Despite some of the gloom and doom preached after Christmas with falling stock markets and industrial job losses, some areas of...
Farming
Government stability being undermined
Government stability being undermined
This Friday Taoiseach Bertie Ahern is coming to Waterford to open the special new Mount Sion Centre. This will be a great boost...
10 years-a-crowing
10 years-a-crowing
Believe it or not this bird – The Brasscock – has been crowing away for ten years now, having taken possession of...
Amazing light
Amazing light
As a person who always tries to see the bigger picture, I’ve always been a bit dubious about the merits of people getting...
Curb your credit card spending for Lent
Curb your credit card spending for Lent
I really don’t like the way Easter is coming so early this year. It seems that Shrove Tuesday and all its pancakes crept...
Attack on proposal to reduce drink driving limit
Attack on proposal to reduce drink driving limit
Publicans around the country have launched a concerted attack on proposals for a further reduction in the legal alcohol limit...
The What’s What and Where’s Where of Waterford
The What’s What and Where’s Where of Waterford
Waterford City has been evolving, growing and adapting, undergoing transformation one way or another for many generations and...
Danger at the office
Danger at the office
You would think that unless your loved ones worked down a mine or engaged in some very dangerous pursuit, waving them goodbye to...
Walk to school day
Walk to school day
Last week we met with people in the transport business who told us about an initiative in county Kilkenny, where people would...
City Centre needs revival
City Centre needs revival
The positive news on the North Quays is very welcome, after the long legal delay over title issues. Thankfully, this will give...
Scarcity of Saint Brigid’s Crosses
Scarcity of Saint Brigid’s Crosses
Traditionally, St. Brigid’s Day is a time when schoolchildren all over the country make St. Brigid’s Crosses for...
Ways and Means and Telling Tales
Ways and Means and Telling Tales
There was a great response to last week’s column which dealt with the mysteries of the Irish approach to signposting and...
