On St. Stephen’s Day, December 26th, crowds of people take to the roads in various parts of Ireland, dressed in motley...
Author: Joe Falvey
The Wren, The Wren, King of All Birds
The Wren, The Wren, King of All Birds
As you read this we have celebrated or ‘got over’ another Christmas Day and recouped our energies in these subsequent...
The Brasscock’s Christmas Quiz
The Brasscock’s Christmas Quiz
Round One 1. Little John was a member of what famous band? 2. Eureka – literally means what? 3. What’s the modern...
Monthly market treats
Monthly market treats
As most locals know by now or at least they should know, a monthly Sunday market takes place at the Ardkeen Stores car park,...
Christmas season
Christmas season
Well we are once again officially into the Christmas season with the arrival of December and the city’s festive lights are...
An Limit – As Gaeilge
An Limit – As Gaeilge
This week as I perused the ‘Paper’ my attention was vaguely arrested by an item in a report drawn from a Waterford County...
By Jove and Other Gods
By Jove and Other Gods
This week something completely different, we are wandering away from talk of bread and circuses, of town and traffic, of...
Red Hot Kettle
Red Hot Kettle
The big event for me last weekend was attending an impressively powerful performance of Russell Hoban’s play Riddley...
Review: Royal Variety Performance
Review: Royal Variety Performance
At the opening night, of a three-day run at the Theatre Royal of Michael Grant’s Royal variety Performance, there was...
Circus Woodlandia
Circus Woodlandia
Well the Woodlands Hotel complex is truly showing its versatility in being able to cater for such a variety of functions and...
Mall Treatment
Mall Treatment
Over the past week or two I brought you the story of the Bishop Foy School and its tercentenary celebrations. I hope you found...
Mall Treatment
Mall Treatment
Over the past week or two I brought you the story of the Bishop Foy School and its tercentenary celebrations. I hope you found...
