Waterford poker player, Barry Foley from Croughataggart, Portlaw, came 4th out of a field of 554 players at a major poker...
Author: John O Connor
Two Centuries of Tall Ships in Waterford
Two Centuries of Tall Ships in Waterford
When it comes to the subject and ships and shipbuilding in Waterford, two of the most knowledgeable experts are Bill Irish and...
Well done the public and well done Oxigen
Well done the public and well done Oxigen
It is not often that one sees ‘people power’ achieving almost instant success but that’s what happened in the case of Oxigen’s...
The power of being in cabinet
The power of being in cabinet
Congratulations to our friends in Kilkenny and Wexford who heard last week that the futures of St Luke’s and Wexford General...
Priests are being denied natural justice
Priests are being denied natural justice
There was a huge reaction last week to a hard-hitting opinion piece carried on the front pages of almost all the Wexford People...
Strong opposition to waste plant on North Wharf
Strong opposition to waste plant on North Wharf
Nobody can be surprised at the strong opposition being mounted to the planning application by Oxigen Environmental to establish...
North Wharf waste plans
North Wharf waste plans
A Waterford city councillor said this week that planning officials in City Hall were considering a proposal that, if granted,...
Local charities get Halligan’s Dáil expenses
Local charities get Halligan’s Dáil expenses
Waterford Independent TD, John Halligan, moved this week to honour a pre-election pledge that he would donate a sizeable...
Former Garda Sergeant sues State
Former Garda Sergeant sues State
Every current and retired member of An Garda Siochana will, no doubt, be following with interest a rather unusual court case...
Airport faces upward struggle
Airport faces upward struggle
There was dismay and outrage in Waterford this week following an Irish Times report that the Regional Airport faced closure next...
A different kind of ‘haunting’
A different kind of ‘haunting’
I loved the story last week about the Rathvilly, County Carlow, woman who died in 2009 and is ‘haunting’ her home every day but...
Pioneers in trouble
Pioneers in trouble
Many people were shocked last week to hear that that the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association may fold at the end of this year...
