In many ways it’s a story of sporting Valentine romance for a couple who got married last Saturday in Limerick. Rugby and...
Farming
Local Affairs
Local Affairs
Waterford City Archives will host a travelling exhibition entitled ‘Local Government Elections in Ireland – 1899 to...
Credit crunch kills romance
Credit crunch kills romance
News just out suggests that the credit crunch is having a very negative affect on romance these days. In a recent survey nearly...
Attack on Bertie Ahern
Attack on Bertie Ahern
Readers may have read recently about former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern being jostled by protesters to such an extent that his...
Waterford Crystal bid nears resolution
Waterford Crystal bid nears resolution
As we go to press, there is some sign that the sale of Waterford Crystal may be on the way to completion. The two bids are not...
Waterford will not follow Galway’s lead on Traveller housing – so far
Waterford will not follow Galway’s lead on Traveller housing – so far
Galway County Council has really put the cat among the pigeons with its new proposals to abandon its policy of providing halting...
The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap
Bart Simpson was right, you’re damned if you do and you’re damned if you don’t. Watching the plight of the...
The Receiver’s Handbook
The Receiver’s Handbook
I don’t understand the world of big business and high finance but I do know a little about people and a lot more, it would...
Hope for worried Crystal workers
Hope for worried Crystal workers
As we go to press, the dramatic events of last week at Waterford Crystal, with the occupation of the visitor centre, are still...
What’s in a name?
What’s in a name?
I have always been interested in and intrigued by the origin of place names. In local terms we know that that Knockboy comes...
Out and about
Out and about
Every so often I survey my bailiwick out here and beyond from my lofty perch at the epicentre of Brasscockland in order to...
