Irish language schools and colleges all over the country, including An Rinn in County Waterford (above), are extremely concerned...
Farming
A superstitious lot
A superstitious lot
This week we ponder whether superstitions are a thing of the past? Well let’s have a look. It was bad luck to put shoes on...
Keeping it local
Keeping it local
I was at a lovely function on Saturday night last in Clonmel. It was an event called the Long Table Dinner which was held...
Concerts at Walsh Park, Fraher Field, RSC?
Concerts at Walsh Park, Fraher Field, RSC?
You will have read in our news pages about Councillor Gary Wyse’s call for a large sporting/concert venue to be...
Food tourism jobs potential
Food tourism jobs potential
As you read elsewhere, we really have to put our thinking caps on now to create jobs. The loss of so many industrial jobs is...
Read the small print
Read the small print
Whether you’re a business owner or an employee, I think everyone is watching the pennies and the pounds (sorry, cents and...
Dunmore East: a place apart
Dunmore East: a place apart
Howdy folks, I first made the acquaintance of Dunmore in 1972 and I’ve had an enduring and fond relationship with the...
Desperately seeking Dennis
Desperately seeking Dennis
Recently discussing Halloween costumes in our house, the suggestion was made that we try to find a Dennis the Menace outfit for...
For most people, Friday afternoon’s cycle race was a costly nuisance
For most people, Friday afternoon’s cycle race was a costly nuisance
For the second year running, the Quay of Waterford was seriously disrupted for more than half a day on a Friday afternoon...
How to get out of crisis?
How to get out of crisis?
A very interesting interview between RTE’s Ryan Tubridy and David McWilliams took place last Friday. The author of ‘The...
Decent values a rare vintage
Decent values a rare vintage
I was away for most of last week and so picking up an Irish newspaper at the airport on Thursday morning was my first glimpse of...
The Monday night €100,000 bonanza
The Monday night €100,000 bonanza
No doubt, struggling publicans in Tramore, Dunmore East and other seaside resorts across the South East are glancing enviously...
