Congratulations to Kilkenny on winning the All-Ireland hurling title following their victory over defending champions Tipperary...
Farming
Food and Farming sectors thrive
Food and Farming sectors thrive
This weekend we have the Waterford Harvest Festival starting, highlighting the great strengths in food products in this region....
Brain Overload
Brain Overload
I remember as a child hearing the phrases, “Idleness is the devil’s playground” or the “The devil makes work for idle hands”. It...
Greater focus required on Science and Maths
Greater focus required on Science and Maths
The latest CAO figures suggest that there’s a clear requirement for more students to pursue maths and science-linked subjects at...
Minding your own business
Minding your own business
There’s nothing like a good debate with yourself; particularly if it is a new opinion or a life value that is in question. Some...
The art of the understatement
The art of the understatement
“I am just going outside and may be some time” – that’s a quote attributed to the Antarctic explorer Captain Lawrence Oates...
Economic myopia is a plague on all
Economic myopia is a plague on all
“This country has been wrecked by about 100 people,” a local businessman put it to me during a conversation last week. “That’s...
Lessons from England’s riots
Lessons from England’s riots
We were all in shock last week when witnessing the riotous scenes which saw so many high streets and residential areas...
Could it happen here?
Could it happen here?
Riots on our screens are nothing new. Civil unrest is part of daily news and sadly we are used to hearing about uprisings in far...
Hurlers denied by Cats once more
Hurlers denied by Cats once more
Last Sunday saw another great clash of the ash in Croke Park, with Kilkenny seeing off neighbours Waterford for the seventh time...
A battle between City and Dungarvan?
A battle between City and Dungarvan?
In this newspaper last week, Councillor Joe Conway from Tramore called on Environment Minister Phil Hogan to rethink his likely...
Psycho tendencies
Psycho tendencies
I saw The Guard starring Brendan Gleeson at the cinema last week and like thousands of others thoroughly enjoyed it. While the...
