Tá áthas orainn. How sweet was that? Seriously? To be among the Waterfordians present in Croke Park on Sunday last, to see this...
Author: Dermot Keyes
Art matters: here’s why
Art matters: here’s why
Art matters. The island that’s produced Wilde, Yeats, Heaney, Kavanagh, Branagh, the Clancys, Manahan and Harris to name but a...
Kieran O'Gorman: the joker in the pack
Kieran O'Gorman: the joker in the pack
“I’m wicked shy now, lads,” said a grinning Deise selector Kieran O’Gorman as he happily bounded...
Doing the State some service
Doing the State some service
I’m sick and tired of hearing the disaffected and disgruntled label all politicians as feckless dim-witted citizens of...
Education amidst the potato drills
Education amidst the potato drills
The rain pebble-dashed off the canvass of the potato harvester as three teenagers stood beneath the cover of the steely giant,...
Gritty Whitty’s late late show seals dramatic Passage win
Gritty Whitty’s late late show seals dramatic Passage win
Persistence well and truly paid off for Passage’s John Whitty at a sun-kissed Walsh Park on Saturday evening last as the men...
We’re blessed to live in this heritage-rich region
We’re blessed to live in this heritage-rich region
Within the past 10 days, I’ve visited three stunning features unique to the south east, the region I was born in, the region I...
Portlaw’s homecoming for golden girl Hayley!
Portlaw’s homecoming for golden girl Hayley!
Hayley Fitzsimons is one hell of a character, as anyone from her native Portlaw will tell you. Always has been. Not only does...
JBM has Rebels back in the groove
JBM has Rebels back in the groove
While virtually all hurling folk can agree that the dismissal of Dublin’s Ryan O’Dwyer was harsh in the extreme at Croke Park...
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Semi-Final: We’re there!
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Semi-Final: We’re there!
Deise seal historic Final date after two-point win After a 21-year absence, Waterford will contest the All-Ireland Minor Hurling...
Conservatism rules in this Republic of ours
Conservatism rules in this Republic of ours
Almost 4,000 Irish women travelled to England and Wales for abortions last year. Think about it, that’s roughly half the...
Seanad abolition just an Enda-inspired stunt
Seanad abolition just an Enda-inspired stunt
First things first, Seanad Éireann hardly represents a Pandora’s Box of Irish political ingenuity. It is not, hasn’t been nor...
