It looks like the NAMA system set up by Government is having a number of unintended consequences. Accountants and bankers,...
Farming
Passenger seaplanes on the Suir?
Passenger seaplanes on the Suir?
If a new Galway company has its way, passenger carrying seaplanes will soon be landing on the Suir in the middle of Waterford...
The origins of the Tricolour
The origins of the Tricolour
The national flag of Ireland is a vertical tricolour of green, white and orange, what we’ve come to know and love as the...
What to believe?
What to believe?
Wine keeps you slim, fruit makes you fat and eggs are now a super food! (I wonder does that include Cadbury’s Eggs, given the...
Spies and spooks in Dungarvan
Spies and spooks in Dungarvan
It seems quite amazing that, as Deputy John Deasy has complained, there appears to be little or no interest from government...
Cullen resignation creates by-election
Cullen resignation creates by-election
There is major sadness around Waterford at the loss of a local man, Martin Cullen, from the Cabinet table. While in the past...
Favourite places
Favourite places
I got a good reaction to my column last week dealing with the good news story re WRH and ‘my memorable lunch’ with Dr T K...
Coming and Going
Coming and Going
went to see Luka Bloom play at the Theatre Royal last Saturday night. One man, one guitar and natural talent in abundance was...
Dying in the United States
Dying in the United States
The United States has always been a land of huge contradictions for me. For the most part, and certainly in my experience, its...
Cullen poised to leave cabinet
Cullen poised to leave cabinet
As we go to press it would appear that the resignation of Minister Matin Cullen from the cabinet is imminent. Ill health caused...
Good News Story at WRH
Good News Story at WRH
Last week our WRH attracted national kudos for the unrivalled standards it has achieved in the management of its A&E in...
Education and School Building
Education and School Building
The continued delay in funding of school building has been a sore for many years. So many of our children have been educated in...
