Friends of mine recently returned from a visit to the Canadian city of Toronto where their trip coincided with the G20 Summit of...
Author: John O Connor
Grace wishes ‘Bon Voyage’ to new ‘Rainbow Warrior’
Grace wishes ‘Bon Voyage’ to new ‘Rainbow Warrior’
Twenty-five years after the Greenpeace vessel, ‘Rainbow Warrior’ was blown up by French secret-service agents in Auckland...
Capacity to be increased at cost of €13m
Capacity to be increased at cost of €13m
The capacity of the water supply infrastructure in South Kilkenny will soon be significantly increased. Construction work on the...
Preparing for the next general election
Preparing for the next general election
If the opinion polls are to be believed, Fianna Fail and the Greens will be bounced into oblivion at the next general election...
Gearing up for the Inistioge Vintage Rally
Gearing up for the Inistioge Vintage Rally
Enthusiasts are gearing up for the Inistioge Vintage Rally on August 1st and preparations are for the big event are going well....
Neglect of Waterford worsens
Neglect of Waterford worsens
Of 193 IDA-organised visits by prospective foreign investors to this country, up to the end of May of this year, only four were...
Tesco to create 110 new jobs in Ballybeg
Tesco to create 110 new jobs in Ballybeg
Tesco is to create 110 extra jobs in Waterford city in a new store that will open in Ballybeg within the next twelve months,...
Granville Hotel’s lunch carvery in Irish Top Ten
Granville Hotel’s lunch carvery in Irish Top Ten
The Granville Hotel on the Quay in Waterford city has been voted into the ‘Top 10 Greatest Carvery Venues in Ireland’. The...
Sewerage Schemes: Funding approved for €50m Seven Towns project
Sewerage Schemes: Funding approved for €50m Seven Towns project
Waterford Labour Deputy, Brian O’Shea, said this week that the Waterford Grouped Towns and Villages Sewerage Scheme (Seven Towns...
Minister Harney dedicates WIT Nurse Education Building
Minister Harney dedicates WIT Nurse Education Building
The Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney, TD, was in Waterford on Monday to officially dedicate WIT’s €20m Nurse...
Whatever happened to hell?
Whatever happened to hell?
The ‘De Finibus Project’ is an ongoing study in the Department of Early and Medieval Irish at University College Cork. It was...
Two Labour Party Councillors seek Dail nomination
Two Labour Party Councillors seek Dail nomination
Councillor Seamus Ryan in the City and Councillor Ciara Conway in Dungarvan, have announced their intention to seek their...
