As Mary McAleese prepares to depart Áras an Uachtaráin, there has been much reflection on the double term of this remarkable...
Author: Munster Express
Feeling the winter blues
Feeling the winter blues
The temperatures have dropped, the rain seems to be never-ending, the evenings are getting darker and the local hurling and...
The scourge of Emigration
The scourge of Emigration
When historians study our local newspapers in years to come, they will be presented with a perfect illustration of the scourge...
Will the media choose our next president?
Will the media choose our next president?
TheE campaign to secure the office of President of Ireland has thrown up, to use a quote from one of the hopefuls, “all kinds of...
All students should appreciate education
All students should appreciate education
As all third level institutions across the country have now entered into the first semester of the new academic year, students...
Rural Garda stations must remain open
Rural Garda stations must remain open
One of the basic rights which all people are believed to be entitled to is a sense of safety and security in their own homes....
Waterford delegation’s trip to Newfoundland Festival
Waterford delegation’s trip to Newfoundland Festival
A group largely drawn from Waterford has travelled to Newfoundland for the Festival of the Sea held in St John’s, part of the...
Merck’s €100m thumbs-up for Carrick and South East
Merck’s €100m thumbs-up for Carrick and South East
The Carrick-on-Suir area got a badly needed injection of confidence on Thursday last when pharmaceutical giant Merck Sharp and...
Reaping benefits from ploughing
Reaping benefits from ploughing
Since Tuesday of this week, all roads have been leading to Athy, County Kildare since Tuesday for what is one of Ireland’s...
Major sewerage problem in West Waterford river
Major sewerage problem in West Waterford river
One of the most idyllic areas of County Waterford is suffering from a sewerage problem which is posing a serious health risk to...
Dungarvan diver explores RMS Lusitania
Dungarvan diver explores RMS Lusitania
A Dungarvan diver has returned from recently conducting a dive on the site of the wreck of the famous ocean liner RMS Lusitania...
Spit on me Dickie!
Spit on me Dickie!
Singing legend Dickie Rock will play a one night concert in Waterford this weekend, with echoes of “spit on me Dickie!” sure to...
