As promised, having recently visited up there, we bring you something- a blas of the place, its history and its culture. We are...
Author: Joe Falvey
North by North West
North by North West
Last week in the new spirit of the stay-cation by spending holidays at home, we ventured to the glorious northwest, of Sligo and...
Small number of complaints were shocking
Small number of complaints were shocking
In her annual report for last year (2009), released yesterday (Thursday) the Ombudsman, Emily O´Reilly, describes nationwide...
Where hope and history rhyme
Where hope and history rhyme
Any great journey begins with the first step and so does this renewed journey of Waterford Crystal. This renewal is being...
The Crystal Mall
The Crystal Mall
Well, I googled the words “The Mall Waterford” to see what there was to say out there in cyber-land about the sparkling new...
A Glassy Affair
A Glassy Affair
This is a hugely important week for Waterford as it opens an exciting new chapter in reclaiming its sparkling title as the...
Looking at grey matters
Looking at grey matters
Today we look back to consider aspects of our ‘grey’ past and present. The grey of which I speak is a capital Grey as in...
Saint John’s – The Strip
Saint John’s – The Strip
This week we look back at the history of one Waterford’s oldest streets – John’s Street. This item always proves popular with...
Former Mayor defends €7200 NY trip
Former Mayor defends €7200 NY trip
The former Fine Gael city councillor and first ever woman Mayor of Waterford, Mary O’Halloran, said this week that newspaper and...
Icelandic Woes
Icelandic Woes
Until recent times Iceland was an island nation slumbering in the northern latitudes of the Atlantic to which we in these parts...
Bealtaine and all things bright
Bealtaine and all things bright
May is upon us again agus ta cead mile failte roimhe. The Summer is beginning to show itself with a good brightness in the...
A salute to the great John Roberts
A salute to the great John Roberts
Last weekend, the Waterford Festival of Architecture (previously known as the John Roberts Festival) celebrated its 10th...
