Congratulations to the Waterford William Vincent Wallace Appreciation Society on the fact that Wallace’s ‘Lurline’, recorded in...
General Stories
Response to snow too little too late
Response to snow too little too late
Overall, last week proved a little how helpless our nation has become. We wrote about the bank bail-out last week funded by us...
Tramore mini-village approval is appealed
Tramore mini-village approval is appealed
A proposed residential village at Pickardstown, Tramore has been appealed to An Bórd Pleanála. Waterford County Council recently...
Power to the People
Power to the People
This week on Wednesday, 8th December at 6 pm a very illuminating exhibition on the history of Waterford city’s electricity...
General Election: Two candidates will only accept industrial wage
General Election: Two candidates will only accept industrial wage
Whatever reductions in the salaries of TDs that might be envisaged by the political parties, two declared election candidates in...
Kirby for Sligo?
Kirby for Sligo?
Alan Kirby, who played alongside John Frost for Waterford and then Fingal after enjoying success at Longford Town and St Pats in...
Review: The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi
Review: The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi
As the Waterford Pantomime Society celebrates its 25th anniversary, the paperback edition of the biography of the world’s...
No Scandal
No Scandal
What can RTE1 be thinking of broadcasting a dispute between Cork footballers and hurlers and their County Board in the Scannal!...
Is this the first Budget of 2011 or the endgame?
Is this the first Budget of 2011 or the endgame?
The first Great Recession Budget for 2011 has just been presented but too late for this column’s deadline. However, with an...
Review: Lurline
Review: Lurline
Listening to the new Naxos double CD of William Vincent Wallace’s romantic opera, Lurline, is a gloriously proud experience. For...
Folly of city link rail closure illustrated during cold snap
Folly of city link rail closure illustrated during cold snap
The loss of the Waterford city to Rosslare Europort railway service to users at either end of the line has been starkly...
