There was much talk last week of positive affirmation, of new understandings, of a new maturity, of different traditions working...
Farming
Jobs boost a positive move
Jobs boost a positive move
The launch in Waterford recently of a major new jobs initiative is fantastic with 70 new jobs created.We must be justly proud of...
A different kind of ‘haunting’
A different kind of ‘haunting’
I loved the story last week about the Rathvilly, County Carlow, woman who died in 2009 and is ‘haunting’ her home every day but...
Out and About
Out and About
Eden, a play by Eugene O’Brien opens at the Theatre Royal next week for four nights only, starting on Wednesday May 24th. It is...
A parking incident in the city
A parking incident in the city
Today, I leave my perch at the Brasscock and head town-wards to comment on an incident that ‘got my gander up’. We are all...
Dunmore/Tobacco Road
Dunmore/Tobacco Road
Believe it or not part of the DMR could well have been renamed or popularly dubbed Tobacco Road back in the 30’s and 40’s of the...
A highly flawed concept
A highly flawed concept
Getting the work-life balance right seems to be one of the challenges regularly laid down by media articles. We are constantly...
Do we need a new National Anthem?
Do we need a new National Anthem?
The copyright for our National Anthem, ‘Amhrán na bhFiann’, is due to run out in December 2012. The situation was highlighted...
Pioneers in trouble
Pioneers in trouble
Many people were shocked last week to hear that that the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association may fold at the end of this year...
Waterford is a place worth shouting about
Waterford is a place worth shouting about
Chris Tull has been the gardener at Lismore Castle for the past 18 years. The upper and lower gardens, situated either side of...
Action needs to be taken on excess drinking
Action needs to be taken on excess drinking
It seems that Ireland, despite the recession, is still drinking to excess. The report on our front-page last week showed how...
Revenue is calling door-to-door!
Revenue is calling door-to-door!
The news that Revenue inspectors have commenced door-to-door enquiries in selected locations across the country, in an effort to...
