A youthful Waterford’s slender win against a near-full-strength Galway in sun-drenched Walsh Park on Sunday showed that the...
Author: Jamie OKeeffe
Fairway to heaven
Fairway to heaven
A priest close to the great greenkeeper in the sky is Fr Johnny Condon, who celebrated the SEVENTH hole-in-one of his career in...
Faugh an Bheallach!
Faugh an Bheallach!
Old traditions die hard, they say. Well, road bowls (or bouls as they’re commonly pronounced in these parts) have been played in...
Horse sense
Horse sense
Saturday’s Grand National was not a good day for the Sport of Kings. Whatever the Ginger McCain connections, the facts are that...
Rory’s crash course
Rory’s crash course
It’s fair to say that this column hasn’t been Rory McIlroy’s staunchest supporter since his emergence as golf’s next great white...
Bring on the Bands: O Emperor
Bring on the Bands: O Emperor
Bursting onto the Irish music scene with a remarkably acclaimed fan base, this week we give you, yes you’ve guessed it, it the...
Language barrier
Language barrier
Wayne Rooney has been spitting out the f-word with abandon for years. He’s not the only one, of course, but how many times has...
Up Waterford, Down Dungarvan?
Up Waterford, Down Dungarvan?
Initially thinking it was an April Fool, I was alerted to a recent polemic from ‘Phoenix’ in the Waterford News & Star which...
Work starts on old foundry site
Work starts on old foundry site
Phase one of a project which will transform the old Waterford Stanley site on the south bank of the Suir has just commenced. A...
Oil prices fuel Belview growth
Oil prices fuel Belview growth
Waterford, South Kilkenny and the wider South East region could be in line for a major boost as soaring oil prices make the port...
Hardy boyos
Hardy boyos
I heard plenty about Andy Fleming growing up. Mick Hayes was a family friend and farmed a few fields across from us in...
House for white elephants
House for white elephants
Telecommunications tycoon, media magnate and Moriarty Tribunal arch-critic, Denis O’Brien has his finger in more pies than Mr...
