By Dan Walsh Taghmon has been allocated €10,000 towards the establishment of a Town Centre First Team and to ensure that as broad a representation as possible sit on the Taghmon Town Team, Wexford County Council are hosting a drop-in information session in the Taghmon Action Group (TAG) building on Monday, August 26th from 2pmContinue reading “Come and join the Taghmon Town Team”
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Illicit alcohol seized at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers seized almost 19,800 litres of alcohol, with an estimated value of €80,400, at Rosslare Europort on Saturday. The illicit alcohol consisted of approximately 19,600 litres of beer and 180 litres of prosecco and represented a loss to the Exchequer of almost €38,000. The consignment was seized when Revenue officers stoppedContinue reading “Illicit alcohol seized at Rosslare Europort”
Lecture and Garden Tour at Monksgrange
By Dan Walsh Busy week of heritage celebration across Co. Wexford in the coming days, but booking is open for the Heritage Week Lecture and Garden Tour at Monksgrange, near Rathnure, Enniscorthy, which takes place on Saturday, August 24th from 2-5pm. The programme is as follows; 2pm; Doors open 2.30pm; Jeremy Hill reviews the Farmleigh Gallery photographicContinue reading “Lecture and Garden Tour at Monksgrange”
Ballycross Apple Farm closed to the public
By Dan Walsh The ever-popular Ballycross Apple Farm in Bridgetown, south Wexford, has announced its decision to close its doors to the public this week. The farm was open over weekends for visitors up to six months of the year from May to December, with a particular festive atmosphere around Halloween, where visitors could comeContinue reading “Ballycross Apple Farm closed to the public”
Looking forward to Heritage Week in Ballymurn
By Dan Walsh We will all be hearing lots about Heritage Week in the coming days as the annual event swings into place and there is so much to look out for, but one event with the ‘not to be missed’ tag happens in Ballymurn Hall at 6.45pm next Wednesday where the Ballymurn Heritage GroupContinue reading “Looking forward to Heritage Week in Ballymurn”
Over 9.5 million cigarettes seized at Rosslare Europort
By Dan Walsh Revenue officers seized 9,540,000 cigarettes with an estimated value of almost €8 million, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of approximately €6.3 million, at Rosslare Europort, yesterday (Thursday). The cigarettes, branded ‘Marlboro Gold’, were discovered when Revenue officers stopped and searched an accompanied freight unit that had disembarked a ferry arrivingContinue reading “Over 9.5 million cigarettes seized at Rosslare Europort”
Banned in Melbourne and Paris, but OK in Wexford?
By Dan Walsh Wexford town has stepped up to the mark with the launch of around 50 shared electric transport devices – the e-scooter scheme to be made available by the mobility firm Bolt . In the last few days, Melbourne became the latest city to ban e-scooter rental after hundreds of accidents sparked outrageContinue reading “Banned in Melbourne and Paris, but OK in Wexford?”
My first time at the Cow House Studios; what an experience!
By Dan Walsh EXCLUSIVE at the Cow House Studios, Rathnure. Born and bred in central Co. Wexford I have traversed the highways and byways of most of the county – north, south, east and west, and the bits in between! – but yesterday I paid my first ever visit to the Cow House Studios inContinue reading “My first time at the Cow House Studios; what an experience!”
Jazz Irish-Franco links at Enniscorthy Castle
By Dan Walsh There is a special Irish-Franco connection event taking place in the 13th century setting that is Enniscorthy Castle tomorrow (Friday) at 7pm titled “Eileen Grey and the Jazz Age” with music from Melanie O’Reilly’s Swing Jazz Trio. The event is to honour the life and work of an Enniscorthy native, Eileen Grey who isContinue reading “Jazz Irish-Franco links at Enniscorthy Castle”
Funeral of crash victim on Saturday
By Dan Walsh Deepest sympathies are extended to the family and friends of Kate Wibbe, (23), from Carne, Co. Wexford, who lost her life in a three-vehicle road traffic collision involving a truck, a van and a car, that occurred on the N25 at Barntown, near Wexford town, on Tuesday morning, at approximately 6.30am. SheContinue reading “Funeral of crash victim on Saturday”
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