There is no doubt that some people feel the cold more than others. It’s not that I get cold quickly, but rather that I am...
Farming
Government still doesn’t ‘get’ poverty
Government still doesn’t ‘get’ poverty
Of course, we don’t know the specific details of the case but the report in last week’s Kilkenny People newspaper by Mary Cody...
Please shop local this Christmas
Please shop local this Christmas
This past two weeks has seen some very unseasonal weather and snow and cold temperatures have led to a cabin fever mentality. As...
To become better-to do a little good
To become better-to do a little good
This week I thought it would be appropriate time of year to learn about the work of St Vincent de Paul who provide such a...
Change – it’s all in the way you look at it!
Change – it’s all in the way you look at it!
The Christmas decorations are up, the ironing basket is empty and the house is very tidy; all thanks to the snow. Mind you I’m...
New ‘Waterford’ DVD now available
New ‘Waterford’ DVD now available
Congratulations to the Waterford William Vincent Wallace Appreciation Society on the fact that Wallace’s ‘Lurline’, recorded in...
Response to snow too little too late
Response to snow too little too late
Overall, last week proved a little how helpless our nation has become. We wrote about the bank bail-out last week funded by us...
Power to the People
Power to the People
This week on Wednesday, 8th December at 6 pm a very illuminating exhibition on the history of Waterford city’s electricity...
Ballygunner Developments
Ballygunner Developments
Some weeks back when discussing effective action on ridding the ‘blind-spot’ at the Tesco service station Councillor Gary Wyse...
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
On Friday night last I was at the wonderful Barrack Street Concert Band 140th anniversary concert at the Good Shepherd Chapel....
Irish tax payer asked to save euro – is it fair?
Irish tax payer asked to save euro – is it fair?
So the IMF and ECB tidy up the emergency loans and hope that Ireland is saved, but are we really rescued? It looks like we have...
Colm Wilkinson, a Theatre Royal trailblazer
Colm Wilkinson, a Theatre Royal trailblazer
Singer Colm Wilkinson has always been a big favourite in Waterford ever since his performing days in Katie Reilly’s Kitchen and...
