By Dan Walsh at Wexford Election Count Centre Counting in the Local Elections has been suspended until Sunday morning. So no First Counts tonight. The Count will resume in the morning at 9am. Counting began just after 8pm at St. Joseph’s Community Centre, Bishopswater, and 192 boxes containing votes cast for the 72 candidates inContinue reading “Election Count suspended until morning”
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Elections count at halfway stage?
Dan Walsh at Wexford Count Centre Busy morning here at the Wexford Count Centre with the first of the 192 polling boxes opening from 9am. It is going to be a long count, possibly after 7pm before the first official results are announced. The tally teams have been busy as the boxes are opened. WithContinue reading “Elections count at halfway stage?”
Wexford students are Water Ambassadors
By Dan Walsh Two talented students from Selskar College, Wexford – Ellie Furlong and Aoife Davis – were among the inspirational prize-winners at the annual An Taisce Green Schools Water Awards and were crowned the Water Ambassador Regional winners at the Dublin ceremony. Uisce Éireann’s Geoffrey Bourke, who presented the awards alongside An Taisce’s CathyContinue reading “Wexford students are Water Ambassadors”
Don’t forget to vote today; it’s Friday !
By Dan Walsh Polling stations across the Wexford Constituency will be open from 7am to 10pm today, Friday, June 7th, for the Local Elections to Wexford County Council and the European Parliament elections. The canvassing has been completed at this time and now comes the rare opportunity for the registered voters to decide on theirContinue reading “Don’t forget to vote today; it’s Friday !”
Celebrating Billy Roche at Arts Centre
By Dan Walsh As part of Wexford Art Centre’s 50th anniversary celebrations Four Rivers simultaneously celebrate the career of Wexford native Billy Roche – playwright, novelist, actor and singer – with public interviews, readings from the Arts Centre stage of the other Wexford Trilogy plays – Poor Beast in the Rain and Belfry – directedContinue reading “Celebrating Billy Roche at Arts Centre”
Enniscorthy launch for SICAP programme
By Dan Walsh Wexford County Council and Wexford Local Development (LCDC) held an event hosted in Templeshannon Community Centre, Enniscorthy, to mark the official launch of the SICAP (Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme) 2024-2028 programme. SICAP is a National Programme, and it is the governments primary social inclusion intervention, supporting disadvantaged communities and individualsContinue reading “Enniscorthy launch for SICAP programme”
Two lifeboats rescue a lone sailor
By Dan Walsh In a joint sea operation crew members from Rosslare Harbour and Kilmore Quay RNLI came to the aid of a lone sailor early on Tuesday morning after an 8.5 -metre yacht developed engine failure and got into difficulty one mile south-east of Carnsore Point. Responding to a request from the Irish CoastContinue reading “Two lifeboats rescue a lone sailor”
Hand bin collection back to the Council
By Dan Walsh Labour Candidate for Rosslare Municipal District, Damien Corish, has backed a joint Local Elections document endorsed by the trade unions, SIPTU, Forsa and Connect to allow Local Authorities to resume household waste collection, Wexford County Council exited from waste collection over 15 years ago along with other councils as the waste collectionContinue reading “Hand bin collection back to the Council”
€396,000 for two Co. Wexford schemes
By Dan Walsh It was ‘Good News Tuesday’ on the rural funding front for Co. Wexford with €396,000 shared equally between two communities. Funding to the tune of €198,000 has been approved to build 700 metres of roadside paths from Tara Vale to Kitts Lane as part of the Tara Hill to Ballymoney Trail ImprovementContinue reading “€396,000 for two Co. Wexford schemes”
Wexford success in the English Derby
By Dan Walsh The 245th Epsom Derby took place this afternoon and a 10th success in the famous classic for Wexford-born trainer, Aidan O’Brien, (54), who is widely regarded as “the greatest trainer of flat racehorses ever.” The Poulpeasty, Clonroche, native saddled City of Troy (3/1 fav.) with Ryan Moore up and they chased aContinue reading “Wexford success in the English Derby”
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