Congratulations to the Waterford William Vincent Wallace Appreciation Society on the fact that Wallace’s ‘Lurline’, recorded in...
Tales of the Tellurians
Colm Wilkinson, a Theatre Royal trailblazer
Colm Wilkinson, a Theatre Royal trailblazer
Singer Colm Wilkinson has always been a big favourite in Waterford ever since his performing days in Katie Reilly’s Kitchen and...
Court challenge to licensing laws
Court challenge to licensing laws
Publicans in Waterford have joined their colleagues all over the country to watch with interest the outcome of a court case in...
Death of ‘Book ‘em Danno’
Death of ‘Book ‘em Danno’
Readers of a certain age will be saddened to hear of the death of actor James McArthur who is best remembered as the sidekick to...
Local authority first
Local authority first
Last week, Wicklow Town Council become the first local authority in the State to transfer a loan to the Department of the...
Grass too tough to cut!
Grass too tough to cut!
An unusual court case caught my eye last week about a mother and daughter whosued a neighbour accusing him of planting...
A Blind Spot
A Blind Spot
The Tesco Supermarket on the Ring Road has been doing great business since it opened over six years and as you know operates 24...
A walk through the city
A walk through the city
If you embarked on a journey through Waterford city, do you know what modern/ancient streets you might walk? Take a saunter...
Statues and memorials in our city
Statues and memorials in our city
The argument over ‘what constitutes art’ is an ongoing one that is never going to be resolved to everybody’s satisfaction and,...
Little protest at extension of retirement age
Little protest at extension of retirement age
Perhaps it is because everybody is so mesmerised by the financial mess we find ourselves in but I am surprised there hasn’t been...
Mad marriage traditions
Mad marriage traditions
Kerry photographer Brendan Landy specialises in photographing the American tradition where brides thrash their dresses after the...
The next Irish-American President?
The next Irish-American President?
This column has always been slow to blow its own trumpet but when Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, I did...
