Last week, Kilkenny City and County became the first dual authority in the country to officially outlaw sulky racing on public...
Farming
Brooklyn on the Slaney!
Brooklyn on the Slaney!
There was a great buzz around Waterford in the early 1970s when Ryan O’Neill, Marisa Berenson and Stanley Kubrick arrived into...
Spreading the news
Spreading the news
There were two or three people waiting for Confession in The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Waterford city centre when an...
CAPTAIN MADDEN’S MANDOLIN
CAPTAIN MADDEN’S MANDOLIN
One of the most respected Waterford traditional and contemporary folk musicians, Gerry Madden, has just released a solo CD...
FUEL PRICE DROP NOT REFLECTED IN OTHER SECTORS
FUEL PRICE DROP NOT REFLECTED IN OTHER SECTORS
Reading several newspapers over the weekend, it was worth noting that that despite the big fall in fuel prices, the benefits one...
CFR: Community First Responders
CFR: Community First Responders
Responding within a community. COMMUNITY First Responder (CFR) schemes perform a hugely important role in communities throughout...
Enhanced Career Guidance Required
Enhanced Career Guidance Required
Recent figures revealed in the national media in relation to third level institutes have revealed an unwelcome development: an...
Griffin and The Gobi
Griffin and The Gobi
A ONE man trek across Mongolia and China on foot may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but for one County Waterford man the trip...
An uplifting hour in a hospital corridor
An uplifting hour in a hospital corridor
Last week, I had occasion to accompany an elderly relative to a scheduled appointment at Waterford University Hospital. The...
Dáil seats remain firmly up for grabs
Dáil seats remain firmly up for grabs
As the general election draws ever nearer there were two main political talking points in Waterford last week, the Paddy Power...
SERT: providing a lift for cancer patients
SERT: providing a lift for cancer patients
South East Radiotherapy Trust (SERT) recently marked ten years in existence. Established in November 2005, SERT provides...
A horrible consequence to a terrible atrocity
A horrible consequence to a terrible atrocity
Regular readers will know from my columns down the years that, as well as having ink in my veins, I am also a musician and a...
