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Diary From A Social Distance

Diary From A Social Distance: June 23-29

by 30/06/20 11:22am

  Tuesday, June 23, 6:25pm: I bring our canine duo, Buddy and Zippy, off for their evening walk after another day’s work at the home office draws to a close. Two horses trot from one side of a nearby paddock...

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Diary from a Social Distance: June 16-June 22

Tuesday, June 16, 10:11am: The Irish Independent reports that “up to 1.7 million people are now wearing face masks –...

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Diary From A Social Distance: June 9 – June 15

Tuesday, June 9, 3:57pm: Herself and myself return to the car having walked to Baylough, above The Vee in the...

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Diary From A Social Distance: June 2 – June 8

Tuesday, June 2, 10:51pm: Publication day ends with another anti-social run of mine, taking in 4.8 kilometres (three miles) of...

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Diary From A Social Distance: May 26-June 1

A weekly blog by Deputy Editor Dermot Keyes from his #stayathome office Tuesday, May 26, 4:52pm: As I work on...

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Diary From A Social Distance: May 19-25

A weekly blog by Deputy Editor Dermot Keyes from his #stayathome office Tuesday, May 19, 1:16pm: The oddity of not...

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Diary From A Social Distance: May 12 to May 18

Tuesday, May 12, 11:52pm: I complete another 5k run on my loop in 28 minutes flat, passing a total of...

Saturday, 23/05/20 - 12:35pm Read More

Diary From A Social Distance: Sunday, May 17

The final daily blog by Deputy Editor Dermot Keyes from his #stayathome office, which he began filing on Monday, March...

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Diary From A Social Distance: Saturday, May 16

A daily blog by Deputy Editor Dermot Keyes from his #stayathome office Saturday, May 16, 9:03am: I surprise myself by...

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Diary From A Social Distance: Friday, May 15

A daily blog by Deputy Editor Dermot Keyes from his #stayathome office Friday, May 15, 9:57am: I’ve got Zippy and...

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EDITORIAL: The Minister and the new man for the university job

by 03/08/20 11:59pm

  THE appointment of Tom Boland as “an independent person” to accelerate plans for the South East’s technological university at first look suggested that, at last, senior government was beginning to take the educational dearth of this region seriously. It...

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Phoenix: Railways, what are they?

The Phoenix opinion column, which has been running in the Waterford News & Star for more than 30 years A...

Tuesday, 28/07/20 - 12:41pm Read More

Catherine Drea: Butlins Holiday Camp

  As I See It: Catherine Drea’s fortnightly column as published in the Waterford News & Star   AFTER my...

Tuesday, 28/07/20 - 12:37pm Read More

EDITORIAL: A new Michael Street

‘A revision from Waterford City & County Council, that includes a city centre hotel, some retail and residential, as well...

Tuesday, 28/07/20 - 12:32pm Read More

DARREN SKELTON: Cut out the bulls**t

The View from the Blue, which appears in this week’s edition. I’M possibly the most cynical person in Waterford. As...

Tuesday, 21/07/20 - 3:38pm Read More

View from the Green Room: Car park wars

Tramore: My Laptop   I’VE been thinking a lot lately about car parks. What’s really grabbed my attention are the...

Tuesday, 21/07/20 - 2:18pm Read More

Fr Liam Power: Mrs. America raises serious questions for society and Church

A Question of Faith, Fr Liam Power’s Fortnightly Column A NEW drama series, Mrs. America, premiered on BBC2 a few...

Tuesday, 21/07/20 - 2:12pm Read More

PHOENIX: No surrender

  The Phoenix opinion column, which has been running in the Waterford News & Star for more than 30 years...

Tuesday, 21/07/20 - 2:00pm Read More

Time out with Timmy: The show must go on

Timmy Ryan’s weekly column for the Waterford News & Star   GOD be with the days when you could stroll...

Tuesday, 21/07/20 - 12:54pm Read More

Editorial: When hearts and minds are forgotten

ON the front page of this week’s print edition of the Waterford News & Star we highlight two long term,...

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