By Dan Walsh Wexford County Council has announced that 20 Festivals throughout the county have been awarded funding in 2024 through the Arts Office Small Arts Festival Fund and Fáilte Ireland Festival Scheme. This amounts to a total investment of €50,000 in local communities. This year the Grant Scheme was broken into two strands: StrandContinue reading “€50,000 for 20 Wexford festival events”
Category Archives: TOURISM
Accommodation call for Fleadh 2024
By Dan Walsh Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann 2024 is coming to Wexford town August 4th-11th and the Fleadh Executive Committee is calling on the people of Wexford to extend a warm welcome to visitors and performers by renting any vacant rooms or houses they may have available. With over 500,000 people expected to attend theContinue reading “Accommodation call for Fleadh 2024”
New Ross gets its Town Centre First plan
By Dan Walsh The first ever Town Centre First Plans for 26 towns across every county was launched in Adare, Co. Limerick, recently and New Ross was the designated pathfinder town for County Wexford and along with the other pathfinder Towns was officially launched at the event. The Plans which were developed in consultation withContinue reading “New Ross gets its Town Centre First plan”
Community unites to ‘breathe life back into Courtown’
By Dan Walsh At a pivotal meeting convened by the Courtown Regeneration Partnership and held in Riverchapel, residents and businesses addressed the multi-faceted challenges plaguing Courtown, including issues of degeneration, the loss of tourist accommodation, and the delay in progressing critical infrastructure projects. The meeting commenced with a candid acknowledgment of the serious issues faced by Courtown. LindaContinue reading “Community unites to ‘breathe life back into Courtown’”
Bunclody in Brigid’s Day festive mood
By Dan Walsh in Bunclody Bunclody was in festive mood this evening for the celebration of Imbolc the Celtic Winter Festival and St. Brigid’s Day in the annual Parade of Light from Carrigduff and along the Mall and organised by the ArtBank. The parade included lighted up characters in festive mood and although it tookContinue reading “Bunclody in Brigid’s Day festive mood”
A vision bringing Enniscorthy forward
By Dan Walsh at Enniscorthy Castle “We do need a plan to secure investment for the town (Enniscorthy), but it is also about a vision and set of principles rather than a plan and we need to have a positive conversation regards the future of our town,” Minister James Browne TD said at the launchContinue reading “A vision bringing Enniscorthy forward”
Enniscorthy Town Centre Plan will be launched today
By Dan Walsh The eagerly awaited Enniscorthy Town Centre First Plan, one of the first in the country, was completed and collaboratively adopted by members of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council last January, details of the plan were explained at a well-attended public consultation meeting held in Riverside Park Hotel last August, and the Plan willContinue reading “Enniscorthy Town Centre Plan will be launched today”
Explore ‘Gold Rush’ region on Croghan mountain walking trail
By Dan Walsh Wexford Walking Trails, with the support of Wexford County Council, Healthy Wexford and the Irish Farmers Association (IFA) are inviting people to get outdoors and explore some of Co. Wexford’s fabulous country trails during 2024. All are welcome. It may be a chilly, but weather conditions will be ‘dry’ for the firstContinue reading “Explore ‘Gold Rush’ region on Croghan mountain walking trail”
HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2023
WexfordLocal.com wishes all our loyal readers and followers a HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2023. We are your e-newspaper covering local news, sport and events that matter across Co. Wexford since June 2020. This is your first search for all the breaking news and coverage of local events as they happen in the community where you work, restContinue reading “HAPPY CHRISTMAS 2023”
New visitor plan at Hook Lighthouse
By Dan Walsh The Hook Lighthouse Development Project received good news when Wexford County Council announced the appointment of Tandem Design to create an Interpretive Design and Experience Plan for the expansion of visitor experiences at the Hook Lighthouse. The project is being developed in association with Fáilte Ireland, Irish Lights and Hook Heritage CLGContinue reading “New visitor plan at Hook Lighthouse”
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