Last Friday night, I was privileged to attend a very special and touching Memorial Service held appropriately at Waterpark Rugby...
Views from the Brasscock
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...
The fall of the Wall
The fall of the Wall
Discussing these momentous events with my daughter last weekend it emerged on reflection that coincidentally I had been in First...
Drinking in rural pubs, a classic compromise!
Drinking in rural pubs, a classic compromise!
We speak not of politics, liberties and order in society but rather of taking them. To be blunt and not to beat about the...
An Droichead Mor Galanta
An Droichead Mor Galanta
The great day finally arrived and a new world has opened for us all. Wow, it’s truly and utterly impressive and it was all...
The Big House/An Tigh Mor
The Big House/An Tigh Mor
As we all know this area has grown and grown and grown over the last few decades with particular acceleration over the last...
City Matters
City Matters
Last week we had a good look at the work –in-progress with regard to the Green Route currently being rolled out along the...
Going the Green Way
Going the Green Way
No, we are not going to discuss here the pro’s and cons of the seemingly crucial Green Party conference next weekend as to...
Peter Street – the heart of old Waterford
Peter Street – the heart of old Waterford
Every so often I devote the column to one of old thoroughfares of this ancient city and the reaction to this item is always very...
In Neutral Gear- Lisbon at Issue
In Neutral Gear- Lisbon at Issue
Some groups on the NO side express concerns for our Neutrality insomuch that it will be virtually eroded by the reformed terms...
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...
