There was a great buzz around Waterford in the early 1970s when Ryan O’Neill, Marisa Berenson and Stanley Kubrick arrived into...
Tales of the Tellurians
Spreading the news
Spreading the news
There were two or three people waiting for Confession in The Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity in Waterford city centre when an...
CAPTAIN MADDEN’S MANDOLIN
CAPTAIN MADDEN’S MANDOLIN
One of the most respected Waterford traditional and contemporary folk musicians, Gerry Madden, has just released a solo CD...
An uplifting hour in a hospital corridor
An uplifting hour in a hospital corridor
Last week, I had occasion to accompany an elderly relative to a scheduled appointment at Waterford University Hospital. The...
Dáil seats remain firmly up for grabs
Dáil seats remain firmly up for grabs
As the general election draws ever nearer there were two main political talking points in Waterford last week, the Paddy Power...
A horrible consequence to a terrible atrocity
A horrible consequence to a terrible atrocity
Regular readers will know from my columns down the years that, as well as having ink in my veins, I am also a musician and a...
Rover and Tiddles find their way home
Rover and Tiddles find their way home
We’ve all heard amazing stories about dogs and cats that have become separated from their owners yet, somehow, found their way...
Gatso van snares taxi five time in 70 minutes
Gatso van snares taxi five time in 70 minutes
Different people have different opinions about those Gatso Speed Vans that are common sights along our highways and byways. Some...
The Cats get their claws out
The Cats get their claws out
The lines of battle have been drawn in Kilkenny and a combined offensive led by the County Council and the GAA will fight any...
Lennon’s long lost guitar fetche $2.4m at auction
Lennon’s long lost guitar fetche $2.4m at auction
The acoustic guitar John Lennon used during the recording of The Beatles’ ‘I Want to Hold Your Hand’, ‘She Loves You’ and other...
Should we be worried about our hospital?
Should we be worried about our hospital?
Many people, myself included, believe that, over the years, jealousy and begrudging parish-pump politics between adjoining...
A Master Photographer
A Master Photographer
The regional newspapers of this country have always featured photographers who were and are something special, a definite cut...
