A call for positive action and changes to behaviour remain essential to ensuring that hospital and community healthcare services locally are enabled to deal with demands, that the optimum levels of living safely alongside the threat of the virus are sustained and that County Wexford stays at Level 2 of the public restrictions in placeContinue reading “County Wexford must stay at Level 2”
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Kennedy fight on Sunday Sky Sports
By Dan Walsh Niall Kennedy, the heavyweight from Willow Park, Gorey, who also works as a full-time Garda in Wicklow town, has had an eventful career since turning professional. Fighting under the Murphys Boxing Promotion, Kennedy, (36), has made a big name for himself Stateside and won state titles in Massachusetts and New England inContinue reading “Kennedy fight on Sunday Sky Sports”
Sports Club funding initiative launched
By Dan Walsh Sports clubs of all kind within Wexford county and beyond are the focus of a new club funding initiative just launched under the title Texaco Support for Sport for which a fund of €130,000 has been set aside for distribution on a twenty-six, county-by-county basis, with successful clubs receiving an equal amountContinue reading “Sports Club funding initiative launched”
100th anniversary of first Wexford library
By Dan Walsh The story of Wexford Public Library Service began almost a century ago – in 1922 – when a library service was established in Riverchapel National School, near the popular seaside resort of Courtown. It was one of only four small libraries in Ireland founded as an experimental initiative under the auspices ofContinue reading “100th anniversary of first Wexford library”
Family links with Kilmore Quay RNLI
By Dan Walsh James Kehoe and his grandchildren Aisling, (13), Emily, (9), and Orla, (7), were rescued when their 7m boat broke down having sustained engine failure in Ballyteigue Bay, half a mile north west of Forlorn Point and the lifeboat under Coxswain Aidan Bates, went to the family’s aid and towed the vessel safelyContinue reading “Family links with Kilmore Quay RNLI”
D’Arcy to step down from Seanad Éireann
By Dan Walsh Former Junior Finance Minister and Wexford TD Michael D’Arcy has tendered his resignation from Seanad Éireann to Tánaiste and Leader of Fine Gael Leo Varadkar to become Chief Executive of the Irish Association of Investment Management (IAIM), a representative body for the funds and investment industry. “I have made my fullest contributionContinue reading “D’Arcy to step down from Seanad Éireann”
Garranstackle restored to natural beauty
By Dan Walsh A conveyance of items destined for disposal that ended up illegally dumped on the side of the road from Clonmore Bridge to Ballymorris Cross (on the R730 between Ballymackessy and Killurin) in the townland of Garranstackle, overnight, has been removed. This matter was first noticed by a passer-by around 7.30pm on FridayContinue reading “Garranstackle restored to natural beauty”
Deputy Murphy calls for daily ferry service from Rosslare to France
By Dan Walsh Wexford Independent TD Verona Murphy made a strong speech in the Dáil on Wednesday warning the Government about the future of the supply chain when there will be queues of 7,000 trucks post-Brexit lasting for days and she is urging the Government to set up a daily ferry service from Ireland toContinue reading “Deputy Murphy calls for daily ferry service from Rosslare to France”
Anti-social ‘grave robbers’
By Dan Walsh Anti-social behavour raises its ugly head in many forms, but few acts of destruction are as despicable as damage to family graves in lonely graveyards. Matters of this nature were raised at Monday’s meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council held under Covid-19 government guideline restrictions in the Riverside Park Hotel. Cllr JohnContinue reading “Anti-social ‘grave robbers’”
Local journalist chairs EV summit
By Dan Walsh Local journalist Caroline Kidd has been announced as the chair of this year’s Electric Vehicle Summit, an event, organised by iQuest & Business Post Live, and a high-level business forum to discuss the future of electric vehicles (EVs) in Ireland based on the dual themes of business engagement and thought leadership fromContinue reading “Local journalist chairs EV summit”
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