Eat, drink (sensibly) and be merry was the sentiment provided at the launch of the third Waterford Festival of Food, which was...
Author: Dermot Keyes
Carrick cling to promotion hopes after bonus victory
Carrick cling to promotion hopes after bonus victory
The Fat Lady’s throat may be cleared, but she ain’t singing yet! Carrick-on-Suir’s promotion hopes remain alive thanks to a 22-0...
Thoughts on music, touring and home again, naturally
Thoughts on music, touring and home again, naturally
“Irving Berlin was still writing songs when he was a hundred years old,” Gilbert O’Sullivan reflected during a lively 20 minute...
When sectarianism reared its ugly head on The Hook
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...
IDA: Waterford to receive foreign investment boost
IDA: Waterford to receive foreign investment boost
Waterford is among the areas set for a Foreign and Direct Investment (FDI) boost as outlined in a new IDA Ireland jobs strategy...
City woman safe after Chilean earthquake
City woman safe after Chilean earthquake
A Waterford mother has spoken of her relief after her daughter fled to safety from the tsunami catalysed by last Saturday’s...
WRH leads the way in HSE acute hospital assessment
WRH leads the way in HSE acute hospital assessment
Waterford Regional Hospital (WRH) has received a ‘green light’ grading from the Health Service Executive’s (HSE) ‘HealthStat’...
Waterford Airport is financially secure, confident CEO declares
Waterford Airport is financially secure, confident CEO declares
Waterford Airport is financially secure and in a strong position to ride out what management at the Killowen facility referred...
Treasured memories of one special shopkeeper
Treasured memories of one special shopkeeper
“Everyone knew Tommy,” said Sister Margaret Fogarty, when recalling her late brother who, for decades, was woven into the social...
Roche and Fine Gael clash on Outer Ring Road speed limit
Roche and Fine Gael clash on Outer Ring Road speed limit
While Waterford Young Fine Gael (YFG) has reiterated its call for the Outer Ring Road speed limit to be raised to 80 kph, a City...
The skills of Waterford Crystal to be honoured by new project
The skills of Waterford Crystal to be honoured by new project
The world-famous skills of former Waterford Crystal master cutters and engravers are to be documented in a new Crafts Council of...
Ballyneale’s Tom Kiely: a legendary all-rounder
Ballyneale’s Tom Kiely: a legendary all-rounder
As a youngster, when trips to Slievenamon were a regular and wonderful feature, the family wagon made the occasional incursion...
