By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Municipal District special meeting Part 8 of the Enniscorthy Castle Quarter project was presented at a special meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council on Tuesday by David Whitty, Executive Engineer at the Special Projects Office, the members approved the plan and Mr. Whitty said; “We are now ready to launchContinue reading “Enniscorthy chasing the tourism dream”
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Council facing major challenge fixing roads
By Dan Walsh at Wexford County Council Special Meeting At a special Wexford County Council meeting held yesterday (Monday) addressing the theme of ‘flooding and the impact to the roads network,’ it was revealed that the volume of water flowing through Enniscorthy town centre during the recent floods reached an astonishing 300,000 litres per second.Continue reading “Council facing major challenge fixing roads”
Kilmore Quay RNLI receives over €10,000
By Elaine Walsh Today at Kilmore Quay RNLI station, Rathangan Vintage Club, 20 Dips in December, and Kilmore SCOPE together presented €10,438 raised for the RNLI over Christmas. Throughout the month of December, thirty-two hardy swimmers taking part in 20 Dips in December braved the cold water throughout the month to complete the twenty swims challenge. TheContinue reading “Kilmore Quay RNLI receives over €10,000”
Government to accelerate flood relief scheme
By Dan Walsh in Enniscorthy An Taoiseach Micheál Martin visited Enniscorthy today where he announced that he has convened a meeting tomorrow with senior ministers and the National Emergency Co-Ordination Group (NECG) to review warning systems for weather events. “There will be an overview of our systems and the framework that we have at theContinue reading “Government to accelerate flood relief scheme”
Wexford welcomes WexTrad weekend
By Dan Walsh The first WexTrad festival starts tonight (Thursday) in Wexford town and continues through until Bank Holiday Monday with Irish cultural events for St. Brigid’s Day weekend. The opening event will revive a traditional Wexford Mummers Ball, featuring displays by mummers’ groups from around the county and dancing to a lively House CeiliContinue reading “Wexford welcomes WexTrad weekend”
Rathangan Church needs major repairs
By Dan Walsh at Wexford County Council meeting At the January Wexford County Council meeting, Cllr Jim Codd inquired about securing €1.3 million for major repairs to Rathangan’s prominent church, known locally as “the cathedral in the fields.” Rathangan church, a heritage site, needs funding to repair its deteriorating roof. Cllr Codd said locals haveContinue reading “Rathangan Church needs major repairs”
Council support for Turret Rocks plan
By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Municipal District Council meeting Enniscorthy Municipal District Council members expressed unanimous support for the Turret Rocks masterplan presented by Senior Executive Architect and Special Projects at Wexford County Council, Shay Howell at the monthly meeting held in the Council Chamber at the Presentation Centre, Enniscorthy, this morning. The 8.24 hectaresContinue reading “Council support for Turret Rocks plan”
Wexford archive recordings freely available
By Dan Walsh Wexford Library and Archive have uploaded four collections of oral recordings to Digital Repository of Ireland: County Wexford Oral History Project, Memories of 1916, Memories of World War 1 and Southend Maritime Heritage Oral History Project. These recordings are freely available for all to listen to or download from home or anyContinue reading “Wexford archive recordings freely available”
CCTV may not be the solution to illegal dumping?
By Dan Walsh at Wexford County Council monthly meeting Wexford County Council Environment Section recently held a public consultation seeking to use cameras (CCTV) for the sole purpose of preventing litter and illegal dumping and the enforcement of the Litter Pollution Act, 1997, and the Waste Management Act, 1996. The issue was raised at today’sContinue reading “CCTV may not be the solution to illegal dumping?”
Wexford; a view from a bicycle!
By Dan Walsh Famed TV personality and French maître d’ Fred Sirieix will journey through Wexford, uncovering the county’s rich heritage, thriving food culture, and coastal beauty in an upcoming episode of Tour de Fred Ireland: Part Deux, airing on ITV1 this Saturday, January 10th at 12.30pm. The programme follows Fred as he explores some of Wexford’s most iconicContinue reading “Wexford; a view from a bicycle!”
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