This coming year could be the green year for local authorities and businesses. Fuel efficient cars will be in vogue, cycling...
Farming
A Backward Look
A Backward Look
The Roman god Janus was a two-headed figure and thus gave its name to the month of January as this is a time of looking back as...
Have we cheapened or progressed Christmas?
Have we cheapened or progressed Christmas?
If I had to name any one thing as standing out during the festive season of 2007 it would have to be the year when, in my...
La ‘Le Stiofain
La ‘Le Stiofain
On St. Stephen’s Day, December 26th, crowds of people take to the roads in various parts of Ireland, dressed in motley...
The Wren, The Wren, King of All Birds
The Wren, The Wren, King of All Birds
As you read this we have celebrated or ‘got over’ another Christmas Day and recouped our energies in these subsequent...
Are there enough Christmas trees for everybody?
Are there enough Christmas trees for everybody?
It may be true, or it may be a devilish clever marketing ploy to get people to immediately rush out and purchase their Christmas...
Drugs, alcohol – it comes down to a personal choice
Drugs, alcohol – it comes down to a personal choice
The most boring topic of conversation ever to grace (or annoy) society has to have been the endless commentary on the price of...
Are there enough Christmas trees for everybody?
Are there enough Christmas trees for everybody?
It may be true, or it may be a devilish clever marketing ploy to get people to immediately rush out and purchase their Christmas...
The Brasscock’s Christmas Quiz
The Brasscock’s Christmas Quiz
Round One 1. Little John was a member of what famous band? 2. Eureka – literally means what? 3. What’s the modern...
A Kilkenny snub to one of their famous sons
A Kilkenny snub to one of their famous sons
Last week, I mention in this column that it was a pity the Freedom of the City had never been conferred on Val Doonican but, at...
A summer time bomb
A summer time bomb
Summer holidays are a long way away at present and this may be an un-seasonal story but it is only a matter of time before an...
Fortunate speeding drivers
Fortunate speeding drivers
We have plenty of speeding drivers of our own in the Waterford/Kilkenny Garda Division but there were two speeding cases before...
