The recent decision by Waterford City Council to present the dress-sword of Thomas Francis Meagher to the United States on the...
Tales of the Tellurians
Be aware and afraid of Glaucoma and AMD
Be aware and afraid of Glaucoma and AMD
The column is more serious than usual this week as it concerns blindness but please read on because people are going blind...
Is council ‘Quality of Life’ charge on the way?
Is council ‘Quality of Life’ charge on the way?
We are fortunate in this country that our annual Council charges or taxes are among the lowest in Europe and especially so...
Strutting their stuff, those mad, glamorous grannies!
Strutting their stuff, those mad, glamorous grannies!
According to a very reliable informant, the following incredible story is absolutely true! One beautiful, sunny evening last...
The kidnapping of a Taoiseach
The kidnapping of a Taoiseach
Amid all the excitement and brouhaha about Brian Cowan’s elevation to Taoiseach last week, I loved the headline in The...
From Moyross to the Dunmore Road!
From Moyross to the Dunmore Road!
According to reports, some people in several area of the country, including Waterford, are panicking over rumours that a number...
A night at the cinema
A night at the cinema
It’s not often that I go to the pictures but, last week, we went to see ‘The Leatherheads’ starring George Clooney...
The fur coats of Cork
The fur coats of Cork
Regular readers would have rightly guessed that I was in Cork last week for the Requiem Mass and funeral of Brendan...
Goodbye to Brendan O’Brien of The Dixies
Goodbye to Brendan O’Brien of The Dixies
It is with much regret, this week, that I write my column as a tribute to my friend, Brendan O’Brien of The Dixies....
Secret passages and tunnels
Secret passages and tunnels
Most people love stories about secret passages and hidden chambers and Waterford was full of such tales when I was growing up....
Public’s displeasure at sight of frightened woman
Public’s displeasure at sight of frightened woman
The Mahon Tribunal continued with its probing last week and while I have no comment to make at this stage about the overall...
Tiredness and driving
Tiredness and driving
Some interesting and thought provoking comments by Judge Thomas Fitzpatrick at Athy District Court last week received quite an...
