Well done to the Waterford Music Festival for reviving the Light Opera Festival and some other elements such as youth musicals...
Farming
Budget Time Blues
Budget Time Blues
We stand at a crucial time in the destiny of our country as we approach the coming budget and much heralded 4 -year plan, our...
I’m choosing glorious life over poisonous gloom
I’m choosing glorious life over poisonous gloom
I was out of the country from Wednesday to Friday of last week. Almost precisely forty eight hours of unexpected sunshine and...
Death of ‘Book ‘em Danno’
Death of ‘Book ‘em Danno’
Readers of a certain age will be saddened to hear of the death of actor James McArthur who is best remembered as the sidekick to...
Crucial time in history of our State
Crucial time in history of our State
The danger of the budget not being passed next month due to the threat to current pensions is a possibility and some Green Party...
Explosion of social carbuncle
Explosion of social carbuncle
The downturn, the recession, the death of the Celtic Tiger; call it what you want but it is a manmade mess of mammoth...
Local authority first
Local authority first
Last week, Wicklow Town Council become the first local authority in the State to transfer a loan to the Department of the...
Morale needs a lift
Morale needs a lift
National morale is definitely in need of a lift. The Build up to the budget is like going through national torture. With 5 weeks...
Playing a blinder
Playing a blinder
A few weeks ago I raised the issue again of the ‘blind-spot’ at the very busy service station at Tesco Ardkeen, again hoping for...
Halloween/Oiche Shamhna
Halloween/Oiche Shamhna
It’s a festival of great antiquity not just in Ireland but in many countries but its Celtic origins is a significant one. There...
Motorway gets more use
Motorway gets more use
We travelled up and down to Dublin one day last week and we must say that traffic figures are improving as also is use of the...
Caught in the Ikea Trap
Caught in the Ikea Trap
A pregnant friend invited me to go Ikea on Bank Holiday Monday. I’ve visited Ikea in other countries and know that it is one...
