Since I took up my role as Bishop of Ferns I have been visiting the parishes for weekend Masses as often as I possibly can. To date, I have visited about 35 of the 49 parishes and look forward to being in the others in the near future. I hugely appreciate the welcome given toContinue reading “Pastoral Letter from Bishop Ger Nash for Lent 2023.”
Category Archives: BREAKING NEWS
Courtown residents bring concerns to Gorey
By Dan Walsh in Gorey About 30 residents of Harbour Court estate at Courtown Harbour gathered outside the Civic Offices in Gorey today where the monthly meeting of Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District Council was taking place. Many were bearing placards that read ‘No To The Land Swap’. Residents of the 27-house estate said that allContinue reading “Courtown residents bring concerns to Gorey”
€89,000 worth of smuggled beer seized
Revenue officers seized over 22,230 litres of beer at Rosslare Europort last Wednesday. The smuggled beer of multiple brands has an estimated retail value of almost €89,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €41,500. The beverages were discovered in an unaccompanied trailer that had arrived from Dunkirk, France. Investigations are ongoing. ThisContinue reading “€89,000 worth of smuggled beer seized”
Enniscorthy welcomes new District Manager
By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Municipal District Meeting There was a warm welcome for the newly appointed District Manager for Enniscorthy, Claire Lawless, and some words of expectation from the members at the February monthly meeting held in the Presentation Centre Council Chamber today. Cllr Aidan Browne was in the chair. Longevity appeared to topContinue reading “Enniscorthy welcomes new District Manager”
Councillors lose out on the Town Centre First team!
By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Municipal Council Meeting Angry sentiments were aired at today’s (Monday) monthly meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council when the six elected representatives who had formed a working committee some three years ago were informed that they could only have a single representative on the Town Centre First team. Ructions brokeContinue reading “Councillors lose out on the Town Centre First team!”
Rob James rides 300th winner
By Dan Walsh The Ward Union point-to-point races took place today (Saturday) at Oldtown, Co. Meath where Killanne rider Rob James took the four-year-old maiden race on Jinko Blue and recorded his 300th winner ‘between the flags’. Making the occasion extra special Jinko Blue, who was making his debut, is also handled by James forContinue reading “Rob James rides 300th winner”
64th Kilmuckridge Drama Festival
By Dan Walsh at Upton Court Hotel, Kilmuckridge The 64th Kilmuckridge Drama Festival runs for nine nights in Kilmuckridge Memorial Hall from Saturday, February 25th to Sunday, March 5th, inclusive, and the official launch took place last night (Friday) in the company of a large attendance in the Upton Court Hotel. The privilege of officiallyContinue reading “64th Kilmuckridge Drama Festival”
Norman Room opens at the Castle
By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Castle “Enniscorthy Castle has undergone a few changes over the winter. The ground floor has been re-imagined as an interactive, family-friendly space dedicated to the Norman history of the Castle with a period weapons display and an exploration of daily life in Norman times,” Manager Mico Hassett stated at theContinue reading “Norman Room opens at the Castle”
Teenager missing from Wexford town
Gardaí are seeking the public’s assistance in tracing the whereabouts of 16-year-old Jim Bob McDonagh who is missing from his home in Wexford Town. He was last seen on Thomas Street at 6pm on Sunday evening, February 12th. Jim Bob is described as approximately 6 feet tall with a broad build. He has brown hairContinue reading “Teenager missing from Wexford town”
New mains for Enniscorthy’s Ross Road
By Dan Walsh Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Wexford County Council, is replacing approximately 260 metres of aged water mains with new modern pipes along Ross Road in Enniscorthy. The project, which will commence this week, will provide a more reliable water supply and reduce the amount of treated drinking water lost to leakage.Continue reading “New mains for Enniscorthy’s Ross Road”
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