By Dan Walsh One of the three people killed in a horror head-on road traffic collision on the N52 beside the M3 Motorway in Kells, Co. Meath on New Year’s Eve at around 4.25pm has been named as Julieanne Kehoe, a native of Craanford, near Gorey. Ms Kehoe, a mother of three in her mid-20s,Continue reading “Craanford mother dies in Meath crash”
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5,000 lose water supply
By Dan Walsh About 5,000 customers were without a water supply this afternoon caused by a power outage at the Killmallock Water Treatment Plant on the River Sow. Districts affected included Ballymurn, Glenbrien, Curracloe, Oylegate, Crossabeg, Oulart and The Ballagh. The matter has been resolved. In North Wexford there will be a water outage affectingContinue reading “5,000 lose water supply”
Wexford winners at Cork
By Dan Walsh The final point-to-point fixture of 2021 took place at Dromahane, Co. Cork on Thursday with an extended nine-race card due to super entries and Wexford raiders made the journey and collected some well-deserved prizemoney. Barry O’Neill won the Open Race on Mighty Stowaway for Gordon Elliott with four lengths to spare andContinue reading “Wexford winners at Cork”
Man airlifted from Clonroche crash
A man in his 30s was airlifted from the scene of a road traffic collision on the N30 Clonroche-New Ross road near the junctions for Palace and Poulpeasty. The single vehicle incident occurred around 12.30pm today and the sole occupant was taken by Air Ambulance to the trauma centre at Tallaght Hospital, Dublin. His conditionContinue reading “Man airlifted from Clonroche crash”
New flooding fears from overnight rain
By Dan Walsh It has been raining steadily for most of today and is still falling tonight and reports have reached WexfordLocal.com that the road from Baldwinstown to Bridgetown is now heavily flooded and the canal is rising quickly in Bridgetown. Cllr Jim Codd said Council response teams are already on site with sandbags. TheyContinue reading “New flooding fears from overnight rain”
Tales from historic Kilcarbery
By Dan Walsh Road closure measures have been enacted by Wexford County Council following the destruction of Kilcarbery Bridge during the infamous Christmas Day flooding episode which also damaged properties in the area. The final road bridge on the River Boro on its way to the Slaney, Kilcarbery has a long and distinguished industrial historyContinue reading “Tales from historic Kilcarbery”
Wilton waters flow but bridge is gone!
By Dan Walsh The land around Wilton Castle was my playground growing up. On lazy Sunday afternoons we would leisurely peruse the ruins and roam freely and George Windsor never minded as we used to harvest his raspberries every August. The golden rule was simple – do not damage anything. Picking the raspberries was aContinue reading “Wilton waters flow but bridge is gone!”
Christmas Day horror in Bridgetown
By Dan Walsh in Bridgetown It was heartbreaking to walk through the village of Bridgetown and observe people’s possessions either sitting outside their homes or piled high on lorry-sized skips awaiting collection having been devastated by the torrential Christmas Day rainfall that created flooding across large parts of Co. Wexford. The clean-up has days toContinue reading “Christmas Day horror in Bridgetown”
Ferns road crash victim is named
The man in his 20s who died in a two-vehicle road traffic collision at Ballintore, between The Harrow and Ferns, at approximately 5.20pm on St. Stephen’s Day has been named locally as John Power. The deceased was the sole occupant of the first car. The driver of the second vehicle, a woman in her 50s,Continue reading “Ferns road crash victim is named”
Call to end Gorey housing crisis in 2022
By Dan Walsh “Housing is top of the list for 2022 and that’s a promise to the people of North Wexford,” Cllr Joe Sullivan told the members at the December meeting of Gorey-Kilmuckridge Municipal District Council held at Gorey Courthouse in line with Covid-19 guidelines. Cllr Pip Breen was in the Chair. There were aContinue reading “Call to end Gorey housing crisis in 2022”
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