A prior commitment, coupled with a morbid fear of Sieges of Ennis, meant that I missed out on Saturday night’s hooley in...
Author: John O Connor
Kilkenny blocks naming of new bridge over the Barrow
Kilkenny blocks naming of new bridge over the Barrow
Fresh from their success at blocking a boundary extension from Waterford into South Kilkenny, politicians from the Piltown...
Tales of the Tellurians – January 3rd 2017
Tales of the Tellurians – January 3rd 2017
An editor’s inspired choice As we enter the New Year, I recall an incident that occurred a few years ago in a newspaper...
Tales of the Tellurians – 13th December 2016
Tales of the Tellurians – 13th December 2016
Saddened and dismayed by dramatic boundary headline Probably one of the most dramatic headlines to appear in a regional...
Tales of the Tellurians
Tales of the Tellurians
The buzzards are after your cats and dogs! A few years ago, on this page, I wrote about the steady spread of buzzards in a...
Sale of land once dubbed the ‘dearest’ in Ireland
Sale of land once dubbed the ‘dearest’ in Ireland
Congratulations to Waterford businessman Noel Frisby on his purchase of 32 acres of prime land on the Outer Ring Road close to...
Experience on the wane in journalism
Experience on the wane in journalism
The ‘Worlds of Journalism’ project is an international attempt to better understand the changes in the professional orientations...
Beware handbag thieves in car parks
Beware handbag thieves in car parks
Sometimes, these days, between the horror stories in the newspapers and on the radio people are almost be afraid to leave their...
Being shaky about Shakespeare
Being shaky about Shakespeare
For years, literary scientists have been anxious to exhume the remains of William Shakespeare from their resting place at the...
Half million views of Emily’s ‘Grace’
Half million views of Emily’s ‘Grace’
Elsewhere on this page is a tribute to the country music singer, Merle Haggard, who became a star after selling millions of...
Why we cry…
Why we cry…
Have you ever wondered why we cry? Apparently, humans are the only creatures whose tears can be triggered by their feelings and...
Human sacrifice in the jungle
Human sacrifice in the jungle
Three lads from Waterford, all employees of a company on the city’s Industrial Park, decided to go trekking in the deepest...
