Mid-Waterford Fine Gael strongman Liam Brazil was unanimously elected as County Mayor for 2011-’12 at last Friday’s annual meeting of Waterford Co Council. The hugely popular Glanbia employee, who topped the poll in the Comeragh electoral area at the first attempt in 2004
Author: Jamie OKeeffe
Norris makes impressive pitch as absent Dragon attracts fire
Norris makes impressive pitch as absent Dragon attracts fire
Convening in advance their annual meeting, the elected members of Waterford Co Council head an impressive pitch from Presidential frontrunner, Senator David Norris – in the notable absence of Seán Gallagher. The businessman and RTÉ ‘Dragon’ was also scheduled to address councillors about his ambitions for the Áras...
That’s all Folks
That’s all Folks
Whether to do a Zidane on it or a Paul Scholes? Anyone who knows me will have guessed the latter – albeit without the genius. Thanks for reading the odd time over the last 10 years – a decade of magical moments and devastating disappointments too. It’s been emotional. Until the next...
Legacy for the ages
Legacy for the ages
When I was seven I had something of an obsession with a certain Canadian, an atypical hero for a boy in Butlerstown, half a world away. I first came across him in the 1981 Guinness Book of Records, and the photo capturing his courage stuck in my mind’s eye.
A future to look forward to
A future to look forward to
Watching Waterford’s minor hurlers in full early flow, then stoutly stave off an anticipated Limerick fightback in Walsh Park to qualify for a third successive Munster final at this level, you realised just how far we’ve come in these past lucky thirteen years. Though by no means the finished article, these boys are...
Sound Out
Sound Out
I never thought I’d hear myself missing Ger Canning or Marty Morrissey behind the mic’ but Sunday’s TV3 coverage of Tipp versus Clare in the Gaelic Grounds was a bit of an ear bashing. Scanning the internet for an alternative audio feed, I tuned into Clare and Tipp FMs’ commentaries, both of which had a...
Faithful departed
Faithful departed
Depending on your point of view, Michael Duignan (pictured) did a fair impression of either ‘Babs’ Keating or Saint Eligius when he went on RTÉ Radio last week to comment on the carry-on in Offaly, accusing the footballers of having no pride in the jersey and “going on the beer.”
American Idol
American Idol
Now, anything is possible. When I wrote after Augusta that the crumbling, humbling nature of his collapse could be the making of Rory McIlroy, I must admit I never foresaw what he achieved at an otherwise anti-climactic US Open last weekend. The ‘Next Tiger Woods’ tag has been dangling awkwardly around the young...
Bosses taking licence
Bosses taking licence
Mickey Harte might maintain that he and half-a-dozen other inter-county GAA managers weren’t trying to tell RTÉ what to do, but their stance over Brian Carthy was a power play too far. It’s obvious from the Tyrone boss’s unconvincing explanation that Carthy had complained to his friends on the sideline that he felt...
Prime mover?
Prime mover?
Johnny Giles is perhaps better placed than most to make a call on John O’Shea’s future. ‘The General’ left Manchester United for second-division Leeds in 1963 after realising he wasn’t going to be a regular under Matt Busby. O’Shea’s place in Fergie’s scheme of things has been written off several times in his 13...
Guts galore but title defence needs tightening
Guts galore but title defence needs tightening
Sickened but not sore, Donal O’Grady said in the immediate aftermath that his philosophy has always been the better team is the one with the winning score. Well, for all Waterford’s admirable resilience, character and efficiency, Sunday’s outcome at Semple Stadium must have put that particular belief system to the...
Tramore delivers for An Post Rás
Tramore delivers for An Post Rás
Beset by windy and wet weather for much of the week, the 2011 An Post Rás arrived in Tramore last Friday to a raucous, colourful and literally warm reception – delighting the local organising committee headed up by Cllr Pat Finnerty and Diarmuid Kelly.