Dan Walsh

Robert Tector amongst the winners

By Dan Walsh Robert Tector saddled Valtteri Its James (Finian Maguire up) in the maiden race for four-year-olds at Damma House, Kilkenny, today (Sunday) and enjoyed an eight lengths victory over Colin Bowe’s King Of Westeros (Bertie Finn). Entering his seventh season as a handler at Coolbawn, Rathnure, Tector was saddling his 20th career point-to-pointContinue reading “Robert Tector amongst the winners”

Proceeds from crime allocated to Enniscorthy funding

By Dan Walsh Enniscorthy Community Alliance will receive over €142,000 from the Community Safety Fund, supporting 42 safety projects nationwide. The Community Safety Fund returns crime proceeds seized by the CAB (Criminal Assets Bureau) and An Garda Siochana to local communities. Minister for Housing, Local Development and the Environment, Enniscorthy’s James Browne TD has welcomedContinue reading “Proceeds from crime allocated to Enniscorthy funding”

Plans for 1.7km pedestrian and cycle route

By Dan Walsh Wexford County Council is developing a new scheme to improve road safety and enhance walking and cycling routes along Beechlawn and Clonard Avenue in Wexford Town. The proposed scheme will comprise of the formalisation of pedestrian linkages and the provision of cycling and pedestrian infrastructure. The scheme, funded by the National TransportContinue reading “Plans for 1.7km pedestrian and cycle route”

Man (58) from New Ross located

By Dan Walsh UPDATE; Gerard (Gerrry) Lynch has been located safe and well. Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 58-year-old Gerard (Gerry) Lynch who is reported missing from his home in New Ross, since Monday 27th October 2025. Gerard (Gerry) was last seen on Sunday at approximately 9.15am. Gerard (Gerry)Continue reading “Man (58) from New Ross located”

Fr Billy Swan to serve in dicastery

By Dan Walsh The Holy See, through the Prefect of the Dicastery for the Clergy, has asked Bishop Ger Nash of Ferns to assign Fr Billy Swan to serve in that dicastery for five years. A dicastery is a department in the Roman Curia that assists the Pope in governing the Catholic Church worldwide. TheContinue reading “Fr Billy Swan to serve in dicastery”

Wexford weekend water repairs planned

By Dan Walsh Uisce Éireann has issued a notice regarding a scheduled water outage that may affect customers in certain areas of Wexford Town and nearby regions over the weekend. Customers in Carricklawn, Hill Street, Wygram, George’s Street, Rowe Street and surrounding areas may experience some disruption to their supply on Sunday, 2 November from 10amContinue reading “Wexford weekend water repairs planned”

Beautiful Blackwater keeps the ‘tidy’ title

By Dan Walsh Beautiful Blackwater has been Wexford’s tidiest town so many times that the records have been lost? Well, my research failed to get a total since they first dominated the title in the mid-1960s. Blackwater retained the ‘Tidiest Town’ title in Wexford at last Friday’s Croke Park ceremony, earning 394 points -11 moreContinue reading “Beautiful Blackwater keeps the ‘tidy’ title”

Poetry, prose and live music at Westgate Heritage Centre

Join James McIntyre, Noel Macken, and Álanna Hammel this evening, Tuesday, October 28th at 6pm in Westgate Heritage Centre, Wexford, for an evening of poetry, prose, and live music. Álanna Hammel presents a bilingual set of poetry and prose, joined by Noel Macken on bodhrán and James McIntyre on guitar. The works move between EnglishContinue reading “Poetry, prose and live music at Westgate Heritage Centre”

Bannow Blaze is Wexford’s local winner

By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races Taghmon jockey Sean O’Keeffe, who rode a treble at Wexford on Sunday, returned to his local track today (Bank Holiday Monday) and teamed up with Paul Nolan, who saddled a double yesterday, for more success. Nolan’s Sageborough (20/1) scored by two and a half lengths in the maiden hurdleContinue reading “Bannow Blaze is Wexford’s local winner”

RNLI pays tribute to Buddy Miller

By Dan Walsh The death has occurred of Buddy Miller, who served many years as a member of Rosslare Harbour RNLI and retired on September 30th 2002. He was aged 87 years. Tributes have been paid by Rosslare RNLI online. “It’s with great sadness that we learnt today of the passing of Bryan ‘Buddy’ MillerContinue reading “RNLI pays tribute to Buddy Miller”