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Journalist with the Waterford News & Star and recent Stand Up to 9 sold out shows. All views (and provocative images) are all mine.
Sep 29, 2022 11 tweets 2 min read
THREAD: The day Coolio came to Waterford. The year was 2007. I was working as a PR &Marketing Manager for the Tweedy Group of Bars in Waterford. I noticed that the Grammy Award winner as playing in Dublin on a Monday night so asked his management team if he might pop to the deise They agreed and if I remember correctly, we agreed on a figure of €1500 + accommodation, travel and a rider. His rider was a bottle of Grey Goose vodka, a tray of sandwiches and a fridge full of bottled water.
May 2, 2019 6 tweets 2 min read
Thread. This is going to be my last word, for now, on the Mortuary story as other stories and issues require our attention. I’m going to publish the original letter, which was sent by the four pathologists at University Hospital Waterford. The reason being, I believe the letter is an extremely balanced, reasonable, and yet clearly desperate cry for help to the CEO of the South South West Hospital Group, Mr Gerry O Dwyer.