A recent article in The Sunday Independent, reproduced from July 1914, has caused quite an amount of discussion locally. Under a...
Author: John O Connor
Warning for lady drivers on the roads of Wexford
Warning for lady drivers on the roads of Wexford
A word of warning this week to any woman who might have reason to be driving alone at night in the County Wexford area. There is...
Up went Nelson and down to Kilkenny!
Up went Nelson and down to Kilkenny!
There has been a lot of talk recently about the 50th anniversary of the blowing up of Nelson’s Pillar in Dublin and our...
Keep a tight hold on your milk-cans
Keep a tight hold on your milk-cans
According to reports, opportunistic thieves have found a new way of making money by stealing old-fashioned milk cans. The...
A tale from the election trail!
A tale from the election trail!
A certain candidate in the general election was canvassing on the Dunmore Road one night before polling day. He knocked at a...
Birds that deliberately start fires
Birds that deliberately start fires
Well, well, well. You can’t beat nature and all that jazz! You know those forest and bush fires that rage out of control in...
Farewell to the Beast of Listrolin
Farewell to the Beast of Listrolin
Alas and alack, it is highly likely that the magnificent Beast of Listrolin is no longer on the prowl. Following numerous...
The ‘Old Bog Road’ is no longer so far away
The ‘Old Bog Road’ is no longer so far away
To be honest, I am a little surprised that there is such a fuss at the moment about the growing trend of funerals being streamed...
Where does all the stolen stuff go?
Where does all the stolen stuff go?
If anybody has ever wondered what happens to all the items that are stolen every week in this country, they might find a partial...
New technology helps pirate radio
New technology helps pirate radio
Many readers will remember the exciting days of pirate radio in this country when stations like the original WLRfm burst onto...
Doomsday Clock remains at three minutes to midnight
Doomsday Clock remains at three minutes to midnight
Ever since the end of World War II, a group of distinguished scientists regularly discusses how close the world is to...
One as bad as the other
One as bad as the other
Johnny and Mary were sleeping soundly when suddenly, at 3am, they were woken up by a loud noise outside their window. Mary,...
