THERE were great celebrations in Nationalist House last week when news emerged that one of our own reporters, Hosanna Boulter, had scooped a major national award at the Local Ireland Media Awards.

MARGARET O’Rourke, formerly of Sycamore Road, Rathnapish, Carlow, who celebrated her 90th birthday last Saturday, 4 October, in St Fiacc’s House, Graiguecullen, was a trailblazer in Irish provincial journalism.

THE Nationalist’s sub-editor Peter Murphy has just retired after a whopping 48 years with the company.