Minister Cullen was in Tramore last week for the opening of the Tesco store. He was impressed with the energy saving systems...
Farming
Site map required at Ballinaneesagh
Site map required at Ballinaneesagh
Unfortunately, this is partly a ‘Give out About the City Council Week’ but a couple of items merit being highlighted. The...
Danger on tap
Danger on tap
Since I had the babby last year I’ve gotten into the habit of boiling all water in the house before consumption, following...
Teach your Granny to text
Teach your Granny to text
In such times of bewildering, complicated world problems we tend to ignore the great wisdom of children. I’m not...
Bio energy promotion
Bio energy promotion
Last week at the Ploughing Championship in Callan there were major promotions for alternative energy. A bio energy business park...
Declan and Carthage
Declan and Carthage
A few weeks ago we brought you the story of the first of Waterford’s three principal saints, that of Otteran (not to be...
Banks independence rescued by Government guarantee
Banks independence rescued by Government guarantee
Falling prices of Irish bank shares and an unwillingness by international banks to lend money to one another were seriously...
A Tall Order
A Tall Order
Well it would be, literally – the building of a replacement for Asgard ll in time for the next arrival of the Tall Ships...
Scandal of the Kilkenny hurling train – now it can be told!
Scandal of the Kilkenny hurling train – now it can be told!
Now that the disappointment of losing the All Ireland senior hurling final to Kilkenny is beginning to diminish (only very...
Maketh the man
Maketh the man
Lads, would you still hold open a door for a woman? Or are you content in the knowledge that she has two perfectly good hefty...
Dishonest Dealing
Dishonest Dealing
The current global banking crisis is a curious thing indeed. Headlines shout doom and we reel at ominous statements like...
