Pat Dolan told the Blues fundraiser headlined by Andy Gray the other week that a League of Ireland player being capped for his...
Author: Jamie OKeeffe
Hunts make history
Hunts make history
The Hunt brothers’ appearance alongside each other for Ireland last Wednesday was a rare feat, and a massive source of...
Players will lose patience if exchequer pittance lost
Players will lose patience if exchequer pittance lost
You could foresee the threatened withdrawal of the Government ‘grants’ for inter-county GAA players a long way back. Given...
Munster men-o’-war
Munster men-o’-war
Credit where credit crunch is due: Munster versus the All Blacks was something else. I’ll spare his blushes by not...
Choice Words
Choice Words
“Rugby is life in Limerick. The heroes of Limerick rugby are my heroes. Gladiators, square-jawed warriors who represent us...
Kevin’s community spirit and kindness recognised by VFI
Kevin’s community spirit and kindness recognised by VFI
Kevin Walsh from Kilmacthomas has been chosen as the Waterford Vintners’ Federation of Ireland Good Neighbour of the Year. He...
Eric’s extraordinary courage an example to all
Eric’s extraordinary courage an example to all
Those obsessed with the credit crunch might well heed the old saying that your health is your wealth. Now aged seven, Eric...
Newgate Centre saga: Trades Council say they’ve no regrets
Newgate Centre saga: Trades Council say they’ve no regrets
Almost a fortnight after An Bord Pleanala upheld planning permission for a €280 mixed-use development in the city centre,...
Balancing books will ‘blight’ kids
Balancing books will ‘blight’ kids
In a cautionary tale of the kind of damaging cutbacks that lie ahead, the School Library Service in County Waterford is set to...
What a Phelan
What a Phelan
De La Salle’s achievement in overcoming Cork kingpins Sarsfields on their home patch last Sunday was stunning by any...
Fitzy and fixtures
Fitzy and fixtures
Ironically, given the complaints about Waterford’s typically-tardy completion of its premier hurling championship, it...
Choice Words
Choice Words
“There is nothing like a Limerick crowd when they smell blood.” – 1978 Munster legend Moss Finn speaking...
