Waterford has a population under 50,000 at present and this sometimes leads to the city being under-represented in various...
Farming
A Freudian or Joycean slip?
A Freudian or Joycean slip?
It could only happen in Ireland! I loved the story last week about a North Cork market trader who made a classic Freudian slip...
Taoiseach takes on Church
Taoiseach takes on Church
The speech by Enda Kenny attacking the Vatican over the Cloyne Report has heralded in a new low in Church State relations. Will...
Speeding fines and penalty points will be scrubbed out
Speeding fines and penalty points will be scrubbed out
Neither as an individual nor as a newspaper are we condoning speeding on our roads but, all the same, many people will be...
V is for Volunteer
V is for Volunteer
There’s really little to add to the body of voices that have already congratulated and thanked the organisers of the Tall Ships...
Euro crisis must be resolved
Euro crisis must be resolved
It looks like the euro crisis is deepening as further countries like Italy and Spain get drawn into the currency and debt...
Bad week with a good end for Mick Wallace
Bad week with a good end for Mick Wallace
Last week wasn’t a good week for Independent Wexford TD, Mick Wallace, because, apart from his problems in the Dail, he was also...
Put Irish people and SNAs first!
Put Irish people and SNAs first!
There’s no beating around the bush on this one, just a simple call to action when it comes to the proposed cuts on Special Needs...
Improved road access helped Tall Ships Festival
Improved road access helped Tall Ships Festival
The Tall Ships week showed how Waterford’s transport infrastructure has vastly improved. It has to be one of the reasons for the...
Saving water and money
Saving water and money
Several Tidy Towns Committees around the country are involved pilots schemes at present that could save million gallons of water...
Local Cupcake couple
Local Cupcake couple
This week I want to sweet-talk you as I tell you all about delicious confections called cup cakes! Simply devine, I hear people...
Glenville – other days, other ways
Glenville – other days, other ways
Sometime ago, my attention was directed to a book about Glenville, off the Dunmore Road, entitled “Walled Gardens”- scenes from...
