Archive for the ‘Tales of the Tellurians’ Category
A battle between City and Dungarvan?
In this newspaper last week, Councillor Joe Conway from Tramore called on Environment Minister Phil Hogan to rethink his likely intention to merge Waterford City and County Councils
A Freudian or Joycean slip?
It could only happen in Ireland!
Speeding fines and penalty points will be scrubbed out
Neither as an individual nor as a newspaper are we condoning speeding on our roads but, all the same, many people will be interested in the news that hundreds of motorists in County Galway.
Bad week with a good end for Mick Wallace
Last week wasn’t a good week for Independent Wexford TD, Mick Wallace, because, apart from his problems in the Dail, he was also landed with a major headache on his home patch.
Saving water and money
Several Tidy Towns Committees around the country are involved pilots schemes at present that could save million gallons of water in their areas each year.
New Master of the Dominicans
The new, worldwide head of the Dominican Order is Fr Bruno Cadoré who visited Ireland last week.
Two Centuries of Tall Ships in Waterford
When it comes to the subject and ships and shipbuilding in Waterford, two of the most knowledgeable experts are Bill Irish and Andrew Kelly.
Well done the public and well done Oxigen
It is not often that one sees ‘people power’ achieving almost instant success.
The power of being in cabinet
Congratulations to our friends in Kilkenny and Wexford who heard last week that the futures of St Luke’s and Wexford General hospitals had been secured by TDs Phil Hogan and Brendan Howlin who are both members of cabinet.
Priests are being denied natural justice
There was a huge reaction last week to a hard-hitting opinion piece carried on the front pages of almost all the Wexford People group of newspapers.