There was a huge reaction last week to a hard-hitting opinion piece carried on the front pages of almost all the Wexford People...
Tales of the Tellurians
Strong opposition to waste plant on North Wharf
Strong opposition to waste plant on North Wharf
Nobody can be surprised at the strong opposition being mounted to the planning application by Oxigen Environmental to establish...
Former Garda Sergeant sues State
Former Garda Sergeant sues State
Every current and retired member of An Garda Siochana will, no doubt, be following with interest a rather unusual court case...
A different kind of ‘haunting’
A different kind of ‘haunting’
I loved the story last week about the Rathvilly, County Carlow, woman who died in 2009 and is ‘haunting’ her home every day but...
Pioneers in trouble
Pioneers in trouble
Many people were shocked last week to hear that that the Pioneer Total Abstinence Association may fold at the end of this year...
Revenue is calling door-to-door!
Revenue is calling door-to-door!
The news that Revenue inspectors have commenced door-to-door enquiries in selected locations across the country, in an effort to...
Stolen exorcism chalice recovered
Stolen exorcism chalice recovered
The church chalice used in one of the most infamous exorcisms in this country has been recovered following its theft from a...
Cheers, Judge!
Cheers, Judge!
The rather unusual behaviour of a man who appeared at Portlaoise District Court last week caused more than a little...
What really happened to ‘The Missing Postman’?
What really happened to ‘The Missing Postman’?
The mystery of ‘The Missing Postman’ is one of the great urban stories in County Waterford. It was also one of the ‘touchiest’...
Real, live ghosts in Kilkenny!
Real, live ghosts in Kilkenny!
Over the years we have run some tongue-in-cheek stories about ghosts haunting the Quay of Waterford but, in Kilkenny, they take...
The ‘Freewheeling’ Suze Rotolo
The ‘Freewheeling’ Suze Rotolo
Like many people who grew up with the music of the 1960s, and especially that of Bob Dylan, I felt a deep pang of sadness at the...
A blunderbuss attack on FF and Greens
A blunderbuss attack on FF and Greens
There is comprehensive coverage of the general election in our news pages but what a watershed event it turned out to be. The...
