This week we take a seasonal look at the poem/song, The Yellow Bittern for a number of reasons. Firstly because a number of...
Author: Joe Falvey
The New Year Gala Quiz
The New Year Gala Quiz
This year the emphasis is on puzzles and conundrums of all sorts designed to test, tease and tantalise you and yours over the...
Christmas Traditions
Christmas Traditions
This week as we are on the Eve of the Christmas Festival we devote the column to some more traditions associated with Christmas...
The Xmas Factor
The Xmas Factor
Well, just a week to go Christmas itself and so time to get into the party mood as well as some reflection on the time that’s in...
A Special Night of Remembrance
A Special Night of Remembrance
Last Friday night, I was privileged to attend a very special and touching Memorial Service held appropriately at Waterpark Rugby...
Up The Park and Sunshine
Up The Park and Sunshine
Well all that coverage by water of Cork especially at the Lee fields where the Kingsley Hotel now stands (on a flood plain!)...
The Canada Connection
The Canada Connection
Well today we are literally streets ahead as we speak about the story of the only Waterford street named after a country, one of...
The fall of the Wall
The fall of the Wall
Discussing these momentous events with my daughter last weekend it emerged on reflection that coincidentally I had been in First...
Drinking in rural pubs, a classic compromise!
Drinking in rural pubs, a classic compromise!
We speak not of politics, liberties and order in society but rather of taking them. To be blunt and not to beat about the...
An Droichead Mor Galanta
An Droichead Mor Galanta
The great day finally arrived and a new world has opened for us all. Wow, it’s truly and utterly impressive and it was all...
The Big House/An Tigh Mor
The Big House/An Tigh Mor
As we all know this area has grown and grown and grown over the last few decades with particular acceleration over the last...
