By Dan Walsh More than 38,000 Uisce Éireann customers in Co Wexford can take comfort in the knowledge that both the Enniscorthy Regional and Wexford Town Water Supplies have been removed from the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) list of vulnerable supplies. Investment of more than €30 million across the two large supplies has ensured theContinue reading “Good news for 38,000 Uisce Éireann customers”
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Shock death of Fr. Odhrán Furlong
By Dan Walsh The Diocese of Ferns and all who made acquaintance with popular priest Fr. Odhrán Furlong (54), will be shocked at the news of his sudden passing at the Parochial House, New Ross, this morning. It is understood that Fr. Odhrán failed to turn up for Mass and was discovered deceased in hisContinue reading “Shock death of Fr. Odhrán Furlong”
Enniscorthy chasing the tourism dream
By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Municipal District special meeting Part 8 of the Enniscorthy Castle Quarter project was presented at a special meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council on Tuesday by David Whitty, Executive Engineer at the Special Projects Office, the members approved the plan and Mr. Whitty said; “We are now ready to launchContinue reading “Enniscorthy chasing the tourism dream”
Water supply returns to Great Island
By Dan Walsh Water supply is returning to Uisce Éireann customers in Great Island after the successful repair of a water main. Uisce Éireann crews located and repaired the burst main and water is now returning to impacted customers. However, it may take longer for normal supply to be restored to customers at the endContinue reading “Water supply returns to Great Island”
Council facing major challenge fixing roads
By Dan Walsh at Wexford County Council Special Meeting At a special Wexford County Council meeting held yesterday (Monday) addressing the theme of ‘flooding and the impact to the roads network,’ it was revealed that the volume of water flowing through Enniscorthy town centre during the recent floods reached an astonishing 300,000 litres per second.Continue reading “Council facing major challenge fixing roads”
Cars damaged at Forth Mountain
Gardaí responded to reports of criminal damage with an axe to four parked cars at Forth Mountain carpark, Barntown, which occurred at around 4.15pm on Saturday last. Following a search, a man aged in his 50s was located at a residential property in Taghmon and a less-than-lethal force option was deployed by the Armed SupportContinue reading “Cars damaged at Forth Mountain”
Cloughbawn tributes to PP of 21 years
By Dan Walsh Tributes have been paid to Very Rev. Richard (Dick) Hayes, Cullenstown, Duncormick, former parish priest of Cloughbawn for almost 21 years – 1992 to 2013- who has passed away. He was aged 87 years. Paying tribute on social media the parishioners of St. Clement’s Church, Cloughbawn, stated; “Many parishioners have fond memoriesContinue reading “Cloughbawn tributes to PP of 21 years”
Kilmore Quay RNLI receives over €10,000
By Elaine Walsh Today at Kilmore Quay RNLI station, Rathangan Vintage Club, 20 Dips in December, and Kilmore SCOPE together presented €10,438 raised for the RNLI over Christmas. Throughout the month of December, thirty-two hardy swimmers taking part in 20 Dips in December braved the cold water throughout the month to complete the twenty swims challenge. TheContinue reading “Kilmore Quay RNLI receives over €10,000”
No show local politicians’ anger Enniscorthy flood victims
By Dan Walsh at IFA Centre, Enniscorthy A speaker at a public meeting held in the IFA Centre on Saturday evening expressed concern about the absence of councillors – “It is disgraceful that councillors are not here” – as flood victims, local residents, and business owners advocated for an expedited agreement on a flood reliefContinue reading “No show local politicians’ anger Enniscorthy flood victims”
Good racing at Ballinaboola
By Dan Walsh at Ballinaboola Races The Wexford Hunt point-to-point survived an early morning precautionary inspection and went ahead in pleasant conditions at Ballinaboola, New Ross, this afternoon. The opening race was for four-year-old maidens run over two and a half miles where Mister Boum from Ellen Doyle’s Baltimore Stables, near Enniscorthy was impressive whenContinue reading “Good racing at Ballinaboola”
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