Dan Walsh

Rosslare elects new Council team

By Dan Walsh at Wexford Elections Count Centre on Monday 8pm A FULL RECOUNT BEGAN AT 10am this morning. Outcome of the recount announced just before 7pm. The count is now back on track. There was an error of five votes found in a total poll of 10, 357. Simon Boyse (Fianna Fail) who calledContinue reading “Rosslare elects new Council team”

Count is complete in NEW ROSS Area

By Dan Walsh at Wexford Count Centre Sitting Independent Cllr Pat Barden has been elected on the First Count in the New Ross Local Elections Area. This is his second term to serve on Wexford County Council and has now topped the poll in both of his election successes. Michael Sheehan (Fianna Fail) elected onContinue reading “Count is complete in NEW ROSS Area”

Final result in Enniscorthy 2024 elections.

By Dan Walsh at Wexford Count Centre Monday, 3.30pm UPDATE; Monday’s recount in the Enniscorthy area has been resolved. Cyril Wheelock’s votes (1,017) were recounted on COUNT 8 and Pat Kehoe (Fine Gael) took the final seat. This is the full result for Enniscorthy in the 2024 local elections. There will be no more countingContinue reading “Final result in Enniscorthy 2024 elections.”

Seven members elected in WEXFORD

By Dan Walsh at the Wexford Count Centre Veteran George Lawlor (Labour) and newcomer Robbie Staples (Fine Gael) have both been elected on the FIRST COUNT in Wexford Local Electoral area. Sitting Cllrs Leonard Kelly (Independent) and Garry Laffan (Fianna Fail) were elected on Second Count – distribution of Lawlor’s surplus of 936 votes. SinnContinue reading “Seven members elected in WEXFORD”

Final election result in Kilmuckridge

By Dan Walsh The first count for Kilmuckridge LEA was announced around 11am and first to be elected with a surplus of 222 is Independent candidate Mary Farrell a sitting councillor with over 10 years experience. Pip Breen has been elected on the Second Count – Farrell’s surplus gave the outgoing Cathaoirleach of Gorey-Kilmuckridge MunicipalContinue reading “Final election result in Kilmuckridge”

Election Count suspended until morning

By Dan Walsh at Wexford Election Count Centre Counting in the Local Elections has been suspended until Sunday morning. So no First Counts tonight. The Count will resume in the morning at 9am. Counting began just after 8pm at St. Joseph’s Community Centre, Bishopswater, and 192 boxes containing votes cast for the 72 candidates inContinue reading “Election Count suspended until morning”

Elections count at halfway stage?

Dan Walsh at Wexford Count Centre Busy morning here at the Wexford Count Centre with the first of the 192 polling boxes opening from 9am. It is going to be a long count, possibly after 7pm before the first official results are announced. The tally teams have been busy as the boxes are opened. WithContinue reading “Elections count at halfway stage?”

Wexford students are Water Ambassadors

By Dan Walsh Two talented students from Selskar College, Wexford – Ellie Furlong and Aoife Davis – were among the inspirational prize-winners at the annual An Taisce Green Schools Water Awards and were crowned the Water Ambassador Regional winners at the Dublin ceremony. Uisce Éireann’s Geoffrey Bourke, who presented the awards alongside An Taisce’s CathyContinue reading “Wexford students are Water Ambassadors”

Don’t forget to vote today; it’s Friday !

By Dan Walsh Polling stations across the Wexford Constituency will be open from 7am to 10pm today, Friday, June 7th, for the Local Elections to Wexford County Council and the European Parliament elections. The canvassing has been completed at this time and now comes the rare opportunity for the registered voters to decide on theirContinue reading “Don’t forget to vote today; it’s Friday !”

Celebrating Billy Roche at Arts Centre

By Dan Walsh As part of Wexford Art Centre’s 50th anniversary celebrations Four Rivers simultaneously celebrate the career of Wexford native Billy Roche – playwright, novelist, actor and singer – with public interviews, readings from the Arts Centre stage of the other Wexford Trilogy plays – Poor Beast in the Rain and Belfry – directedContinue reading “Celebrating Billy Roche at Arts Centre”