Irish language schools and colleges all over the country, including An Rinn in County Waterford (above), are extremely concerned...
Tales of the Tellurians
Concerts at Walsh Park, Fraher Field, RSC?
Concerts at Walsh Park, Fraher Field, RSC?
You will have read in our news pages about Councillor Gary Wyse’s call for a large sporting/concert venue to be...
For most people, Friday afternoon’s cycle race was a costly nuisance
For most people, Friday afternoon’s cycle race was a costly nuisance
For the second year running, the Quay of Waterford was seriously disrupted for more than half a day on a Friday afternoon...
The Monday night €100,000 bonanza
The Monday night €100,000 bonanza
No doubt, struggling publicans in Tramore, Dunmore East and other seaside resorts across the South East are glancing enviously...
Disturbing images of protestors being arrested
Disturbing images of protestors being arrested
It’s old news now but was it only me or was anybody else uneasy at the sight of the Thomas Cook women protesters in Dublin...
Palmer Music’s international service
Palmer Music’s international service
One of the reasons why John Palmer’s Music Shop in George’s Street, Waterford, is so successful is because of the...
Well, Holy God, it’s ‘Ghost Eire’
Well, Holy God, it’s ‘Ghost Eire’
There is such an interest in films, books and magazines about magic, ghosts and vampires that it was only a matter of time...
The world’s first computer from 100 BC
The world’s first computer from 100 BC
Even though I have no scientific qualifications, one of my favourite monthly magazines is the Irish published ‘Science...
Fine Gael ructions
Fine Gael ructions
Waterford used to be a hotbed of political animosity but, in recent years, there has been a peace of sorts and one rarely hears...
Tony Weldon, a true Waterford legend
Tony Weldon, a true Waterford legend
Like most people I was deeply saddened by the death of the well-known personality, Tony Weldon, who passed away in the early...
Unhappy parents of school children
Unhappy parents of school children
In recent years, there have been many complaints from parents that primary and secondary schools have too much power and...
The growing snow sports industry
The growing snow sports industry
As Waterford tries to come to terms with the fact that we have lost many thousands of tourists in the wake of the closure of...
