There are many people who will happily tell you that children today are not what they used to be. They’re more precocious, more...
Farming
Bishop Lee responds to Church criticism
Bishop Lee responds to Church criticism
The Catholic Church has come in for enormous criticism over the Murphy Report in the Dublin Diocese where child abuse seems to...
Pink Stinks?
Pink Stinks?
I’ve written previously about how much my two year old son enjoys mimicking me doing household chores. And I’ve ranted at length...
Christmas gift problem solved
Christmas gift problem solved
Good news this week for Waterford families everywhere. Two new publications have just hit the bookshelves that will make perfect...
Up The Park and Sunshine
Up The Park and Sunshine
Well all that coverage by water of Cork especially at the Lee fields where the Kingsley Hotel now stands (on a flood plain!)...
The Canada Connection
The Canada Connection
Well today we are literally streets ahead as we speak about the story of the only Waterford street named after a country, one of...
Will Hitler’s secrets be revealed?
Will Hitler’s secrets be revealed?
Will Hitler’s secrets be revealed? Historians, and especially those who specialise in World War II, are holding their collective...
Taste of things to come
Taste of things to come
I’ve often heard men say (and women agree) that they couldn’t be trusted to do the shopping – they’d end up coming back with all...
Waterford Quay flood defences hold up
Waterford Quay flood defences hold up
The past week has been extraordinary in terms of rainfall and flooding in the country. Some counties like Cork and Clare have...
Money management must be taught in schools
Money management must be taught in schools
The last item on the Late Late Show about a fortnight ago was the story of two young couples who were both facing mortgage...
Don’t Panic, it’s only Christmas!
Don’t Panic, it’s only Christmas!
It’s certainly that time of year when thoughts turn to the annual frenzy of Christmas. The ads are coming thick and fast on the...
Healer’s Knock visions are ‘complete nonsense’
Healer’s Knock visions are ‘complete nonsense’
With only three weeks to go before the next ‘apparition’ at Knock, predicted by Dublin faith healer Joe Coleman, officials at...
