By Dan Walsh The April meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council held with Microsoft Teams under Covid-19 guidelines yesterday (Monday) has unanimously agreed to adopt bye-laws for the draft framework for outdoor trading and is to seek expressions of interest. Carolyne Godkin, Director of Services, said there has been several enquiries in terms ofContinue reading “Casual trading returns to Enniscorthy”
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Councillors say ‘No’ to County Plan
By Dan Walsh The Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council and a majority of members are opposed to the Draft Wexford County Development Plan 2021-2027 in its present form and are seeking a number of changes before the plan is adopted and called for a six-month extension to consider the document and its future impact onContinue reading “Councillors say ‘No’ to County Plan”
Man (25) dead in Wexford road crash
A 25 year old man has died and three others were injured in a single vehicle collision on the N25 Rosslare Road at Drinagh around 1.40am today. The deceased was a passenger in the vehicle and taken to Wexford General Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The driver of the car, a woman inContinue reading “Man (25) dead in Wexford road crash”
Wexford’s Wallace visit to Iraq “just awful”
By Dan Walsh A claim made on local radio on Wednesday that Wexford MEP Mick Wallace has been appointed “EU chief negotiator for Iraq’ has been contradicted by a spokesperson for the EU Parliament. And in a new twist tonight, Senator Malcolm Byrne has used social media to describe the actions of MEP’s Mick WallaceContinue reading “Wexford’s Wallace visit to Iraq “just awful””
New village facilities boost for Bridgetown
By Dan Walsh Great news emanating from Bridgetown Community Development Group following almost two years of application forms, tenders and the planning process, the green sods have been turned in the Village Field that represents an investment of €125,000 by Wexford County Council together with Town and Village Renewal and the Bridgetown Steering Group. TomContinue reading “New village facilities boost for Bridgetown”
Wexford General Hospital “mismanagement”; Deputy Murphy
By Dan Walsh Waiting lists concerns at Wexford General Hospital were aired on tonight’s edition of RTE’s Prime Time by Wexford Independent Deputy Verona Murphy who was on the programme to comment on today’s Covid-19 plan announcement by An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin. Deputy Murphy said the people have lost confidence and Level 5 is notContinue reading “Wexford General Hospital “mismanagement”; Deputy Murphy”
South East priorities created in new forum
By Dan Walsh The first-of-its-kind South East First Citizens Accord has created a Forum of the First Citizens from Carlow, Kilkenny, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford who are coming together with the key goal of addressing the structural challenges faced by the South East. The region is particularly vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic having had theContinue reading “South East priorities created in new forum”
Beer seized at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers seized nearly 17,000 litres of beer at Rosslare Europort following the search of an Irish registered truck that had disembarked a ferry from Pembroke, Wales, last Monday. The consignment was seized following routine profiling aimed at identifying alcohol products that may be diverted onto the market without payment of theContinue reading “Beer seized at Rosslare Europort”
Minister Browne launches Wexford PPN Disability Report
By Dan Walsh There has been a positive welcome for the Wexford PPN Disability Report which was launched by Zoom Link on Monday night by the Minister for State at the Department of Justice with responsibility for Law Reform, James Browne TD, in an hour-long presentation on disability in Co. Wexford featuring many speakers includingContinue reading “Minister Browne launches Wexford PPN Disability Report”
Enniscorthy Flood Relief is ‘not for signing’
By Dan Walsh The Enniscorthy Flood Relief Scheme documents are with the OPW and Wexford County Council, but they are certainly not on the Minister’s desk in Dublin, so there is no point in local delegations to the Minister’s office demanding a signature anytime soon. The matter rose in a tide of frustration and persistentContinue reading “Enniscorthy Flood Relief is ‘not for signing’”
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