Mid-Waterford Fine Gael strongman Liam Brazil was unanimously elected as County Mayor for 2011-’12 at last Friday’s annual...
Author: Jamie OKeeffe
Norris makes impressive pitch as absent Dragon attracts fire
Norris makes impressive pitch as absent Dragon attracts fire
Convening in advance their annual meeting, the elected members of Waterford Co Council head an impressive pitch from...
That’s all Folks
That’s all Folks
Whether to do a Zidane on it or a Paul Scholes? Anyone who knows me will have guessed the latter – albeit without the genius....
Legacy for the ages
Legacy for the ages
When I was seven I had something of an obsession with a certain Canadian, an atypical hero for a boy in Butlerstown, half a...
A future to look forward to
A future to look forward to
Watching Waterford’s minor hurlers in full early flow, then stoutly stave off an anticipated Limerick fightback in Walsh Park to...
Faithful departed
Faithful departed
Depending on your point of view, Michael Duignan (pictured) did a fair impression of either ‘Babs’ Keating or Saint Eligius when...
American Idol
American Idol
Now, anything is possible. When I wrote after Augusta that the crumbling, humbling nature of his collapse could be the making of...
Bosses taking licence
Bosses taking licence
Mickey Harte might maintain that he and half-a-dozen other inter-county GAA managers weren’t trying to tell RTÉ what to do, but...
Prime mover?
Prime mover?
Johnny Giles is perhaps better placed than most to make a call on John O’Shea’s future. ‘The General’ left Manchester United for...
Guts galore but title defence needs tightening
Guts galore but title defence needs tightening
Sickened but not sore, Donal O’Grady said in the immediate aftermath that his philosophy has always been the better team is the...
Tramore delivers for An Post Rás
Tramore delivers for An Post Rás
Beset by windy and wet weather for much of the week, the 2011 An Post Rás arrived in Tramore last Friday to a raucous, colourful...
