenny are now conducting a review of the case Keep up to date with all the latest news on our website, Beat102103.com. 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Wood joins the show to helps is parse through the legal implications of this new rule.  It is an opportunity for new international visually impaired athletes to become officially classified and for archers in the discipline to compete at the highest level in preparation for the upcoming European Para Archery Championships That continental event will also be held in France The tournament in Saint Herblain will include 30- and 18-metre indoor competitions – and the first chance to claim world records in these events Visually impaired archery made its return to international para archery competition at the World Archery Para Championships in Donaueschingen in 2015 That tournament saw visually impaired athletes shoot in a head-to-head finals arena for the first time Classification at the event will be available at two levels “Permanent” status will apply at all international para archery events while “reviewable” status will apply over a fixed period determined by the classifiers Registration is open until 26 January 2016. Contact the organisers for more information. https://www.waterfordlive.ie/section/1242/advertise-with-us entertainment and more.Don't miss any of the breaking news in Waterford updated throughout the day Waterford Live Met Eireann Weather Forecast Latest environmental and climate change news in County Waterford 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 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 Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism Paiche Unyolo Onyemaechi and St Herblains Park in Waterford where she lived Gardaí are again appealing for information in relation to the murder of a woman found dead near a bridge in Co Kilkenny after being last seen near her home in Waterford Paiche Unyolo Onyemaechi died in July 2004 after vanishing from her home and her body was found by walkers near Piltown Paiche was reported missing by her husband Chika Onyemaechi The last sighting of Paiche was two days earlier on Thursday two women who were out walking along Brenar Bridge near Piltown Co Kilkenny discovered the body of Paiche in a field beside a river that runs under the bridge In a statement appealing for new information gardaí said: "Paiche Unyolo Onyemaechi was 25 years old at the time of her death and from Malawi she also used the first names ‘Gina’ or ‘Cassandra’ and the last name ‘Willis’ but it is also believed she worked at different locations nationwide READ NEXT: 'So much promise' - Girl killed in Majorca balcony fall named as tributes are paid "No person has been brought to justice for the murder of Paiche Unyolo Onyemaechi at this time or has any information in relation to the murder of Paiche there may now be people in a position to come forward to Gardaí will be welcomed by the investigation team This information will be treated in the strictest confidence "An Garda Síochána appeals to anyone with any information no matter how small or insignificant you might believe it to be to contact Tramore Garda Station on 051 391620 or any Garda station or anyone who wishes to provide information confidentially should contact the Garda Confidential Line on 1800 666 111." 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