Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category
What to believe?
Wine keeps you slim, fruit makes you fat and eggs are now a super food!
Cullen’s departure leaves Fianna Fáil in local bother
Brendan Kenneally has already admitted it. Gary Wyse too.
Spies and spooks in Dungarvan
It seems quite amazing that, as Deputy John Deasy has complained, there appears to be little or no interest from government sources in the Intelligence Conference that will take place in Dungarvan in July.
Cullen resignation creates by-election
There is major sadness around Waterford at the loss of a local man, Martin Cullen, from the Cabinet table.
Favourite places
I got a good reaction to my column last week dealing with the good news story re WRH and ‘my memorable lunch’ with Dr T K Whitaker and the late Tomas McGiolla, thank you.
Coming and Going
went to see Luka Bloom play at the Theatre Royal last Saturday night.
When sectarianism reared its ugly head on The Hook
athal O’Shannon, then a young reporter with The Irish Times was dispatched from D’Olier Street to report on a boycott, by then a fortnight old, which had begun in Fethard-on-Sea on the Hook Peninsula.
Dying in the United States
The United States has always been a land of huge contradictions for me. For the most part, and certainly in my experience, its people are extremely friendly and polite and they have a great sense of humour.
Cullen poised to leave cabinet
As we go to press it would appear that the resignation of Minister Matin Cullen from the cabinet is imminent.
Good News Story at WRH
Last week our WRH attracted national kudos for the unrivalled standards it has achieved in the management of its A&E in particular – currently it’s out on its own and deservedly so and great credit is due to management, consultants, nurses and all the other care workers involved.


