It has been a long time since there has been so much change in Irish politics. Not since the 1920s has the situation been so...
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Election debates getting more lively
Election debates getting more lively
The first week of the general election campaign was very slow but it does seem like the election has been ongoing since...
Election fails to excite public
Election fails to excite public
To date, there has been little to excite the public in Waterford or elsewhere about this general election. The biggest story yet...
Election Day called
Election Day called
As we go to press, election day has been called and perhaps one of the most unpopular governments ever is on the way out. This...
An extraordinary week
An extraordinary week
The torment of when the government would fall is now answered in what was an extraordinary week. The aborted Cabinet Reshuffle...
Waterford Airport looks to the future with growing confidence
Waterford Airport looks to the future with growing confidence
In the last few weeks, we have seen major cutbacks at the Western seaboard airports. This is due to the withdrawal of the...
WIT must wait on new Government for upgrade
WIT must wait on new Government for upgrade
The Hunt Report appears not to be in Waterford Institute of Technology’s favour although, at the time of writing, it is not yet...
National Water Authority needed
National Water Authority needed
Problems with the lack of water in the past week, caused by major leakages from old piping systems, suggest change is needed....
A New Year is a good time for a new start
A New Year is a good time for a new start
They say that a New Year is a good time for a new start and, for us in Ireland, that would be very desirable if possible but...
More effort needed to keep schools going in bad weather
More effort needed to keep schools going in bad weather
We write this article in Christmas week, a week that will see many schools obliged to keep their pupils in class until the 23rd...
Please shop local this Christmas
Please shop local this Christmas
This past two weeks has seen some very unseasonal weather and snow and cold temperatures have led to a cabin fever mentality. As...
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...
