Responding within a community. COMMUNITY First Responder (CFR) schemes perform a hugely important role in communities throughout...
Farming
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...
Writing Wings
Writing Wings
FOLLOWING the phenomenal success of ‘Butterfly Barn’ which was released last year, local author Karen Power will launch ‘On...
Rover and Tiddles find their way home
Rover and Tiddles find their way home
We’ve all heard amazing stories about dogs and cats that have become separated from their owners yet, somehow, found their way...
Gatso van snares taxi five time in 70 minutes
Gatso van snares taxi five time in 70 minutes
Different people have different opinions about those Gatso Speed Vans that are common sights along our highways and byways. Some...
The Cats get their claws out
The Cats get their claws out
The lines of battle have been drawn in Kilkenny and a combined offensive led by the County Council and the GAA will fight any...
Supporting Waterford & Winterval
Supporting Waterford & Winterval
Winterval, which began on Friday last, is something all involved in its running and co-ordination should be very proud of. It is...
