By Dan Walsh Irish Water and Wexford County Council, this week commenced the replacement 580 metres of problematic water mains in Ramstown Lower, Gorey, which will improve water quality for the community and forms part of Irish Water’s National Leakage Reduction Programme. The works also involve laying new water service connections from the public water mainContinue reading “Gorey to get new water mains”
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A divided political Wexford?
By Dan Walsh There is some speculation that owing to a growing population in Co. Wexford and a review by the Boundary Commission that Wexford, currently a five-seat constituency could become a six-seat constituency, in reality, divided into two by three seats for election to Dáil Éireann. The options would appear to be a countyContinue reading “A divided political Wexford?”
16 Wexford community centres share €338,011
By Dan Walsh Sixteen community centres’ in County Wexford will receive funding of €338,011 to upgrade facilities which will benefit users of all ages, according to Fine Gael TD, Paul Kehoe. Deputy Kehoe was speaking after Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys announced the successful projects under Category 1 of the Community Centres’Continue reading “16 Wexford community centres share €338,011”
Enniscorthy road traffic victim dies
By Dan Walsh A man who was seriously injured and airlifted to a Dublin hospital following a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the R772 at Blackstoops, Enniscorthy, on Thursday, September 29th, has lost his fight for life and died on Saturday. He is Shay Rossiter, in his seventies, from Clough, Gorey, and formerly of Aughabeg,Continue reading “Enniscorthy road traffic victim dies”
Cattle truck in Ferrycarrig crash
By Dan Walsh The N11 north of Ferrycarrig bridge is set to reopen around now following a serious road traffic collision close to the entrance to Ferrycarrig Hotel earlier this evening. Emergency services rushed to the scene where a cattle truck and a car were in collision shortly before 5pm. At least two people wereContinue reading “Cattle truck in Ferrycarrig crash”
Wexford Property Tax up by 15%
By Dan Walsh at County Hall, Wexford A motion seeking approval for the adoption of a 15% local adjustment factor to be applied to the Local Property Tax (LPT) in County Wexford for two years, 2023 and 2024, came before today’s meeting of Wexford County Council and was carried by 20 votes to 14. CllrContinue reading “Wexford Property Tax up by 15%”
Centenary commemoration held in Enniscorthy
By Dan Walsh in Enniscorthy The memory of two unarmed Free State soldiers who were assassinated as they walked down an Enniscorthy street, having attended a Mission Mass in St. Aidan’s Cathedral on October 10th 1922, were remembered today at the spot – outside 21 Main St., Enniscorthy – and later in the graveyards atContinue reading “Centenary commemoration held in Enniscorthy”
Funding for Wexford sports clubs?
Applications from sports clubs in Co. Wexford and beyond are now invited under the third Texaco Support for Sport initiative in which a fund of €130,000 will be divided in €5,000 amounts and distributed to successful applicants in each of the twenty-six counties. Over the past two years, a gross figure of €260,000 has beenContinue reading “Funding for Wexford sports clubs?“
Adventure tourism at Bannow Bay
By Dan Walsh Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, said she is “a huge believer in promoting adventure tourism – because we have so many wonderful lakes and rivers and waterways that have so much to offer”, when in Wexford yesterday (Thursday) at Little Sea for the turning of the sod ofContinue reading “Adventure tourism at Bannow Bay”
Beer and wine seized at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue have seized approximately 48,500 litres of beer and more than 16,100 litres of wine, with a combined estimated retail value of €390,000 at Rosslare Europort recently. Last Saturday, (October 1st) Revenue officers seized over 25,200 litres of beer following the search of a Romanian registered truck that had disembarked a ferryContinue reading “Beer and wine seized at Rosslare Europort”
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