It appears that the public finances are not in the best of shape at present with sales and tax revenues diving. Former...
Farming
Big Apple Pie
Big Apple Pie
With St Patrick’s Day looming there’s plenty talk of travel to New York. Big deal I used to think, with all the fuss...
Abstinence makes the heart grow
Abstinence makes the heart grow
As a child, I thought Lent was a great time. The precursor was Pancake Tuesday, when we’d arrive in our droves to my...
Infamous country/rock scandal recalled
Infamous country/rock scandal recalled
The award-winning country singer, Nancy Griffith, played a sell-out gig at The Forum Theatre in Waterford a couple of weeks ago...
Failure: Not such a bad thing
Failure: Not such a bad thing
There’s scarcely a comment on any subject at present that doesn’t reflect or centre on economic meltdown. If you...
High electricity costs
High electricity costs
Ireland has some of the highest electricity prices in Europe yet it seems our current Energy Minister, Green TD Eamon Ryan, does...
Centres of Community
Centres of Community
Well that’s the purpose and function of community centres – to be at the centre of their respective communities to...
Tanaiste meets Waterford delegation
Tanaiste meets Waterford delegation
We are getting some attention on the Waterford Crystal situation with the Tanaiste meeting with a delegation last week that...
Laughter is a serious business!
Laughter is a serious business!
As a general rule there isn’t much to laugh about at the moment. I’ve even noticed that the news programmes on all...
On the trail
On the trail
The first of the local election leaflets have already made their way through my letterbox and it’s only a matter of weeks,...
‘Arrogant’ tractor driver disqualified
‘Arrogant’ tractor driver disqualified
An interesting court case that was held in Castlebar last week will strike a chord with any motorist who has ever been stuck...
Government options limited
Government options limited
While TDs must put up with lobbying against them over the pension levy and demonstrations take place in the capital and...
