By Dan Walsh The 1798 Kilmore Quay Summer School begins at 10am tomorrow (Saturday) where one of the highlights is a panel discussion entitled ‘3 Landlords, 3 Castles and 3 Leaders’ recalling the life and times of Beauchamp Bagenal Harvey (Bargy Castle), Cornelius Grogan (Johnstown Castle) and Dr. John Colclough (Ballyteigue Castle) in the StellaContinue reading “1798; Kilmore Quay Summer School”
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Launch of Wexford town heritage plan
By Dan Walsh Her Worship the Mayor, Cllr Maura Bell, officially launched the Heritage-Led Regeneration Plan for Wexford Town in Wexford Arts Centre today (Friday) with funding from the Heritage Council and the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage through the Historic Towns Initiative. Cllr Bell said; “I am delighted to officially launch theContinue reading “Launch of Wexford town heritage plan”
‘Keep Wexford Beautiful’ launch
By Dan Walsh Entries are invited for the 2023 Keep Wexford Beautiful Competition following the launch by Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council, Cllr George Lawlor. Cllr Lawlor said; “This competition encourages people to think and act locally on a range of environmental issues such as waste prevention, accessibility, biodiversity and heritage preservation. It encourages everyoneContinue reading “‘Keep Wexford Beautiful’ launch”
Forecourt fire at Castlebridge
By Dan Walsh Emergency services rushed to Castlebridge on Wednesday afternoon when a fire broke out on the forecourt at Flanagan’s Service Station in the village. The call went out as rush hour was building just before 5pm and 14 minutes later at 5.08pm the fire service arrived on the scene. The incident involved aContinue reading “Forecourt fire at Castlebridge”
Motorboat on the rocks in Wexford Harbour
By Dan Walsh Wexford RNLI rescued two people on Tuesday evening after their motorboat was grounded on rocks that form part of the tidal defence, known locally as the North Training Wall in Wexford Harbour. The volunteer crew were just completing a routine training exercise when they were requested by the Irish Coast Guard atContinue reading “Motorboat on the rocks in Wexford Harbour”
Feet Of A Dancer wins for Sarah
By Dan Walsh at Wexford Racecourse The aptly named filly Feet Of A Dancer (13/2) was the equestrian queen of Bettyville Park this evening (Wednesday) after winning the lady riders’ handicap hurdle by four lengths for local jockey Sarah Kavanagh from Ardcavan, just outside Wexford town. Trained by Paul Nolan at Toberona Stables, Enniscorthy theContinue reading “Feet Of A Dancer wins for Sarah”
€1.5m for welcoming Wexford communities
By Dan Walsh The Department of Rural and Community Development is providing €50 million to support communities across the country “that have welcomed people from Ukraine and other countries” and Wexford County Council has been allocated €1,509,870 from the fund. The funding is specifically targeted at those villages and towns in the county where theContinue reading “€1.5m for welcoming Wexford communities”
Wednesday racing at Wexford
By Dan Walsh at Wexford Races Three winning favourites and winners for top stables Willie Mullins, Henry de Bromhead, Gavin Cromwell and Gordon Elliott were the highlights of today’s all steeplechase card at Wexford which was held in brilliant summer conditions. Sadly, no local winners, although in fairness local stables were scarce with runners. BestContinue reading “Wednesday racing at Wexford”
Changes at Enniscorthy council
By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Council meeting At the May meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council the Cathaoirleach, Cllr Aidan Browne, led tributes to Bernie Quigley on her promotion to Senior Staff Officer and informed the members that this was her final meeting before taking up a new role in the Procurement Department. However, Ms.Continue reading “Changes at Enniscorthy council”
Steeplechase card at Wexford races
By Dan Walsh The first of a two-day summer race meeting at Bettyville Park, Wexford, tomorrow (Tuesday) has a seven-race card – all over the big fences. Ground conditions are described as ‘good’, there is a chance of rain in the morning, but highest temperatures should reach 21 degrees. The first race is off atContinue reading “Steeplechase card at Wexford races”
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