Regular readers will know that, in the past, I have quoted from the excellent science columns in The Irish Times written by...
Tales of the Tellurians
A Snack Box And a Honda 50 – Where Would You Get It
A Snack Box And a Honda 50 – Where Would You Get It
After nearly 20 years in the wilderness, Kentucky Fried Chicken is reintroducing that most southern of southern gentlemen,...
The Pope Should Buy a Television
The Pope Should Buy a Television
As well as obviously being a genuinely humble and holy man, Pope Francis is turning out to be a bit of a character to boot....
Ferrybank Native Producing Toy Show
Ferrybank Native Producing Toy Show
The Late Late Toy Show is an iconic annual event that practically every family in the country looks forward to and this year it...
The ‘walking home alone’ app
The ‘walking home alone’ app
It seems there is an app for everything these days but I think the new ‘Companion’ app is worth considering for a number of good...
Letting the Tramore air refresh the privates!
Letting the Tramore air refresh the privates!
There wasn’t much publicity about it because the organisers wanted to avoid the newspapers and possible controversy but, two...
Forget the calories; just opt for quality
Forget the calories; just opt for quality
If you are weight watching, do you look at an item of food and wonder how many calories it contains? Well, according to Dr...
Full steam ahead for Technological University?
Full steam ahead for Technological University?
As far as most people in Waterford are concerned, discussions are still ongoing between WIT and CIT about a possible merger and...
Beware the onslaught of gambling
Beware the onslaught of gambling
Lots of Irish people love to have a little flutter on the horses or whatever and, of course, there is no harm in that. However,...
Catch 22 for banjaxed humans?
Catch 22 for banjaxed humans?
As Ridley Scott’s new film, ‘The Martian’, continues to pack out cinemas everywhere, it is my sad duty this week to let you...
Goodbye to stitching and suturing?
Goodbye to stitching and suturing?
Over the years there have been many breakthroughs in medicine thanks to dedicated and hardworking scientists. Last week came...
Seconds before history was created
Seconds before history was created
In 1969 the album ‘Abbey Road’ was released. It was The Beatles’ 11th studio LP and went on to become the group’s best selling...
