Editing Waterford (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Swans at scotch Quay, Waterford.jpg|thumb|upright|Scotch Quay]]
===Arts===
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 (theatre director)|Jim Nolan]],<ref>[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.</ref> that regularly performs in Garter Lane Theatre. Spraoi is a street theatre company based in Waterford.<ref name="Spraoi Official Homepage">{{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}}</ref>  It produces the [[Spraoi|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),<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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)<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 (painter)|Paul Henry]], [[Jack Butler Yeats|Jack B. Yeats]], [[Mainie Jellett]], [[Louis le Brocquy|Louis Le Brocquy]], [[Letitia Marion Hamilton|Letitia Hamilton]], [[Dermod O'Brien|Dermod O’Brien]], [[Evie Hone]], [[Mary Swanzy]], [[Charles Lamb (painter)|Charles Lamb]], [[Hilda Roberts]], [[Seán Keating]], and [[George William Russell|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.<ref name="RTÉ Archives 2018 b560">{{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}}</ref><ref name="Buildings of Ireland o436">{{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}}</ref>

===Events===
[[File:Tall-ships-waterford.jpg|thumb|Tall Ships lined up on the quays in Waterford for the festival]]
* The [[Waterford Film Festival]] was established in 2007,<ref>{{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}}</ref> celebrating its tenth year in 2016.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* ''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.<ref>[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.</ref>
* ''Spraoi'' festival, (pronounced 'Spree')<ref name="Spraoi Official Homepage"/> 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''<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>[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.</ref>
* Waterford hosted the [[Tall Ships Races|Tall Ships Festival]] in 2005 and 2011.<ref>[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.</ref> The 2005 festival attracted over 400,000 people to the city.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* St. Patrick's Day parade takes place annually on 17 March.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* Arts festivals which take place in the city include the ''Imagine Arts Festival''<ref>[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.</ref> in October and ''The Fringe Arts Festival'' in September.
* ''Waterford Winterval'' an annual Christmas festival held in the city centre.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* ''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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

===Public buildings===
* [[Waterford Museum of Treasures]], forming the hub of the [[Waterford Viking Triangle|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
* 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 [[Congregation of Christian Brothers|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<ref>{{cite web|url=http://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}}</ref>
* '''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 (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'''<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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'''<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>[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</ref>

===Religion===
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Christian churches in Waterford include the [[Catholic]] [[Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity, Waterford|Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity]], the former Franciscan friary of [[French Church, Waterford|French Church]], St Saviour's (Dominican) Church and Priory on Bridge Street,<ref>[https://dominicans.ie/about/communities/st-saviours-waterford/ St Saviours Church, Waterford], Waterford Dominican Community, www.dominicans.ie</ref> and [[St Patrick's Catholic Church, Waterford|St Patrick's Catholic Church]] on Jenkin's Lane, which is one of the earliest surviving post-Reformation churches in Ireland.<ref>{{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=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=www.buildingsofireland.ie |publisher=Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage |access-date=4 September 2022}}</ref> [[Church of Ireland]] places of worship include [[Christ Church Cathedral, Waterford|Christ Church Cathedral]]<ref>[https://www.christchurchwaterford.com/ Christ Church Waterford] (Church of Ireland).</ref> and Saint Olave's Church on Peter Street (a Medieval church). [[Methodist]] churches include St Patrick’s Methodist Church<ref>[https://www.methodistchurchwaterford.com/ St Patrick's Methodist Church], Methodist Church Waterford</ref> and Waterford Methodist Church.{{fact|date=September 2023}} 

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