“Ah sure, very disappointed,” was the natural first reaction offered by Paraic Fanning in the wake of Waterford’s one-point Munster Hurling Championship reversal to Clare on Sunday last.“We really, really came strong in the second half there and we had a few chances we didn’t take; there were one or two frees that...
Author: Dermot Keyes
Déise come within agonising whisker
Déise come within agonising whisker
Munster Senior Hurling Championship Waterford 0-22 Clare 1-20 Clare left Walsh Park with a brace of points from this Munster Championship opener despite a superb late Waterford rally which so nearly made it a perfect day on home turf.Before a 11,012-strong attendance, under blue skies and in a carnival atmosphere,...
The joy of SprOg!
The joy of SprOg!
Kids’ Spraoi festival set to be “totally awesome”! A group of enthused pupils from St John of Gods Primary School set the SprOg ball rolling at Garter Lane Arts Centre on Thursday last, enjoying art and cupcakes at the 2019 festival’s launch.Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Class members, accompanied by their teachers,...
A Stage full of Memory
A Stage full of Memory
Standing off stage right on the final night of ‘South Pacific’ at the Theatre Royal, wearing green army fatigues, I looked towards my fellow lead Susan Boyce standing off stage left and gave the tiniest of nods. It was time to take our bow. It was time to bid farewell to a big week for both of us, the biggest yet in...
THE EIGHT YEAR ITCH
THE EIGHT YEAR ITCH
Déise captain Noel Connors on changing inter-county times Waterford senior hurling captain Noel Connors is relishing the prospect of home Munster Championship action in the wake of a best forgotten 2018 and a National League campaign which took the Déisemen all the way to Croke Park. Speaking during the recent launch...
Retracing Old Strides
Retracing Old Strides
“Don’t measure yourself by what you’ve accomplished, but rather by what you should have accomplished with your abilities.” – John Wooden Saint Stephen’s Day. After a lovely lunch, I go for a long, long walk. The air is unusually mild for this time of year and it feels great to be away from a desk, away from a...
GOING GLOBAL
GOING GLOBAL
WIT Arena prepares to host GAA World Games The GAA World Games, which will run at the WIT Arena from Sunday, July 28th to Thursday, August 1st (with the finals in Croke Park on August 2nd) will bring almost 100 teams and 1300 players into Waterford. The event, which was launched at the Arena on Wednesday last, is...
A THESPIAN BY ACCIDENT
A THESPIAN BY ACCIDENT
February 1996. I’m in Fifth Year in CBS Carrick-on-Suir, the second school founded by Edmund Rice. At the time, my world generally revolved around soccer, athletics, Gaelic football, the family dogs and my Granny Kit, whom I then lived with. There were also more than a few thoughts about girls, and, heaven...
Halligan on striking the housing balance
Halligan on striking the housing balance
“We’re trying to strike a balance here,” said Minister of State John Halligan when asked about the Government’s housing policy in the context of the proposed 324 unit development earmarked for a site off the Williamstown Road. “As any politician in Waterford will tell you, I know that my...
"Easy Target" Attacked by Teenagers
"Easy Target" Attacked by Teenagers
A 50-year-old Mayor’s Walk resident has been left bruised and shaken following an assault on Patrick Street on Tuesday evening last. Speaking to The Munster Express, the victim’s sister said he is slowly recovering after being set upon by two youths, believed to be in their mid to late teens, although he...
It's time to get off the books!
It's time to get off the books!
Rehearsals ramp up for WMS production of ‘South Pacific’ “Movies will make you famous; Television will make you rich; But theatre will make you good.” – Terrence Mann Beating a path up and down the lab corridor of Mount Sion Secondary School with a book in hand for a spot of rote learning is a...
A Mayor with teeth is worth delivering
A Mayor with teeth is worth delivering
I wasn’t a fan of the proposed merger of Waterford’s two local authorities, but from this juncture and given the size and population of the city and county, such a move now looks sensible. Well, hands up: since the councils were amalgamated, the sky hasn’t fallen in and local government has...