No load of bollards planned for Gorey

By Dan Walsh at Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District Council meeting The upcoming Local Elections (June 7th) had a lively impact on Tuesday’s monthly meeting of Gorey Kilmuckridge Municipal District Council held in the Civic Centre, Gorey, and there is scarcely a community in the huge double district that didn’t figure with members calling on theContinue reading “No load of bollards planned for Gorey”

Old water mains replaced in Rathaspick

By Dan Walsh Uisce Éireann, working in partnership with Wexford County Council, has replaced almost 3km of old water mains with new modern pipes in Redmondstown to provide a more reliable water supply and reduce high levels of leakage.  The completed works took place along the L-7046 and N25 in Redmondstown and ended along theContinue reading “Old water mains replaced in Rathaspick”

Many issues raised at Enniscorthy meeting

By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Municipal District Council meeting There was a broad range of issues raised at Monday’s monthly meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council held in the Council Chamber at the Presentation Centre. Cathaoirleach Cllr John O’Rourke presided. Cllr Cathal Byrne would like to see the Local Link bus service through Bree andContinue reading “Many issues raised at Enniscorthy meeting”

Woman’s body found in Castlebridge

By Dan Walsh Gardai in Wexford are investigating an incident where the body of a woman in her mid-50s was found outside a house at Mill Park, Castlebridge. Investigators believe a fatal incident involving a vehicle happened between 11.30am and 12 noon. The body remains at the scene. Forensic collision investigators are in attendance andContinue reading “Woman’s body found in Castlebridge”

Enniscorthy Forum hosts buildings action summit

By Dan Walsh Enniscorthy Forum hosted the second summit of its Buildings Action Coalition with the theme “Metrics of Success: Securing Real Progress Toward Sustainable Buildings”, bringing together officials and staff from both national and international government, policy experts, and leading building practitioners to explore how to decarbonise buildings and create more resilient livable communities. The EnniscorthyContinue reading “Enniscorthy Forum hosts buildings action summit”

Fire at old Ballycarney post office

By Dan Walsh Two units of County Wexford Fire Service from Enniscorthy and Bunclody responded to an outbreak of fire at the Old Post Office in Ballycarney this morning. The appliances arrived promptly at the scene and succeeded in containing the fire and prevented it from spreading while the interior of the building escaped damage.Continue reading “Fire at old Ballycarney post office”

30 Wexford schools to get hot meals

By Dan Walsh Children in 30 schools in Wexford are to benefit from a further extension to the Hot School meals Programme, said Deputy Paul Kehoe, who added; “Any remaining primary schools in Wexford who have not yet joined the scheme can now express an interest to participate in the Hot School Meals Programme withContinue reading “30 Wexford schools to get hot meals”

3 Wexford drama groups in All Ireland

By Dan Walsh The draw for the Open All Ireland RTÉ Amateur Drama Finals 2024 taking place in the Dean Crowe Theatre, Athlone, took place today (Sunday) and with three of the nine finalists having qualified from Co. Wexford the dates are important. And they are as follows; Thursday, May 2nd, the opening night ofContinue reading “3 Wexford drama groups in All Ireland”

Barry and Rob are neck and neck

By Dan Walsh Neighbouring riders Barry O’Neill and Rob James are ‘neck and neck’ at the top of the national point-to-point riders’ championship, and they had a winner apiece at Castletown-Geoghegan, Co. Westmeath, today (Sunday) and are 27-26 at the top of the table with about six weekends to go until the end of theContinue reading “Barry and Rob are neck and neck”

Rob James bags three at Ballycrystal

By Dan Walsh at Ballycrystal The national point-to-point riders’ championship is really hotting up following today’s Island Hunt fixture at Ballycrystal where Rob James rode a treble and is now only one winner (26-25) behind the reigning champion Barry O’Neill in the 2023-’24 championship race. There were also doubles for local handlers Donnchadh Doyle andContinue reading “Rob James bags three at Ballycrystal”