Great day for Bowe and James

By Dan Walsh Four winners today – two at Tinahely and two at Tattersalls – for champion Colin Bowe puts the Kiltely handler six ahead with 11 victories in the first month of the 2024-’25 national point-to-point championship. It was also a good day for Rob James with a treble at Tinahely that places himContinue reading “Great day for Bowe and James”

Wexford races on Bank Holiday Monday

By Dan Walsh at Wexford Racecourse Today’s race meeting at Wexford attracted a good attendance but the weather deteriorated as the seven-race card unfolded and there were no local winners. But it was a celebratory occasion for jockey Darragh O’Keeffe who recorded a treble and three favourites obliged. Tomorrow’s Monday Bank Holiday fixture has aContinue reading “Wexford races on Bank Holiday Monday”

Search for young man in Wexford town

Gardaí and local rescue services are conducting a search in Wexford Bridge and Harbour for a young man, who is aged in his late teens, who is believed to have entered the water in the early hours of this morning. It is believed that he entered the water at around 2.05am. The RNLI and CoastContinue reading “Search for young man in Wexford town”

Launch of 6th edition of ‘The Wexford Bohemian’

By Dan Walsh at Westgate Heritage Centre Local literature and poetry took another progressive step forward tonight (Saturday) with the official launch of the sixth edition of The Wexford Bohemian, publication WEX BOH SIX subtitled “Wexford’s own journal of art, culture and literature” at a pleasant reception held in Westgate Heritage Centre, Wexford. The launchContinue reading “Launch of 6th edition of ‘The Wexford Bohemian’”

All go for 2-day races at Wexford

By Dan Walsh Bettyville Park is all set to go for the final race meetings of the season on Sunday (first race at 1.07pm) and Bank Holiday Monday (first race 1.10pm) and early bird tickets are available up to midnight. The going is expected to be ‘yielding’ and there don’t appear to be any seriousContinue reading “All go for 2-day races at Wexford”

77 entries for Tinahely Sunday races

By Dan Walsh There are 77 entries for the Shillelagh & District Hunt point-to-point at Fairwood, Tinahely, tomorrow (Sunday) with the first race off at 1pm. The biggest entry is – 30 in the maiden race for four-year-olds – and the going is described as ‘good’. It is a pity that Tinahely clashes with theContinue reading “77 entries for Tinahely Sunday races”

Nicky Sinnott was finalist in Irish Rail awards

By Dan Walsh Nicky Sinnott was a finalist at this year’s Iarnród Éireann Customer Experience awards, now in the second year, that took place at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin recently. The event recognises excellence in customer experience in all aspects of service that is provided to rail customers. Workers were nominated by their peers. NickyContinue reading “Nicky Sinnott was finalist in Irish Rail awards”

Co. Wexford Chamber Leadership Summit

County Wexford Chamber is organising an exclusive Leadership Summit on Thursday, November 14th, in Newbay House Wexford.  Hosted by MC & Executive Coach Orlaith Carmody, the keynote address on business transformation and innovation will be delivered by An Post CEO David McRedmond.  The event will equip attendees with actionable strategies for business growth and leadershipContinue reading “Co. Wexford Chamber Leadership Summit”

Bye-Laws enforcement for Rafter Street

By Dan Walsh Pedestrianisation of Enniscorthy’s Rafter Street will be enforced between 10am and 4.30pm as per Bye-Laws and notification will be issued to business owners. Pedestrian zone signage has been ordered. This information is contained in the District Manager’s Report made available at Tuesday’s monthly meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council held in theContinue reading “Bye-Laws enforcement for Rafter Street”

Brennan supporting the farming community

By Dan Walsh With the General Election only weeks away we begin to focus on upcoming events. WexfordLocal.com will be following the build-up in both the Wexford constituency (4 seats) and the new South Wicklow North Wexford constituency (3 seats). The opportunities and challenges facing the agriculture sector will be discussed at a special FineContinue reading “Brennan supporting the farming community”