We got further bad news on the banking front with the departure from this country of the Lloyds bank controlled Bank of...
Farming
Dunmore – of strings and things
Dunmore – of strings and things
We know that summer is drawing to a close as the racing in Tramore is done, the schools are beckoning their pupils back and folk...
Now’s about that
Now’s about that
While many people credit Noel Gallagher from the band Oasis with the pearl of wisdom that is, ‘Don’t look back in Anger’, from...
The politician’s promise
The politician’s promise
It’s a cynical view, I admit, but amongst those close to me we often use the ‘politician’s promise’ defense when we want to say...
Government losing out on revenue
Government losing out on revenue
It is difficult to understand how the government cannot see the merit in the suggestion by the Society of the Irish Motor...
Munster Champions exit to sharper Tipperary
Munster Champions exit to sharper Tipperary
The defeat of the Waterford hurlers brought sports fans back to earth last Sunday when we could have been looking forward to a...
Cleaning Up Our Act
Cleaning Up Our Act
Over the previous two weeks we brought you on a historic tourist trail of the city to celebrate the launch of a fabulous new map...
Government losing out on revenue
Government losing out on revenue
It is difficult to understand how the government cannot see the merit in the suggestion by the Society of the Irish Motor...
Contemptuous Kilkenny vandals and the ugly hotel from hell
Contemptuous Kilkenny vandals and the ugly hotel from hell
I know it’s good to accentuate the positive and ignore the negative. I know that it’s in all our interests to ‘talk up’ the city...
From Good Friday Agreement to council tenant rows
From Good Friday Agreement to council tenant rows
Many people were surprised to learn last week that a number of councils around the country are engaging the costly services of...
Excitement over Light rail plan
Excitement over Light rail plan
Last week we had great interest in our story of a light rail system linking up with the threatened Rosslare Waterford line. The...
Mapping Waterford’s Story (2)
Mapping Waterford’s Story (2)
Last week we embarked on a trail of discovery around Waterford’s story, Ireland’s oldest city – there is always something new to...
