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Author Archives: Dan Walsh
Café wins best Enniscorthy Window Display award
By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Heavenly Café on Wafer Street is the winner of the Enniscorthy Christmas Window Display competition and the proud owner, Anastasija Liadova, received first prize of an award-winning handmade glass by artist Biana Divito and €500 worth of Enniscorthy District Chamber of Commerce vouchers. Enniscorthy Municipal District Council sponsored the competitionContinue reading “Café wins best Enniscorthy Window Display award”
Children receive awards for Christmas competition
By Dan Walsh The Wexford County Council sponsored 2023 Christmas Decoration Competition have been announced at Cllr. John Fleming, Cathaoirleach, presented the awards at a special ceremony in County Hall, Wexford on Thursday. Cllr Fleming said; “The Christmas decoration competition for schools has been an annual tradition in Wexford since 2004. Each year the decorationsContinue reading “Children receive awards for Christmas competition”
Christmas Message from Bishop Ger Nash
Dear Friends, As we prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ this year, our hearts are moved by the images of small children that we have seen over the past few months. The terrible tragedy of Israel and Gaza, the ongoing war in Ukraine and the persistent and life-destroying famine in East Africa, are all the moreContinue reading “Christmas Message from Bishop Ger Nash”
NO to ‘STOP/GO’ at Ballinatray bridge
By Dan Walsh at Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District Council meeting The completion work on the Gorey-Courtown footpath was back on the agenda at last Tuesday’s December meeting of the Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District Council held in the Civic Centre, Gorey, and the proposal received the full support of members… however, there is one major obstacleContinue reading “NO to ‘STOP/GO’ at Ballinatray bridge”
1,325 trees planted on ‘The Rocks’
By Dan Walsh A small forest of 1,325 native trees have been planted on ‘The Rocks’ at Maudlintown on the southern side of Wexford town as part of the ‘100 Million Trees Project’ launched last year. The attendance included Cllr John Fleming, Cathaoirleach Wexford County Council, Cllr John Hegarty, Mayor of Wexford Borough District, CllrContinue reading “1,325 trees planted on ‘The Rocks’”
Gorey Town Park nominated for national award?
By Dan Walsh at Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District Council meeting Gorey Town and District Park, which officially opened in August of this year, will be nominated for a national award in 2024, Director of Services Liz Hore told members at the December meeting of Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District Council held in the Council Chamber atContinue reading “Gorey Town Park nominated for national award?”
Old Murphy Floods Hotel site soon to be demolished
By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Municipal District Council meeting Eighteen years since fire ravaged Enniscorthy’s much loved and successful Murphy Flood’s Hotel and ongoing negativity about the abandoned site, Enniscorthy Municipal District Council, at its December meeting held today (Monday) in the Council Chamber, Presentation Centre, were informed that complete demolition is planned for theContinue reading “Old Murphy Floods Hotel site soon to be demolished”
Cocaine seizure at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh A man in his 50s was arrested by Gardaí following a seizure of approximately 12,5kgs of cocaine with an estimated value of €876,000 at Rosslare Europort on Saturday. The illicit drugs were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched an accompanied freight unit that had disembarked a ferry from Cherbourg, France. A manContinue reading “Cocaine seizure at Rosslare Europort”
Fears for loss of R117 over Wexford?
By Dan Walsh There are serious concerns across Co. Wexford that the Coast Guard Waterford Airport-based Rescue 117 helicopter service may be stood down for up to six months to facilitate new training regimes as a new tender has been accepted to take charge of operating the national search and rescue service. In a statementContinue reading “Fears for loss of R117 over Wexford?”
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