At the risk of sounding like one of the Dail Eireann mutterers, I think I can see the green shoots. Not, perhaps, green shoots...
Farming
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...
Fine Gael in turmoil – again
Fine Gael in turmoil – again
Ironically, the previous occasion in which a Crystal Visitor Centre opened back in 1986, turmoil broke out within the ranks of...
Waterford city moving to a more positive beat
Waterford city moving to a more positive beat
The newly completed Waterford Crystal Visitor Centre on the Mall opposite the renovated Theatre Royal has led to a new wave of...
Compare and Contrast
Compare and Contrast
‘Compare and contrast’ was a very popular English essay mechanic during my secondary school years. It came to mind as I...
Commentators on Israeli situation should be mindful of TEVA in Waterford
Commentators on Israeli situation should be mindful of TEVA in Waterford
Last week there were reports in Waterford that there had been a difficulty with the TEVA workers’ redundancy situation. TEVA has...
‘Expediency’ and The Queen
‘Expediency’ and The Queen
I have always maintained that the word ‘expedient’ is the most dangerous in the English language because, if it is ‘expedient’,...
Compare and Contrast
Compare and Contrast
‘Compare and contrast’ was a very popular English essay mechanic during my secondary school years. It came to mind as I...
A Glassy Affair
A Glassy Affair
This is a hugely important week for Waterford as it opens an exciting new chapter in reclaiming its sparkling title as the...
