Five casualties were treated in five separate incidents in the Comeraghs in County Waterford this afternoon.

Locals and tourists alike will take a walk on the wild side this weekend as the culture, heritage and activities associated with one of Waterford’s most famous mountains returns.

As the State prepares to wave goodbye to the troika, many of us citizens are experiencing a slightly schizophrenic sensation: we welcome the return of relative economic sovereignty, but at the same time we might regret the fact that not even the troika was able to dislodge the perception that there exists a real disconnect between the Irish people and some of the more exalted elements of our state and semi-state apparatus.

One rule today, I say to myself again. No judgments. My first coursing meeting will be all about the occasion. Rights and wrongs for another day.

STUDENTS of a higher diploma in television production at the Ring Gaeltacht have just finished shooting five documentaries for Irish television, while applications are now invited for the next course.

MWEELNAHORNA - it’s not that hard to say once you get your tongue round it - and its not surprising that the townland name is in the ambit of the Ring Gaeltacht in Co Waterford.