It looks like the euro crisis is deepening as further countries like Italy and Spain get drawn into the currency and debt...
Farming
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...
Tall Ships Festival a great week for Waterford
Tall Ships Festival a great week for Waterford
While we have had many bad years lately, the lift experienced by the Tall Ships should hopefully carry us forward for the coming...
New Master of the Dominicans
New Master of the Dominicans
The new, worldwide head of the Dominican Order is Fr Bruno Cadoré who visited Ireland last week. His mother is French and his...
Welcome to the Tall Ships
Welcome to the Tall Ships
This is the weekend we have been waiting for all year. All the planning and preparation will now be put to the test. Will the...
Two Centuries of Tall Ships in Waterford
Two Centuries of Tall Ships in Waterford
When it comes to the subject and ships and shipbuilding in Waterford, two of the most knowledgeable experts are Bill Irish and...
Kite Design Studios
Kite Design Studios
It’s hard to believe the Tall Ships are upon us once more. When it was first announced, July 2011 seemed to be such a long way...
