By Dan Walsh The popular October Bank Holiday weekend racing fixtures take place at Bettyville Park, Wexford, tomorrow (Sunday) and Monday and weather conditions are favourable. Sunday features an eight-race card with the first race off at 12.30pm. The first two races are steeplechases followed by five hurdle races and finishing up with an INHContinue reading “Bank Holiday racing at Bettyville Park”
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Double for O’Neill at Peppards Castle
By Dan Walsh at Peppards Castle Yellow Warning, trained by Ellen Doyle at Coolgarrow, Enniscorthy,and ridden by Brian Dunleavy, won the four-year-old maiden race at today’s Island point-to-point at Peppards Castle by a short head under pleasant autumn sunshine. Yellow Warning pipped Jetaway Mountain in the Jay Brennan colours and trained at Blackwater by MartinContinue reading “Double for O’Neill at Peppards Castle”
Youth Conference held in Wexford
By Dan Walsh Over 100 young people from schools and youth groups attended the Wexford Comhairle na nÓg Youth Conference last Thursday at County Hall, Wexford. The annual Youth Conference gives young people in County Wexford a platform to highlight local issues and work with Comhairle na nÓg on solutions. Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council,Continue reading “Youth Conference held in Wexford”
Gold for Blackwater, Wexford and Enniscorthy
By Dan Walsh Blackwater are the Co. Wexford winners at the SuperValu Tidy Towns, runners-up are Wexford and third place goes to Enniscorthy and all three received Gold Medals at the national awards ceremony held in Croke Park this afternoon. Silver medals went to Rosslare Strand, Rosslare Harbour, New Ross and Gorey. Duncormick and BreeContinue reading “Gold for Blackwater, Wexford and Enniscorthy”
Casting your vote in Presidential Election
By Dan Walsh The election for President of Ireland to replace Michael D. Higgins will be held on Friday, with voting open from 7am to 10pm. The important message to the public is to participate in the electoral process and make use of your right to vote, as such opportunities are infrequent. On the ballotContinue reading “Casting your vote in Presidential Election”
Saturday races at Peppards Castle
By Dan Walsh The Island Hunt point-to-point will be held on Saturday at Peppards Castle (Y25 HY96) between Ballygarrett and Kilmuckridge. The track is in good condition, the weather is expected to be favourable, and organisers anticipate a strong turnout. The latest going report (Friday) is “yielding to soft, soft in places.” The first ofContinue reading “Saturday races at Peppards Castle”
100 jobs to go in Arklow
By Dan Walsh The closure of the Merck Pharmaceutical Plant in Arklow, announced today, is expected to result in the loss of approximately 100 jobs. Speaking to WexfordLocal.com; Deputy Brian Brennan said; “I was deeply shocked to hear the news of the decision to discontinue operations at the Arklow facility by the end of 2028.Continue reading “100 jobs to go in Arklow”
No water in Bridgetown on Wednesday
By Dan Walsh Uisce Éireann has notified customers in Bridgetown, Co Wexford, of a planned outage which is scheduled to take place tomorrow, Wednesday, October 22nd from 9am until 5pm. The outage will impact supply to homes and businesses in Bridgetown, Tomhaggard and the surrounding area. The planned outage is to facilitate several essential leakContinue reading “No water in Bridgetown on Wednesday “
Wexford town gets new fire engine
By Dan Walsh Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, James Browne T.D, has officially launched a new fire appliance for Wexford town and district today. Funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and at a cost of €445,000, the Volvo FE ‘Class B’ fire appliance carries 1,800 litres of water, hasContinue reading “Wexford town gets new fire engine”
Wexford Festival Opera unveils 2026 programme
By Dan WalshArtistic Director Rosetta Cucchi has announced the programme for the 75th Anniversary Wexford Festival Opera in 2026, showcasing the Festival’s unique discoveries over the decades. The Festival will run for 17 days, from Thursday to Saturday, October 15th-31st. It is built around the theme The Best of: one for the head, one for the heart,Continue reading “Wexford Festival Opera unveils 2026 programme “
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