I don’t panic easily or I don’t get excited quickly; I’m a slow burn. I’m always calm during a crisis but after the event, given...
Farming
Whatever happened to hell?
Whatever happened to hell?
The ‘De Finibus Project’ is an ongoing study in the Department of Early and Medieval Irish at University College Cork. It was...
Illegal Signage
Illegal Signage
Last week, it was announced by the Department of the Environment that there would be a crack down on illegal signage. The...
North by North West
North by North West
Last week in the new spirit of the stay-cation by spending holidays at home, we ventured to the glorious northwest, of Sligo and...
Is dole assessment constitutional?
Is dole assessment constitutional?
Over the last few months, quite a few people have contacted this newspaper about the problems of being unemployed and, more than...
Picnic nostalgia is in the summer air
Picnic nostalgia is in the summer air
I think I’ve been watching too many of those lifestyle-y cookery programmes again. Dipping in and out is fine, but with...
Successful Dunmore East Food Festival
Successful Dunmore East Food Festival
The second year of the Dunmore East Food Festival proved to be a tremendous success. Fine weather, a wide variety of food...
Green shoots appearing in Waterford
Green shoots appearing in Waterford
At the risk of sounding like one of the Dail Eireann mutterers, I think I can see the green shoots. Not, perhaps, green shoots...
Where hope and history rhyme
Where hope and history rhyme
Any great journey begins with the first step and so does this renewed journey of Waterford Crystal. This renewal is being...
Crystal re-opening great boost for region
Crystal re-opening great boost for region
The opening of the new House of Waterford Glass Centre over the past week has been a great success. While the job numbers are...
The Crystal Mall
The Crystal Mall
Well, I googled the words “The Mall Waterford” to see what there was to say out there in cyber-land about the sparkling new...
Violent father was in halfpenny place
Violent father was in halfpenny place
One should never condone the beating of a child and I couldn’t help but think of darker days in this country when I read last...
