By Dan Walsh “It is a great honour and privilege to be unanimously elected by my fellow Senators, TDs and MEPs to be Secretary of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party this evening”, Senator Cathal Byrne has announced. “My first meeting with our new officers is tomorrow (Thursday) morning and I look forward to tacklingContinue reading “Senator Cathal Byrne elected FG Party Secretary”
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Man arrested released without charge
By Dan Walsh A man arrested in connection with the discovery of a woman’s body on the Stena Nordica ferry sailing from Fishguard to Rosslare Europort on Tuesday evening has been released without charge. Gardaí are treating the incident as a “personal tragedy for the deceased and family involved”. Post mortem examinations on the womanContinue reading “Man arrested released without charge”
Let’s get Courtown’s Spike Bridge reopened soon
By Dan Walsh at Courtown An iconic timber pedestrian bridge crossing the Owenavorragh river and a feature of the Courtown Woods and part of the Wexford Walking Trails programme, known locally as Spike Bridge, was closed by Coillte last week. A notice on the bridge reads; “Please note that Spike Bridge is closed due toContinue reading “Let’s get Courtown’s Spike Bridge reopened soon”
Arrest after death on passenger ferry
By Dan Walsh A woman has been fatally injured in ‘a serious incident’ on board the 2pm Stena Nordica passenger ferry sailing from Fishguard to Rosslare Europort this evening. A man has been arrested in connection with the investigation and is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a GardaContinue reading “Arrest after death on passenger ferry”
Gorey IPAS application withdrawn
By Dan Walsh An application for a proposed IPAS Centre on the Arklow Road, Gorey, has been withdrawn following discussions between the owner of the property, Sean Doyle, and the newly elected TD for the Wicklow-Wexford constituency, Brian Brennan TD. As a result of Deputy Brennan’s intervention regards the application submitted on February 19th, followsContinue reading “Gorey IPAS application withdrawn”
Woman seriously injured in Duncannon
By Dan Walsh A woman in her 30s who was seriously injured in a two-vehicle road traffic collision near Duncannon today was airlifted to a Dublin hospital. The collision involving two cars occurred on the R734 at Balliniry Cross shortly after 3pm. The passenger of one of the vehicles, a woman in her 30s, wasContinue reading “Woman seriously injured in Duncannon”
Enniscorthy sports facility is “envy of everywhere”
By Dan Walsh at Ross Road, Enniscorthy The sporting heritage found in Enniscorthy was enriched and celebrated today with the official opening of the new all-weather Astro pitch at Ross Road, Enniscorthy. Minister for Housing, Heritage and Local Government, James Browne TD performed the opening address. Cathaoirleach of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council, Cllr Aidan BrowneContinue reading “Enniscorthy sports facility is “envy of everywhere””
Wexford town water supply back to normal
By Dan Walsh The Boil Water Notice for customers in Wexford town supplied by the Newtown Water Treatment Plant has been lifted with immediate effect. Uisce Éireann can confirm that, following consultation with the Health Service Executive, customers can now resume normal use of the public water supply. The notice was issued as a precautionaryContinue reading “Wexford town water supply back to normal”
Winning weekend for Barry O’Neill
By Dan Walsh Today’s planned point-to-point fixture at Fairwood Park, Tinahely, failed an early morning inspection that found the track unraceable, leaving Lisronagh the only survivor in testing conditions and Wexford stables took four of the seven races at the Tipperary venue. Champions Colin Bowe and Barry O’Neill shared a double winning both divisions ofContinue reading “Winning weekend for Barry O’Neill”
300th winner for Donnchadh Doyle
By Dan Walsh Three point-to-point fixtures went ahead today, and the highlight was at Punchestown where Ballindaggin handler Donnchadh Doyle sent out his 300th winner in a career spanning 15 years. Doyle saddled the Monbeg Syndicate newcomer Pappariche in the five-year-olds plus maiden race and achieved the milestone tally with ‘a head’ victory under TinahelyContinue reading “300th winner for Donnchadh Doyle”
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