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Times Square’s Waterford Crystal New Year’s Eve Ball

By Adam Farley, Deputy Editor
December 27, 2017

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For the 18th year in a row, Waterford Crystal will be the focal point for over one billion pairs of eyes as the Waterford Crystal Times Square New Years Eve Ball begins its descent at 11:59 New Years Eve. The ball, the current iteration of which has been in place since the 2007 centenary of the Times Square ball, is a collaboration between Waterford Crystal and Philips Lighting … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment:
Times Square’s Waterford Crystal New Year’s Eve Ball

Weekly Comment: House of Waterford Crystal Celebrates One-Millionth Visitor

By Áine Mc Manamon
August 23, 2016.

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  August 19th marked a historic day for the House of Waterford Crystal as they welcomed their one-millionth visitor, Gladys Aycock from North Carolina, to their headquarters in Waterford city, Ireland. After booking a tour of the factory on her first trip to Ireland’s east coast, Gladys was greeted with a VIP reception upon her arrival at the House of Waterford Crystal. … [Read more...] about Weekly Comment: House of Waterford Crystal Celebrates One-Millionth Visitor

The Vikings of Waterford

By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
June / July 2014

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The popular perception of Vikings is tinged with terror. The Irish tend to think of them as ferocious marauders who pillaged monasteries a millennium ago. But there was more to the Vikings than most people realize and their contribution to Irish society has long been under-appreciated. This is certainly true in Waterford, Ireland’s oldest city, which celebrating its 1,100th … [Read more...] about The Vikings of Waterford

House of Waterford in Times Square

February / March 2013

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On New Years Eve, close to one million revelers gathered in New York’s Times Square to ring in 2013. The celebration, which was hosted by Allison Hagendorf and featured performances by Taylor Swift, “Gangnam Style” singer Psy, and Train, kicked off at 6:00 p.m., when the House of Waterford Crystal ball rose to the top of the One Times Square building. The crystal ball, which … [Read more...] about House of Waterford in Times Square

Sláinte! Irish Glass: It’s Crystal Clear

By Edythe Preet, Columnist
December / January 2013

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Just before midnight on December 31, 2012, hordes of people will be crunched together like so many sardines in the icy cold midwinter streets surrounding New York City’s Times Square. They will be counting down to the beginning of a New Year. Exactly one minute before midnight, a huge lighted ball will begin its slow descent down a mighty steel flagpole atop the One Times … [Read more...] about Sláinte! Irish Glass: It’s Crystal Clear