Dan Walsh

30 Wexford schools to get hot meals

By Dan Walsh Children in 30 schools in Wexford are to benefit from a further extension to the Hot School meals Programme, said Deputy Paul Kehoe, who added; “Any remaining primary schools in Wexford who have not yet joined the scheme can now express an interest to participate in the Hot School Meals Programme withContinue reading “30 Wexford schools to get hot meals”

3 Wexford drama groups in All Ireland

By Dan Walsh The draw for the Open All Ireland RTÉ Amateur Drama Finals 2024 taking place in the Dean Crowe Theatre, Athlone, took place today (Sunday) and with three of the nine finalists having qualified from Co. Wexford the dates are important. And they are as follows; Thursday, May 2nd, the opening night ofContinue reading “3 Wexford drama groups in All Ireland”

Barry and Rob are neck and neck

By Dan Walsh Neighbouring riders Barry O’Neill and Rob James are ‘neck and neck’ at the top of the national point-to-point riders’ championship, and they had a winner apiece at Castletown-Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath, today (Sunday) and are 27-26 at the top of the table with about six weekends to go until the end of theContinue reading “Barry and Rob are neck and neck”

Rob James bags three at Ballycrystal

By Dan Walsh at Ballycrystal The national point-to-point riders’ championship is really hotting up following today’s Island Hunt fixture at Ballycrystal where Rob James rode a treble and is now only one winner (26-25) behind the reigning champion Barry O’Neill in the 2023-’24 championship race. There were also doubles for local handlers Donnchadh Doyle andContinue reading “Rob James bags three at Ballycrystal”

Fierce Wexford interest in today’s Aintree Grand National

By Dan Walsh The world famous Aintree Grand National takes place today with the big race off at 4pm and there is fierce Wexford interest from the Wexford-bred Corach Rambler attempting to win the race for the second time in a row while several Wexford-born jockeys will be lining up for what could be theContinue reading “Fierce Wexford interest in today’s Aintree Grand National”

RNLI 200 Concert in the National Opera House

By Dan Walsh RNLI 200 Concert is a special commemorative event marking the 200-year legacy of the RNLI and pays tribute to the brave volunteers who crew the boats, their families who make sacrifices, and the communities that support them. It takes place in the National Opera House, Wexford, on May 23rd next. RNLI 200Continue reading “RNLI 200 Concert in the National Opera House”

All set for Ballycrystal races on Saturday

By Dan Walsh It’s all go for tomorrow’s point-to-point fixture at Ballycrystal, near Kiltealy, with 146 entries for the six races run under the auspices of the Island Hunt. The first race is at 2pm. The going is described as “soft to heavy” and the weather forecast for the region is “mainly dry” on Saturday.Continue reading “All set for Ballycrystal races on Saturday”

Bishop prays for the farming community

By Dan Walsh Bishop Ger Nash has expressed his support and compassion for those in the farming community and other sectors who are experiencing difficulties because of the prolonged spell of poor weather. He asks everyone in the Diocese of Ferns to join with him in praying for favourable weather and also in praying forContinue reading “Bishop prays for the farming community”

Wexford faces serious coastal erosion issues

By Dan Walsh at Wexford County Council meeting Coastal erosion along the Wexford coastline is high on the agenda again following recent storms and persistent heavy rainfall and the difficulties affecting seaside communities was raised at last Monday’s April meeting of Wexford County Council held at County Hall, Wexford. Cllr John Fleming, Cathaoirleach, presided. DuringContinue reading “Wexford faces serious coastal erosion issues”

Clonroche Amenity Park planting project

By Dan Walsh Clonroche Amenity Park has been planted with 2,500 native trees in the company of Cllr John Fleming, Cathaoirleach Wexford County Council, Cllr Michael Sheehan, New Ross Municipal District, members of Clonroche Development Association, members of the local community, Richard Mulcahy and representatives from the Forestry Services were in attendance. Cllr John FlemingContinue reading “Clonroche Amenity Park planting project “