By Dan Walsh Wednesday night’s first round O’Byrne Cup football clash between Wexford and Wicklow at Innovate Wexford Park produced a successful ‘moving venue’ scenario in very unusual circumstances. Many spectators were already in their seats and the visiting Wicklow team were already out on the pitch and soon the game would start when theContinue reading “Match moves as darkness hits the park!”
Category Archives: BREAKING NEWS
Male (30s) injured on the Duncannon Line
By Dan Walsh The Duncannon Line stretch on the R733 between the Mountain Bar and the crossroads at Redshire Road has reopened to traffic following a road collision that happened last evening (Wednesday) shortly after 6pm. A male pedestrian in his 30s, who is reported locally as having been directing another car onto the road,Continue reading “Male (30s) injured on the Duncannon Line”
Plans for two Co. Wexford schools
By Dan Walsh Minister for Education Norma Foley TD and Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications Ossian Smyth TD today (Tuesday) launched the next phase of the school retrofitting pathfinder programme. Two Co. Wexford schools are included in the programme; St Kevin’s National School at Tara Hill, Gorey andContinue reading “Plans for two Co. Wexford schools”
2024 investment projects for Rosslare
By Dan Walsh Preliminary figures from Iarnród Éireann show rail passenger journeys in 2023 achieved one of their highest ever totals, as the post-COVID recovery continued. An estimated 45.5 million journeys have been made during the past 12 months, up from 35.8 million in 2022. Looking forward to 2024, Iarnród Éireann states that new trainContinue reading “2024 investment projects for Rosslare”
Shooting arrows in the rain at Hook Head
By Dan Walsh at Hook Lighthouse “It was nice to get the honour. It was a fantastic experience and will go down in the history books,” Cllr Anthony Connick, Cathaoirleach of New Ross Municipal District Council, told WexfordLocal.com today having led the way at the annual New Year’s Day ‘shooting the arrows’ celebration held atContinue reading “Shooting arrows in the rain at Hook Head”
Two injured in motorcycle collision
By Dan Walsh Gardaí in Arklow are seeking information about an incident in the early hours of yesterday (Saturday) morning when a motorcycle struck a pavement kerb and the driver and passenger were ejected from the machine. Both the driver and passenger made their way home afterwards, however, the driver, a man in his 50sContinue reading “Two injured in motorcycle collision”
HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2023
WexfordLocal.com wishes all our loyal readers and followers a HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2023. We are your e-newspaper covering local news, sport and events that matter across Co. Wexford since June 2020. This is your first search for all the breaking news and coverage of local events as they happen in the community where you work, restContinue reading “HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2023”
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”
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”
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