As anticipation mounts regarding next year’s return of the Tall Ships to Waterford, the possibility of a stand-off with our near...
Author: John O Connor
Bishop Lee tells Pope of outrage at sexual abuse
Bishop Lee tells Pope of outrage at sexual abuse
Speaking this week on his return from meeting with Pope Benedict in Rome, the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Dr William Lee,...
Catch 22 scenario for injured man
Catch 22 scenario for injured man
I came across a story last week that smacks of the most bizarre reasoning that might apply to a fictitious ‘Catch 22’ situation....
€3.9m Crystal funds coming
€3.9m Crystal funds coming
The Fine Gael MEP, Sean Kelly, said this week he expected the funding application for former Waterford Crystal workers, under...
Bilberry and Passage goats in demand
Bilberry and Passage goats in demand
We may soon have a visit to Waterford from the Laois Heritage Society which wants their authorities to introduce feral goats in...
Successful ground-breaking operation undertaken at WRH
Successful ground-breaking operation undertaken at WRH
A pioneering operation, the first of its kind in Ireland, was carried out at Waterford Regional Hospital last week with the aid...
President Obama for Kilkenny?
President Obama for Kilkenny?
Our friends in Kilkenny are confidently predicting that President Barrack Obama will visit the Marble City and Moneygall in...
Those sexy rhinoceroses!
Those sexy rhinoceroses!
Eagle-eyed Customs officials at Shannon Airport were a bit taken aback recently when they seized no less than 10 rhinoceros...
City has 6 ‘ghost estates’
City has 6 ‘ghost estates’
A major report released this week claimed that Waterford city had six ‘ghost’ housing estates which qualify under the study’s...
Merger of Tipperary and Limerick ITs
Merger of Tipperary and Limerick ITs
Our friends in WIT will be watching with interest the situation not too far up the road where the Tipperary Institute has...
Controversial housing proposal for Maypark Lane
Controversial housing proposal for Maypark Lane
Dunmore Road residents, particularly those living in the Maypark Lane area, are avidly examining the planning process following...
Suffer the children and their mothers
Suffer the children and their mothers
In the harsh light of the post Christmas freeze some chilling figures have emerged which show that, in the weeks just gone, more...
