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€136m milk payment for Wexford

By Dan Walsh The value of dairy farming to the rural economy in Wexford and elsewhere is highlighted in new figures from Glanbia Ireland which show the company paid a total of €136 million for milk in the county last year. Glanbia Ireland has 672 farm families supplying milk in Co Wexford. The company deliveredContinue reading “€136m milk payment for Wexford”

Man (25) dead in Wexford road crash

A 25 year old man has died and three others were injured in a single vehicle collision on the N25 Rosslare Road at Drinagh around 1.40am today. The deceased was a passenger in the vehicle and taken to Wexford General Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. The driver of the car, a woman inContinue reading “Man (25) dead in Wexford road crash”

Tenors strike with Gold at Wexford

By Dan Walsh This afternoon’s seven-race card at Bettyville Park get off to a perfect start with a local winner in Mt Leinster Gold (15/2) trained by Colin Bowe by three quarters of a length in the Brendan Cullimore Electrical Contractors Rated Novice Hurdle. A seven-year-old bay mare Mt Leinster Gold is owned by internationalContinue reading “Tenors strike with Gold at Wexford”

Wine and cigarettes seized at Rosslare

By Dan Walsh Revenue officers at Rosslare Europort have seized almost 18,500 cigarettes with an estimated retail value of €13,120 representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of €10,350. The illegal cigarettes, branded ‘’Benson & Hedges Gold’, ‘Benson & Hedges Silver’ and ‘L&M Blue’, were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched a Slovakian registered vanContinue reading “Wine and cigarettes seized at Rosslare”

Wexford’s Wallace visit to Iraq “just awful”

By Dan Walsh A claim made on local radio on Wednesday that Wexford MEP Mick Wallace has been appointed “EU chief negotiator for Iraq’ has been contradicted by a spokesperson for the EU Parliament. And in a new twist tonight, Senator Malcolm Byrne has used social media to describe the actions of MEP’s Mick WallaceContinue reading “Wexford’s Wallace visit to Iraq “just awful””

€94,800 funding for Wexford heritage

By Dan Walsh Ministerof State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, Malcolm Noonan, TD, announced that 477 heritage projects across every county in the country will benefit from a total of €3m under this year’s Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS). Fourteen projects across County Wexford will share funding of €94,800. Minister Noonan said: “In addition toContinue reading “€94,800 funding for Wexford heritage”

Sports stars bring fitness to Wexford

By Dan Walsh Irish world boxing champion Kellie Harrington and track and field Olympian, David Gillick will be coming online to homes and schools throughout Wexford and beyond over the coming months until summer holidays begin. Joining the Fyffes Fit Squad team, Kellie and David will broadcast their approach to exercise and fitness in aContinue reading “Sports stars bring fitness to Wexford”

Fastest ferry docks at Rosslare Europort

By Dan Walsh Irish Ferries has announced the addition of the RoRo passenger ferry Blue Star 1 to its Rosslare Europort to Pembroke Dock route and the ship chartered from the Attica Group is expected to commence sailings early this month. Andrew Sheen, Irish Ferries Managing Director, said: “We are incredibly pleased to add aContinue reading “Fastest ferry docks at Rosslare Europort”

It happens! ‘Bag It and Bin It’

By Dan Walsh Wexford County Council together with, Carlow, Kilkenny, Waterford City and County Councils are supporting a new Anti-Dog Fouling awareness campaign asking dog owners to clean up after their dog. The campaign promotes a simple message… “Bag It & Bin It”. Cllr Ger Carthy, An Cathaoirleach of Wexford County Council launched the campaignContinue reading “It happens! ‘Bag It and Bin It’”