Recently discussing Halloween costumes in our house, the suggestion was made that we try to find a Dennis the Menace outfit for...
Farming
For most people, Friday afternoon’s cycle race was a costly nuisance
For most people, Friday afternoon’s cycle race was a costly nuisance
For the second year running, the Quay of Waterford was seriously disrupted for more than half a day on a Friday afternoon...
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...
Decent values a rare vintage
Decent values a rare vintage
I was away for most of last week and so picking up an Irish newspaper at the airport on Thursday morning was my first glimpse of...
The Monday night €100,000 bonanza
The Monday night €100,000 bonanza
No doubt, struggling publicans in Tramore, Dunmore East and other seaside resorts across the South East are glancing enviously...
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...
A cut too deep
A cut too deep
I was contacted by a lady this week who had been utterly dismayed to hear media reports that St Brigid’s Family and...
Staycations
Staycations
I suffer from a dreadful affliction in that the strangest things bother me. It’s usually the little things and one common...
At your service – Ardkeen Library
At your service – Ardkeen Library
We are fortunate indeed that we have a library service here locally strategically located in the Ardkeen Stores Complex but...
Disturbing images of protestors being arrested
Disturbing images of protestors being arrested
It’s old news now but was it only me or was anybody else uneasy at the sight of the Thomas Cook women protesters in Dublin...
The Good Old Days weren’t so good!
The Good Old Days weren’t so good!
A general myth abounds that things were ‘better’ in the old days. Life was less complicated and certainly less busy....
Bitter pill to swallow
Bitter pill to swallow
I must have been having a brief lapse in consciousness last week when I went into Boots to buy a bottle of shampoo. That is, the...
