One of the biggest showband icons from the 1960s to the present day left us last week. Big Tom McBride passed away aged 81 years...
Farming
Life in Your Years
Life in Your Years
Stan Philips (80) reached the finals of the eir Silver Surfer Awards which were held in Dublin last week. Stan is aiming to...
Hard Brexit Threat Grows
Hard Brexit Threat Grows
The threat of a hard border on this island is growing after the EU rejected a proposed ‘special technology border’...
Déise leads the way on dyspraxia
Déise leads the way on dyspraxia
An open day was recently held at the WIT Sports Arena to promote a new group for those with dyspraxia aged between five and 18....
A Tough Time on the Farm
A Tough Time on the Farm
Farmers have been on tenterhooks these past few weeks, waiting for Spring to finally arrive. Even after a relatively dry week,...
A Colossal Cycling Challenge
A Colossal Cycling Challenge
Members of the Portlaw Village Wheelers will embark on the Four Munster Airports Challenge this month in aid of local charity...
Blues on Crest of Soccer Wave
Blues on Crest of Soccer Wave
It’s great to see Waterford FC riding high at the top of the League of Ireland Premier Division in the wake of their 2-1...
North Korean Money for Waterford Airport
North Korean Money for Waterford Airport
North Korea’s Supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, has agreed to invest in excess of €20m in Waterford Regional Airport in a deal put...
Giving the Gift of Life
Giving the Gift of Life
The Irish Kidney Association’s Organ Donor Awareness Week runs until Saturday April 7th. Volunteers are out and about across...
Regional Press Suffer Over SCU Controversy
Regional Press Suffer Over SCU Controversy
It appears that other, more resource-rich elements of the media, in addition to some in the Opposition, have used the...
Did the Irish invent rugby?
Did the Irish invent rugby?
It is amazing the arguments people get into in pubs about things that don’t really matter. It seems that following Ireland’s...
Community clean-up celebrates 21 years
Community clean-up celebrates 21 years
The Easter Monday ‘Clean Up the Comeraghs’ event, organised by the Comeragh Community Development Group, celebrates its 21st...
