Back in 2002, Ireland proved an international forerunner in becoming the first country to develop a policy on plastic bags. And...
Farming
Chancers & Divas in Airport Queues
Chancers & Divas in Airport Queues
Of late, I have done a lot of lengthy queuing at airports and there is no doubt in my mind that some of the chancers and divas...
Community Collaboration
Community Collaboration
Representatives from various different community groups across County Waterford attended a Community Engagement Forum with...
Taoiseach Drops the Ball Stateside
Taoiseach Drops the Ball Stateside
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar dropped quite the diplomatic clanger in Washington last week when he ill-advisedly brought up his...
The Taoiseach Comes to Town
The Taoiseach Comes to Town
Fine Gael’s public relations machine came into town last Friday pumping up their 2040 National Plan for fresh investment...
What Did Jesus Really Look Like?
What Did Jesus Really Look Like?
From numerous religious paintings and icons our subconscious has formed an image of Jesus mostly as a handsome, thin figure with...
A Host of Golden Daffodils
A Host of Golden Daffodils
EVERY three minutes a person in Ireland receives a cancer diagnosis, and in Waterford 883 people were diagnosed with cancer in...
Take a Walk, Have a Drink and Shout at the TV!
Take a Walk, Have a Drink and Shout at the TV!
A recent scientific investigation into ageing came up with some interesting findings. Globally, the average life span is 72...
Councillor's Charity cycle
Councillor's Charity cycle
Fine Gael Cllr Liam Brazil is once again holding his charity cycle to raise awareness of mental health and suicide in County...
Exhumed Remains Still with Undertaker Five Months Later
Exhumed Remains Still with Undertaker Five Months Later
Disputes over graves and who should be buried in them are nothing new in this country but last week came news of an unusual case...
A Special Girl's Rare Condition
A Special Girl's Rare Condition
Wednesday 28th February is World Rare Disease Day. Emily Garcia Ferguson, daughter of Ruth Ferguson from Grange Park Road,...
The South East's Crystal Vision
The South East's Crystal Vision
The past few weeks have been very encouraging from a regional perspective, given the positive noises emanating from the National...
