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St Stephen’s Day double for Paul Nolan

By Dan Walsh St Stephen’s Day is traditional a big day in racing with three meetings on today – Leopardstown, Limerick and Down Royal – and Enniscorthy trainer Paul Nolan celebrated the festival occasion with a double at Leopardstown and Limerick. An Peann Dearg (10/1) scored in the handicap chase by a short head forContinue reading “St Stephen’s Day double for Paul Nolan”

Join the GOAL Mile in Wexford and Duncannon!

By Dan Walsh The GOAL Mile will see over 25k people running or walking a mile, in 170 locations in villages, towns, and cities across Ireland this Christmas to raise funds for some of the world’s poorest and most vulnerable communities in Africa, the Middle East, and Latin America.   This year in Wexford, two GOALContinue reading “Join the GOAL Mile in Wexford and Duncannon!”

€880,000 contraband seized in Dublin, the Midlands and Rosslare

By Dan Walsh This past week, week commencing 16/12/2024, Revenue officers seized contraband with an estimated value of over €880,000 in various operations in Dublin, the Midlands and Rosslare. The detections included the following: Over 30kg of herbal cannabis, with an estimated value of almost €611,300; almost 2.35 kg of cocaine, with an estimated valueContinue reading “€880,000 contraband seized in Dublin, the Midlands and Rosslare”

Local economic and community plan launch

By Dan Walsh Wexford County Council officially launched the six-year plan to drive economic and community development – the “Local Economic and Community Plan” (LECP) 2024-2029, at the December meeting. The plan sets out six ambitious high-level goals which were developed following extensive public consultation and builds on the foundations of the first LECP 2016-2021,Continue reading “Local economic and community plan launch”

Gorey Visitor Centre closed its doors today?

By Dan Walsh in Gorey After many threats to the security of its future Gorey Visitor Centre located in the historic Market House on Gorey’s Main Street closed its doors for the final time today (Sunday) “due to financial difficulties.” It is a sad occasion for the North Wexford town and coastal tourism in theContinue reading “Gorey Visitor Centre closed its doors today?”

Plan all train journeys for Christmas and the New Year period

By Dan Walsh There are many schedule changes on the Iarnród Éireann network, particularly in the Dublin region – far too many to list here – but the full schedule information throughout the Christmas/New Year period is available at www.irishrail.ie, and customers are advised to check their times before travelling on Intercity, DART and Commuter, asContinue reading “Plan all train journeys for Christmas and the New Year period”

Celebrating 10 years of LEO in Wexford

By Dan Walsh Local Enterprise Office (LEO) Wexford recently celebrated its 10th anniversary at Wexford County Council marking a decade of growth, innovation, and unwavering support for the local business community. This vibrant event showcased some of the best of local talent and enterprise in County Wexford. The celebration featured a festive market and craft fair,Continue reading “Celebrating 10 years of LEO in Wexford”

Man released without charge

By Dan Walsh A man who was arrested in relation to the death of a 32 years old woman in Gorey, has been released without charge.  Paula Lawlor was found unresponsive at a residence in Baile Eoghain, Gorey shortly after 3am on Thursday.  Gardaí said a post mortem examination has been completed by State PathologistContinue reading “Man released without charge”

Chris Black speaks from the Poet’s Room

By Dan Walsh in Enniscorthy Poet Chris Black was a special guest at Creative Grounds in Enniscorthy this morning where he introduced his latest work – a spoken-word CD titled Poetry from the Poet’s Room Vol. 1 – fresh off the presses and ready for readership appreciation. Welcomed by Kristyna Simko and Alfie O’Sullivan atContinue reading “Chris Black speaks from the Poet’s Room”