With local authority finances in dire straits, the need for a special fund for roads will be required. Economist and Waterford...
Farming
President Obama for Kilkenny?
President Obama for Kilkenny?
Our friends in Kilkenny are confidently predicting that President Barrack Obama will visit the Marble City and Moneygall in...
The Playboy
The Playboy
Last week we delved into a few whimsical doings from times past as a sort of winter gloom busters – it proved a popular item, so...
What a weird and wonderful world
What a weird and wonderful world
To lift the Winter gloom a little I thought I’d take a whimsical glance back at some doings in days of yore by way of a few...
In my day . . .
In my day . . .
Recently I heard someone on the radio complaining that because children are driven to school it was not helping the battle of...
Those sexy rhinoceroses!
Those sexy rhinoceroses!
Eagle-eyed Customs officials at Shannon Airport were a bit taken aback recently when they seized no less than 10 rhinoceros...
Waterford Crystal revival
Waterford Crystal revival
After 2009, being such a dreadful year in Waterford, the announcement of 90 plus new jobs with Waterford Crystal is a great...
A National Treasure
A National Treasure
The story we tell today is of a man from the world of sport, the world of the GAA in particular yet his reputation transcends...
Don’t starve the servants!
Don’t starve the servants!
When I was a child the old expression, “You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear” was a common observance by adults....
Merger of Tipperary and Limerick ITs
Merger of Tipperary and Limerick ITs
Our friends in WIT will be watching with interest the situation not too far up the road where the Tipperary Institute has...
Water cut-offs
Water cut-offs
Another consequence of the bad weather was the water cut-offs, especially in the county areas. A creaking water supply...
County Roads in bad state and could get worse
County Roads in bad state and could get worse
The harsh weather before and after Christmas has had a most damaging effect on the county’s road infrastructure. Pot holes that...
