The shock announcement this week by Labour TD, Brian O’Shea, that he would not be contesting the general election has blown the...
Author: John O Connor
Ferrybank man fatally attacked by dogs in Malaysia
Ferrybank man fatally attacked by dogs in Malaysia
The Waterford man who was mauled to death by dogs at a farm in Malaysia on Sunday last was a member of a well known and highly...
Hello to the Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
Hello to the Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford
A recent visitor to Waterford was Charles the Earl of Shrewsbury and Waterford, a man who sits in the British House of Lords on...
St John of God Sisters bid ‘Farewell’
St John of God Sisters bid ‘Farewell’
Having served the people of Waterford for close on 120 years, the now small community of St John of God Sisters in the city is...
Workers Party selects Joe Tobin to contest general election
Workers Party selects Joe Tobin to contest general election
The Workers’ Party has selected bus driver Joe Tobin as their candidate to contest the forthcoming general election in the...
Planning boost for seaplane service
Planning boost for seaplane service
An aviation company that is in the process of setting up a network of passenger seaplanes operating between the county’s main...
An under the table affair
An under the table affair
John and Mary were having dinner in a certain city restaurant on Saturday night last and it was noticeable to other diners from...
By special request, some ‘funny bits’ from the archive
By special request, some ‘funny bits’ from the archive
An elderly couple from Passage East One day last week, a garda on foot patrol along the Quay noticed a car double parked outside...
All Europe telephone number for businesses
All Europe telephone number for businesses
A single Europe-wide phone number for doing business between 27 member states could help companies cut costs and boost...
Partial victory for people with Down Syndrome
Partial victory for people with Down Syndrome
Such is the importance of the move, I was surprised that a Ministerial decree, announced in the budget, did not receive very...
Government still doesn’t ‘get’ poverty
Government still doesn’t ‘get’ poverty
Of course, we don’t know the specific details of the case but the report in last week’s Kilkenny People newspaper by Mary Cody...
New ‘Waterford’ DVD now available
New ‘Waterford’ DVD now available
Congratulations to the Waterford William Vincent Wallace Appreciation Society on the fact that Wallace’s ‘Lurline’, recorded in...
