For a while it was all the rage for women of all ages to raise money for charity by posing naked with their private parts hidden...
Tales of the Tellurians
Important, powerful people knew abuse was taking place
Important, powerful people knew abuse was taking place
The stories of abuse contained in the ‘Child Abuse’ report would make a stone weep but while we pour condemnation on the...
Politicians have earned their goodbye money
Politicians have earned their goodbye money
With only a little over a week to go to polling day, election fever continues to mount and, this time out, there is more...
Marks and Sparks in Clonmel
Marks and Sparks in Clonmel
Marks & Spencer is set to open the doors of its new store in the Showgrounds Shopping Centre in Clonmel on Thursday, 25...
Aging hippies aside, cannabis is no joke
Aging hippies aside, cannabis is no joke
Whenever I write anything about drugs I am always a little nervous in case I somehow trivialise the use of the so-called soft...
Daft, mad, horrendous legislation
Daft, mad, horrendous legislation
If the country wasn’t in such a bad state at the present time and if people weren’t so worried about money and jobs,...
Would 20 Blaa be more valuable than 20 Euro?
Would 20 Blaa be more valuable than 20 Euro?
It is interesting to observe what different commercial communities do in order to fight against the recession and, at present in...
That 80s feeling, only different
That 80s feeling, only different
A lot of people will tell you that ‘an 80s feeling’ has returned to the country as dole queues lengthen and young people...
All the April Fool jokes
All the April Fool jokes
Quite a few regional newspapers come out on Wednesdays which, this year, was April 1st and the following are just some of the...
A big, unnecessary fuss
A big, unnecessary fuss
It’s hard to know what to make of the brouhaha over the so-called rude paintings of Taoiseach Brian Cowen other than to...
Hand out chocolates, Minister, not threats
Hand out chocolates, Minister, not threats
Personally, I was very much in favour of The Lisbon Treaty the last time out and will definitely be voting ‘Yes’ this...
Surrounded by untouchable seaweed!
Surrounded by untouchable seaweed!
Believe it or not, I came across a case last week where an Irish start-up company is being forced to import seaweed from Norway...
