Death doesn’t frighten me as I am sure and content about where I’m going and that there is some place to go. Some of my family...
Farming
Discriminating against priests
Discriminating against priests
It hasn’t been common knowledge up to now but it appears that many local authorities have taken a rather unusual view when it...
Red Kettle 25 years old
Red Kettle 25 years old
The Red Kettle Theatre company has brought great credit to Waterford and entertained Waterford and national audiences for 25...
A salute to the great John Roberts
A salute to the great John Roberts
Last weekend, the Waterford Festival of Architecture (previously known as the John Roberts Festival) celebrated its 10th...
Written love
Written love
At a function over the weekend I was sitting beside a woman who mentioned that she had recently discovered a bundle of love...
All about Gilbert O’Sullivan
All about Gilbert O’Sullivan
It was very interesting last week listening to all the brouhaha that followed the screening of a documentary about Gilbert...
Jobs crisis linked to banking problems
Jobs crisis linked to banking problems
Last week we had much furore over the political pensions. They are over generous and seem to be too high at the top level for...
Fabulous Food in Dungarvan
Fabulous Food in Dungarvan
The Waterford Festival of Food was a great success once again this year. Thankfully the elements also cooperated and it...
Does City Council know something we don’t?
Does City Council know something we don’t?
There is no point in beating about the bush. I’ll just come straight out and admit that I am worried. We have just endured the...
Volcano eruption hits South East
Volcano eruption hits South East
This has been an extraordinary week in this country and Europe with no flights operating due to the ash dust emanating from the...
Cliché Corner
Cliché Corner
As my regular readers know I have a great interest in the history and origin of words so I’ve plucked a few for you this week...
Silence is Golden
Silence is Golden
I often think that trials, no matter how small, can always teach us something we don’t know about ourselves or highlight...
