Last week was a traumatic week for the country. The losses associated with the Anglo Irish Bank were appalling and much worse...
Farming
Direct living line to US President established
Direct living line to US President established
President Obama’s closest Irish relative, who is a direct descendent, has been discovered alive and well and living in South...
Grow it Yourself
Grow it Yourself
Last week we dealt with the increasing popularity of growing your own fruit and vegetables and of the trend back to allotments...
The Good Life
The Good Life
Going green for the good life is catching on. No, I speak not of the impact of the Green Party conference held in Waterford, sin...
Run Fat Girl, Run
Run Fat Girl, Run
I sat my last Leaving Cert exam on a Wednesday in June and the following Saturday I flew to the States to work as an Au Pair for...
Some funny bunnies for Easter!
Some funny bunnies for Easter!
An Autumn romance An elderly widower from Kilmacthomas and an equally mature widow from Stradbally had been dating for some time...
Viking Quarter Boost
Viking Quarter Boost
Fair play to the former Minister for Arts and Culture, Martin Cullen, for pushing through the funds for the Viking quarter. We...
Page Three Girls and The Munster Express!
Page Three Girls and The Munster Express!
The big media brouhaha that occurred recently about the garage owner in Limerick, who was ordered by an inspector from the...
My growing belief in the gossip gene
My growing belief in the gossip gene
I’m beginning to believe in a ‘gossip’ gene; a built-in, predetermined facet of the Irish psyche that causes us to say what we...
New jobs at ‘new Glass’ brings a sense of hope
New jobs at ‘new Glass’ brings a sense of hope
The power of Waterford Crystal was made evidently once more this week through the considerable interest expressed in the jobs...
Betty – Waterford’s Queen of Dance
Betty – Waterford’s Queen of Dance
This week we celebrate the remarkable career of Betty Bible, a woman whose 60 years of teaching justifiably merits her title as...
Formal recognition of Press Council
Formal recognition of Press Council
The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, Dermot Ahern, is asking the Dáil and Séanad to approve an Order by him...
