Drive down many a county road of late and you’ll have met one, two or in some motorists’ daily experiences, a half...
Author: Dermot Keyes
Porltaw's panto reaches new heights of hilarity
Porltaw's panto reaches new heights of hilarity
Over the years, I’ve shed a few tears in Portlaw, the place that I call home, for all the various reasons we humans tend...
Rescue package sought as new vehicle sales plummet
Rescue package sought as new vehicle sales plummet
The predicted drop in new vehicle registrations was every bit as devastating as had been anticipated, with sales during January...
Exclusive interview with Brian Crowley MEP
Exclusive interview with Brian Crowley MEP
‘In politics, there’s no such thing as a safe seat’ It’s been difficult to spot the woods from the trees...
Battle lines emerging ahead of European poll
Battle lines emerging ahead of European poll
Contenders for the three European Parliament seats in the South constituency to be contested in June are slowly cranking their...
De-pedestrianising city streets would prove a futile exercise
De-pedestrianising city streets would prove a futile exercise
Saturday last was an ideal occasion to be vox-popping in the city centre. The sun was splashing its rays pleasantly upon the...
Munster emerge from French ‘toilet bowl' smelling of roses!
Munster emerge from French ‘toilet bowl' smelling of roses!
The Stade de Saipac in Montauban is known as the ‘toilet bowl’ or, in the parochial tongue, ‘la cuvette’, once again...
All aboard for ‘Sinbad' – Portlaw's 29th pantomime!
All aboard for ‘Sinbad' – Portlaw's 29th pantomime!
There are things about Waterford you can always depend on: a nice, floury blaa is one, a large bottle off the shelf is another,...
Review: Dawn Players produce the goods in their new playhouse
Review: Dawn Players produce the goods in their new playhouse
Dawn Players’ production of ‘I’ll Get My Man’ had audiences rolling in the aisles of Ballyduff National...
‘Rent to Buy' offers another avenue into house ownership
‘Rent to Buy' offers another avenue into house ownership
The tightening of credit in this harsh economic climate has made it increasingly difficult for many to get onto the first rung...
Second half surge yields double bonus for Park
Second half surge yields double bonus for Park
Waterpark 35; Connemara 40 Seventeen points down at half-time on a bitterly cold Saturday afternoon, it was difficult not to...
Irish motorists' improving conduct noted in EU survey
Irish motorists' improving conduct noted in EU survey
Positive motorist behaviour is evidently being brought about given the reduction in Irish road deaths during 2008 – 279,...
