The EU Globalisation Fund application on behalf of hundreds of former Waterford Crystal workers was sanctioned yesterday, with...
Author: Jamie OKeeffe
Momentous Monday for Glanbia farmers
Momentous Monday for Glanbia farmers
With less than a week to go to the crucial ballot by 8,000 Glanbia Co-operative Society shareholders on the purchase of the...
Council seeking to erect Kilmeaden wind turbine
Council seeking to erect Kilmeaden wind turbine
Waterford County Council wants to erect its own wind turbine at Adamstown, Kilmeaden. Together with associated ground and civil...
His Heroes
His Heroes
In 1981 Kimmage made the step up to senior class and that summer competed in the Irish championships in Waterford – and won. At...
Snookered by association
Snookered by association
Snooker has a lot to thank Steve Davis for. Imagine if the OBE hadn’t knocked out MBE John Higgins and the News of the World...
The bicycle messenger
The bicycle messenger
Cyclist-cum-scribe Paul Kimmage was profiled in the opening instalment in RTÉ’s new Friday night series The Big Story, which...
Gormley delivers blow to Woodstown dig bid
Gormley delivers blow to Woodstown dig bid
Hopes that the Government might fund a full excavation of the Woodstown Viking site in Waterford appear diminished. Local Labour...
Tramore Road is on another level
Tramore Road is on another level
After a four-month closure for flood prevention works, the main Waterford-Tramore Road was re-opened last Friday – with the...
International intelligence conference
International intelligence conference
The Mercyhurst College Institute for Intelligence Studies, a leading provider of graduates to crime-cracking agencies such as...
Where next for Hunt?
Where next for Hunt?
While the Premier League title race could well depend on whether Liverpool value their joint-record 18 championships more than...
Opportunity knocks
Opportunity knocks
With Shay Given dislocating his shoulder against Arsenal on Saturday, maybe it was fate that Ireland didn’t make it to the World...
TV blackout
TV blackout
When I was a kid, Kerry, Liverpool and “Interesting” Steve Davis had a lot in common. I hated them. Always winning. I lived for...
