Enda Kenny’s winning of the confidence motion that he brought before Fine Gael’s parliamentary party yesterday (Thursday) has...
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Ex-Crystal workers receive €4m for retraining efforts
Ex-Crystal workers receive €4m for retraining efforts
The European Parliament has approved the European Globalisation Fund (EGF) application which will assist the 650 Waterford...
Tramore Town Council states case for survival
Tramore Town Council states case for survival
Tramore Town Council has vowed, unsurprisingly, to resist any attempt to abolish local authorities such as themselves. At their...
Auditor criticises County Council’s cash controls
Auditor criticises County Council’s cash controls
Waterford County Council has been criticised by he Local Government Auditor for deteriorating collection levels and for not...
Review: Gerard Smyth
Review: Gerard Smyth
I love the title of Gerard Smyth’s new and selected poems from Dedalus Press – The Fullness of Time. While it might suggest a...
Review: Full House
Review: Full House
Billed as – A Royal Flush of Comedy – the forth outing in a theatre space of the very ambitious arts and theatre group PushPull...
Review: The Importance of Being Oscar
Review: The Importance of Being Oscar
The Original theatre Company with actor Alistair Whatley brought their acclaimed one-man show The Importance of Being Oscar to...
Review: Ronan Tynan
Review: Ronan Tynan
Ronan Tynan charmed, delighted and entertained at the Theatre Royal last week. A big man, a strong tenor, with a wonderful...
Review: Opera Concert at Lismore
Review: Opera Concert at Lismore
The Sunday afternoon recital in St. Cartage’s Cathedral organised by Lismore Music Festival was a gem of an event set in a cool...
Review: Carmen at Lismore
Review: Carmen at Lismore
The new Lismore Music Festival had a popular hit on their hands with a Dieter Kaegi directed production of Bizet’s Carmen in a...
Beamish Boy
Beamish Boy
For a moment when I saw the title of the RTE1 Bank Holiday Monday programme – My Beamish Boy – I thought it might be about...
Ben Bernanke’s ignorance another reason to own gold
Ben Bernanke’s ignorance another reason to own gold
Last week, an extraordinary thing happened in Washington that you should know about. US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke,...
