Dan Walsh

North Wexford Park and Ride

By Dan Walsh Following a parliamentary question Wexford TD and Minister of State for Law Reform James Browne T.D. has welcomed a commitment from Transport Minister, Eamon Ryan T.D., to review the assessment of North Wexford Park and Ride locations. The Transport Minister says that the National Transport Authority (NTA) will review the potential forContinue reading “North Wexford Park and Ride”

Wexford winner has Gold Cup in mind

By Dan Walsh It was the last race of the day before a local winner obliged at day two of the October racing festival at Bettyville Park on a fine and dry Bank Holiday Monday afternoon, but once again a competitive card and, possibly, the seasonal debut of the next Gold Cup winner? Eleven fixturesContinue reading “Wexford winner has Gold Cup in mind”

Man charged with €427,465 seizure at Rosslare Europort

Gardaí have arrested and charged a man in connection with the seizure by Customs Officials of €427,465 in cash at Rosslare Europort last Wednesday. The man, aged in his 30s, was arrested on Saturday, on suspicion of committing an offence contrary to Section 7 of the Criminal Justice (Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing) Act 2010,Continue reading “Man charged with €427,465 seizure at Rosslare Europort”

Vandals score ‘own goal’ at Bree pitch

By Dan Walsh An investigation is taking place into a serious incident at Bree United’s Astro pitch at Macmine were a vehicle was used to vandalise the surface in a mindless act of anti-social behaviour that occurred around 1.10am this morning. It appears that the intention was to drive across the pitch when the vehicleContinue reading “Vandals score ‘own goal’ at Bree pitch”

Gibberwell waves the Wexford flag

By Dan Walsh It did not take long for the locals to strike success at sunny Wexford this afternoon. The opening race, the Hook Head Maiden Hurdle, went to Gibberwell (16/5), named after a local townsland, trained at Rathangan by Brian Jordan for Wiliam Bates, Kimore, and ridden by Caim jockey JJ Slevin. The localContinue reading “Gibberwell waves the Wexford flag”

Sun shines for Wexford raiders in Meath

By Dan Walsh Low-lying sun was causing problems at the Meath point-to-point held at Fairyhouse, but it did not stop the Wexford raiders who left a trail of success. Three winners for Jamie Codd and a double for the Sean Doyle/Jamie Scallan combination were amongst the highlights. Jamie Codd teamed up with Gordon Elliott toContinue reading “Sun shines for Wexford raiders in Meath”

Racing ‘D Day’ for all the Doyles

By Dan Walsh It was an amazing point-to-point Saturday across the country as five handlers named Doyle shared eight winners between them at Loughanmore, Co. Antrim, and Ballycrystal at the foot of Mount Leinster today with Cormac (2), Donnchadh (2) and Sean (1) from the Ballindaggin family, Mary Ellen (2) from Coolgarrow, Enniscorthy, and PatContinue reading “Racing ‘D Day’ for all the Doyles”

€427,500 seized at Rosslare Europort

Revenue officers were granted a three-month cash detention order by Judge John Cheatle at Wexford District Court this morning (Friday). This followed the seizure yesterday (Wednesday) of almost €427,500 at Rosslare Europort when, because of routine profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Flynn, Revenue officers stopped a UK registered vehicle boarding a ferryContinue reading “€427,500 seized at Rosslare Europort”

Kerosene spill in New Ross

By Dan Walsh Irish Water working in partnership with Wexford County Council are investigating a kerosene spill in the wastewater network in Bosheen, New Ross. Crews are working to establish the extent of the spillage and will carry out a clean-up operation afterwards. While the clean-up works take place, there may be a risk of intermittent odours. If odour issues are noted,Continue reading “Kerosene spill in New Ross”

New store opens in Enniscorthy

By Dan Walsh A new shopping experience, Home Sav€rs Store, opened its doors at 5-8 Rafter St., Enniscorthy, this morning in a sanitised ceremony without fanfare or handshakes, just some brand coloured balloons at the entrance, due to Covid-19 restrictions. The second store in Co. Wexford (the other is in Wexford town) was officially openedContinue reading “New store opens in Enniscorthy”