It may be true, or it may be a devilish clever marketing ploy to get people to immediately rush out and purchase their Christmas...
Author: John O Connor
A Kilkenny snub to one of their famous sons
A Kilkenny snub to one of their famous sons
Last week, I mention in this column that it was a pity the Freedom of the City had never been conferred on Val Doonican but, at...
A summer time bomb
A summer time bomb
Summer holidays are a long way away at present and this may be an un-seasonal story but it is only a matter of time before an...
Fortunate speeding drivers
Fortunate speeding drivers
We have plenty of speeding drivers of our own in the Waterford/Kilkenny Garda Division but there were two speeding cases before...
A dutiful wife
A dutiful wife
A Kilmeaden man hadn’t been feeling well for some time so, accompanied by his wife, he went to visit a specialist at...
Val Doonican the ‘Legend’
Val Doonican the ‘Legend’
Even though I have never met Val Doonican I have always been a great admirer of his talents and, in particular, of his...
The showband era is finally over
The showband era is finally over
Although, in reality, the showband era is long dead, many people still hang on to bits and pieces of it, including, I suppose,...
Government accused of ‘legalising financial elder abuse’
Government accused of ‘legalising financial elder abuse’
On more than one occasion, this column has said that older and elderly people should start looking out for themselves because...
When a sinking feeling is good news
When a sinking feeling is good news
News of a potential tourism project was announced last week that could, if successful, create an estimated fifty jobs and...
Our next international soccer manager
Our next international soccer manager
Is it just me or is anybody else uneasy about the direction the search for a new international soccer manager has gone? There...
A call for nuclear power
A call for nuclear power
Even though I am not a scientist, my gut reaction for quite a few years now is that we should be seriously considering nuclear...
Million dollar reward
Million dollar reward
Readers might be interested to know that the FBI is offering a reward of one-million dollars for information leading to the...
