With so much talk about the City and County’s plans for the North Wharf, readers may like to see this photograph of the...
Author: John O Connor
Buzz, buzz, here comes the drone!
Buzz, buzz, here comes the drone!
By now, most people have seen little aerial drones buzzing about the place controlled by remote control from the ground....
Great City Characters Recalled
Great City Characters Recalled
NOW retired from Mount Sion Secondary School, Sean Crowe is an English teacher held in awe and respect by his former pupils who...
Return of talking lamp-posts in Ferrybank
Return of talking lamp-posts in Ferrybank
It is interesting that ‘talking lamp-posts’ are to be tried out in Ferrybank in an effort to encourage dog owners to pick up and...
Hiking up alcohol prices won’t stop binge drinking
Hiking up alcohol prices won’t stop binge drinking
Despite the fact that this country has some of the most expensive cigarettes in the world and very tough anti-smoking laws, a...
Smokers, bishops and dead celebs
Smokers, bishops and dead celebs
One weekday last week, I was driving past a secondary school in Waterford city at about 11am that was obviously break time in...
Fears over cost of panic alert buttons
Fears over cost of panic alert buttons
The is no need for elderly people to be overly concerned at this stage but community workers are watching with interest...
A hard nut to crack!
A hard nut to crack!
Despite the fact that neither of his parents used foul language, little Jimmy had a tongue on him that would put a drill...
On yer fast bike!
On yer fast bike!
Surely, at least some cycling enthusiasts in this country are eyeing with interest the world record for speed on a pushbike that...
Cocktails for ailments?
Cocktails for ailments?
Regular readers know that I don’t give out medical advice and I always urge people who are not feeling well to ignore the ‘guy...
Benjy: the lucky, gay bull
Benjy: the lucky, gay bull
Animal lovers in Britain have put their money where their mouths are and have put up enough money to ensure that a gay bull from...
Things that go bump in the night
Things that go bump in the night
Thank you to all the readers who got in touch last week, some to compliment others to give out, about the ‘Widow’s Curse’ item....
