Two people will appear before a Special Sitting of the District Court charged in connection with the seizure of drugs to the value of €215,000 in the North Wexford area on Wednesday. The seizure was made after Gardaí from Gorey Detective Unit, Uniform Unit with the Wexford Divisional Drug Unit conducted several searches in theContinue reading “Two in Court after North Wexford drugs raid”
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Tributes to Paddy the poet and novelist
By Dan Walsh Tributes have been paid to Paddy Cummins, poet, novelist, musician, loyal friend and native of Kilmannock, Campile, who was laid to rest yesterday (Wednesday). Forced to drop out of school at the age of 15, Paddy got a job as a motor mechanic to contribute to the family finances of his parentsContinue reading “Tributes to Paddy the poet and novelist”
Job losses in Gorey, Enniscorthy, Wexford
By Dan Walsh Several job losses across three Wexford towns are amongst the 485 redundancies caused by the closure of Carphone Warehouse’s 80 stores in the Republic of Ireland. Carphone Warehouse had outlets at Gorey Shopping Centre, Irish St, Enniscorthy and North Main St, Wexford where staff have been informed of the decision and theContinue reading “Job losses in Gorey, Enniscorthy, Wexford”
Community in action at Ballyhogue
By Dan Walsh A stop-go system is in operation near Bellevue Heights leading to Ballyhogue village this week to facilitate the creation of a new footpath that will complement other improvements in the village including the installation of a defibrillator attached to the local school. The work is being spearheaded by the Ballyhogue Residents’ Association,Continue reading “Community in action at Ballyhogue”
€1.5m facelift for Gorey’s Esmonde St
By Dan Walsh Despite an application for the development of Esmonde St in Gorey under the Rural Regeneration and Development Fund (RRDF) being unsuccessful Wexford County Council intends proceeding with a scaled-back project that would achieve the same aims costing upwards of €1.5 million. The announcement was made by the CEO, Tom Enright, who addressedContinue reading “€1.5m facelift for Gorey’s Esmonde St”
Casual trading returns to Enniscorthy
By Dan Walsh The April meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council held with Microsoft Teams under Covid-19 guidelines yesterday (Monday) has unanimously agreed to adopt bye-laws for the draft framework for outdoor trading and is to seek expressions of interest. Carolyne Godkin, Director of Services, said there has been several enquiries in terms ofContinue reading “Casual trading returns to Enniscorthy”
RTE documentary features Colm Tóibín
By Dan Walsh Enniscorthy-born author Colm Tóibín, probably best known for Brooklyn made into an award-winning film a few years ago, features in a documentary called On Memory’s Shore which will be shown on RTE One tonight (Monday) at 9.35pm. Filmed in the summer of 2020, the documentary explores his life growing up in Enniscorthy,Continue reading “RTE documentary features Colm Tóibín”
Codd on double form at Fairyhouse
By Dan Walsh The second day of the Meath and Tara point-to-point took place today (Sunday) at Fairyhouse where Jamie Codd enjoyed a double bringing him onto the 16-winner mark for the season and he moves into second place in the National Point-to-Point Riders’ Championship behind the reigning champion Barry O’Neill. Codd won on PresentContinue reading “Codd on double form at Fairyhouse”
Investment is critical to Wexford TUSE
By Dan Walsh The evolution of Irish higher education where there is a very rapidly changing Irish education landscape and institutes of technology across the country are merging to form a new type of Irish university – the Technological University – and the South-East (TUSE) project is progressing very well and working towards designation byContinue reading “Investment is critical to Wexford TUSE”
Double for Luke Murphy
By Dan Walsh Luke Murphy recorded a double on the first day of the Meath & Tara point-to-point at Fairyhouse today (Saturday) to bring his career winning sequence to 45. Murphy won the opening four-year-old auction maiden race on first timer Corrigeen Rock, owned and trained at Ballyboy Stables, The Ballagh, by Denis Murphy (noContinue reading “Double for Luke Murphy”
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