Circus thrills and spills
Author: Jamie O'Keeffe
‘Honourable’ defeat kick-starts Marquis Cup
Even though “his Lordship’s team” from Curraghmore were beaten 6-2, it was reported in the…
The Sweep quartet crowned ‘Rings Kings’
The pursuit of simple pleasures and no little skill saw the team from The Sweep…
Pembrokestown MP ‘Derby Dick’ rode with Parnell
The short life of the Waterford nationalist M.P. Richard Power who rode side-by-side with Charles…
Uncovering Blackwater roots of real-life ‘Rocky’ Quarry
Jamie O’Keeffe on the back-story and career of a born boxer who was once the…
Last voyage of Louis C. Lee
On New Year’s Day, 1897, the steel, full-rigged Glasgow cargo sailing ship “Queen Elizabeth” arrived…
Larger than life Davis made Reagan feel at home
The late Derek Davis was often a scene stealer, something he’d joke was probably inevitable…
LA legend Treacy’s silver lining in greatest marathon ever
John Treacy’s time in Los Angeles 30 years ago would have been good enough for gold…
Brothers in arms: siblings killed in The Great War
BEHIND the cold, calamitous statistics of the First World War lie captivating stories of personal…
Waterford railed against Tramore line closure
Why Todd tore up the Tramore train tracks “This was a railway service which was…