Over the years we have run some tongue-in-cheek stories about ghosts haunting the Quay of Waterford but, in Kilkenny, they take...
Author: John O Connor
Anger at removal of Sean Dunne’s name
Anger at removal of Sean Dunne’s name
As excitement builds in the run up to this year’s Waterford Writers Weekend, which will take place on March 18th, 19th and 20th,...
Fury over city’s omission from official website
Fury over city’s omission from official website
Tourism sources in Waterford were fuming this weekend at the fact that the city of Waterford has been omitted from the map used...
South East University on the way?
South East University on the way?
A senior government minister-in-waiting and two of his Fine Gael colleagues this week welcomed a ‘breakthrough for Third Level...
The ‘Freewheeling’ Suze Rotolo
The ‘Freewheeling’ Suze Rotolo
Like many people who grew up with the music of the 1960s, and especially that of Bob Dylan, I felt a deep pang of sadness at the...
A blunderbuss attack on FF and Greens
A blunderbuss attack on FF and Greens
There is comprehensive coverage of the general election in our news pages but what a watershed event it turned out to be. The...
Roberts memorabilia donated to city
Roberts memorabilia donated to city
Waterford Museum of Treasures has announced that two descendants of Field Marshall Lord Roberts of Kandahar and Waterford have...
City has most unmarried mothers in SE region
City has most unmarried mothers in SE region
In the South East region, Waterford city had the highest number of unmarried women who gave birth to babies in the second...
Hundreds still being buried in paupers’ graves
Hundreds still being buried in paupers’ graves
Hundreds of impoverished Irish people who have no known family, including many from Waterford and the South East, are being...
City Council orders in the tow-away trucks
City Council orders in the tow-away trucks
Waterford City Council intends to tow away illegally parked vehicles off the streets from Monday next, February 28th. However,...
Reform needed as election comes to conclusion
Reform needed as election comes to conclusion
As we come to the conclusion of the election, it seemed like a campaign that never caught the public imagination. The EU,...
Dunmore East Service for those lost at sea
Dunmore East Service for those lost at sea
The Annual Service in Dunmore East at the Memorial Wall for those lost at sea and in our rivers and lakes will be held on...
