Galway County Council has really put the cat among the pigeons with its new proposals to abandon its policy of providing halting...
Author: John O Connor
Much anger and frustration directed at Health bosses
Much anger and frustration directed at Health bosses
An attendance of over 250 people gathered in the Tower Hotel on Wednesday evening in connection with the pending closure of...
A definite ‘Must’ for all Waterford homes
A definite ‘Must’ for all Waterford homes
I spent several enthralling hours last weekend watching a wonderful DVD that has been put together by the Friends of William...
Angry Folly residents oppose Respond plans
Angry Folly residents oppose Respond plans
Angry residents of The Folly in Waterford city have pledged to stop a sheltered housing project being constructed in the grounds...
Never a better time for writers and singers
Never a better time for writers and singers
Delving through old written and recorded material recently, it occurred to me that this really is a great time to be a writer or...
Never a better time for writers and singers
Never a better time for writers and singers
Delving through old written and recorded material recently, it occurred to me that this really is a great time to be a writer or...
Drug abuse on the rise
Drug abuse on the rise
Because there is so much else happening that is causing concern for so many people, it sometimes seems as if the scourge of drug...
Biochemist cleared of all ‘Anti-D’ charges
Biochemist cleared of all ‘Anti-D’ charges
Waterford woman Cecily Cunningham, who as principal biochemist with the Blood Transfusion Board was facing seven charges...
We have been badly let down by successive governments
We have been badly let down by successive governments
May I wish all readers a belated happy, healthy and peaceful New Year. All the indications are that it will be a very testing...
By special request, some of the funny bits from 2008 . . .
By special request, some of the funny bits from 2008 . . .
A squashed snail A City Council worker frightened a passer-by on The Mall last week when he suddenly crashed his shovel down on...
Flying pig fails to bring home the bacon
Flying pig fails to bring home the bacon
There was a surreal discussion about a flying pig at last week’s fractious meeting of Monaghan County Council that left...
When Tawdy met Brendan
When Tawdy met Brendan
Well known Waterford personality, Mr Thomas ‘Tawdy’ Morrissey, was pleased to be introduced recently to a boyhood...
