Galway County Council has really put the cat among the pigeons with its new proposals to abandon its policy of providing halting...
Farming
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...
The war is over!
The war is over!
Though it has been a long and hard campaign with many defeats and intense battles, I have won the war and emerged the victor....
A definite ‘Must’ for all Waterford homes
A definite ‘Must’ for all Waterford homes
I spent several enthralling hours last weekend watching a wonderful DVD that has been put together by the Friends of William...
Got the Man Flu Blues
Got the Man Flu Blues
A number of weeks ago I wrote a less-than sympathetic column (or so I was told) about Man Flu. The terrible dose that is Man...
‘Rosenthal' state support proposal for purchase an example to Waterford
‘Rosenthal' state support proposal for purchase an example to Waterford
While Waterford Crystal workers worry about their fate, we understand that the situation in Germany is not dissimilar for...
Parenting in a recession!
Parenting in a recession!
We all know that parenting can be tricky, but I just learned that parenting in a recession is a whole other ball game. In the...
No room at St Pat's
No room at St Pat's
There are very few Waterford natives who haven’t had some connection with St Patrick’s Hospital in their lifetime....
