Tens of thousands of computer-generated Garda summonses and DPP prosecutions could end up in a legal quagmire following...
Farming
Sweet little lies
Sweet little lies
Do you remember when you were young and had no sense? Can you pinpoint when that changed – when you began to take life...
Shop in Waterford
Shop in Waterford
Judging by some anecdotal evidence so far, Waterford city seems to be doing better than expected in the run up to Christmas, in...
A smoker’s lament – mystery solved
A smoker’s lament – mystery solved
While purely anecdotal, I have often heard people say that after giving up smoking they contracted various illnesses and...
A Special Night of Remembrance
A Special Night of Remembrance
Last Friday night, I was privileged to attend a very special and touching Memorial Service held appropriately at Waterpark Rugby...
Beware of animal yobbos – they’re on the increase!
Beware of animal yobbos – they’re on the increase!
There are many people who will happily tell you that children today are not what they used to be. They’re more precocious, more...
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...
