The Departure of the Ceann Comhairle, John O’Donoghue, did not come as a surprise as mounting pressure from all quarters saw his...
Author: Munster Express
Logic prevailed with ‘Yes’ for Lisbon
Logic prevailed with ‘Yes’ for Lisbon
The Lisbon Treaty vote is probably the first start of some confidence building in the country and the economy. As some...
Tragic death highlights need for more gardai
Tragic death highlights need for more gardai
The tragic death of city pensioner Mr Paddy Barry last week should be the call for major action from the Department of Justice...
Hotel price-fall to help tourism
Hotel price-fall to help tourism
Reports last week of the fall in Irish hotel prices must surely boost tourism but we wonder if the message is getting out there....
Food potential for jobs
Food potential for jobs
Two events last weekend provided ample evidence of the potential for the food business with great numbers attending the Iverk...
South East devastated by job losses at TEVA
South East devastated by job losses at TEVA
The loss of 315 jobs at Teva Pharmaceuticals in Waterford is a devastating loss for the South East region. It is now vital that...
Lessons for Waterford from Dun Laoghaire's multi cultural festival
Lessons for Waterford from Dun Laoghaire's multi cultural festival
The weekend before last we paid a visit to the Dun Laoghaire Festival of World Cultures which was held for the ninth time. It...
Food tourism jobs potential
Food tourism jobs potential
As you read elsewhere, we really have to put our thinking caps on now to create jobs. The loss of so many industrial jobs is...
Food tourism could create 1000 new jobs
Food tourism could create 1000 new jobs
Under the right conditions, 1000 new jobs could be created in food tourism in this area, according to Donal Lehane, managing...
How to get out of crisis?
How to get out of crisis?
A very interesting interview between RTE’s Ryan Tubridy and David McWilliams took place last Friday. The author of ‘The...
New Art Gallery
New Art Gallery
A great new art gallery opened up in Waterford last week on the Mall across from the Theatre Royal and close to the Palma...
Racing revives Tramore despite gloom and doom
Racing revives Tramore despite gloom and doom
Local tourism in Tramore got a great shot in the arm last week with the annual racing festival. It may not have cured all the...
