Most people know that the late Neil Armstrong became the first human being to set foot on the moon when, as Commander of Apollo...
Farming
The whorish ghost returns to The Quay!
The whorish ghost returns to The Quay!
Readers may recall some years ago when it was reported that the ghost of a 19th century prostitute was not only haunting the...
Movies preserve Copper Coast’s mining heritage
Movies preserve Copper Coast’s mining heritage
Cannes and Los Angeles aren’t the only seaside locations capable of celebrating top-class film productions. Last week, Bonmahon...
Welcome changes at GAA Congress
Welcome changes at GAA Congress
The new rules which will, we hope, bring about improved discipline in Gaelic Football, represent a welcome departure for the...
Youth Employment: Europe takes action
Youth Employment: Europe takes action
We run the risk of losing an entire generation to the grip of long-term unemployment – that’s what a well placed Waterford...
City retail in need of urgent boost
City retail in need of urgent boost
WE usually sit up and listen when we hear reports of large scale job losses. Unemployment in the manufacturing and...
Household tax is very unpopular
Household tax is very unpopular
The new household tax is very unpopular and could put many government TD seats at risk in next election. How the tax is...
Cheesed off at brand names
Cheesed off at brand names
ANOTHER chapter of Waterford’s industrial history closed last week as the gates of the Kilmeaden Cheese Factory shut for the...
Parish pump politics is alive and well
Parish pump politics is alive and well
THE past few weeks have blatantly highlighted that parish pump politics is alive and well at the very top of Irish political...
Off-licence levy plan by Fianna Fail
Off-licence levy plan by Fianna Fail
Fianna Fail is planning a special levy on off-licences to combat suicide prevention. This proposed 7.5 per cent levy could lead...
Hospital Campaign
Hospital Campaign
The strength of feeling over the hospitals issue is still very strong. Last Saturday, once again, there was a large march in...
Visible decay of city areas
Visible decay of city areas
SOME weeks ago, I compiled a news story about the temporary closure of the William Vincent Wallace Plaza opposite Reginald’s...
