Some of the smuggled alcohol at Rossaler Europort Pic; Revenue.
Revenue has seized almost 10,000 litres of vodka and whiskey at Rosslare Europort.
The smuggled alcohol has an estimated retail value of €300,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of more than €230,000.
Investigations are ongoing.
These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and smuggling. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295.
Popular Wexford rider Harley Dunne achieved his 100th career point-to-point victory today at the Tattersalls races in Meath today.
HARLEY DUNNE rode is 100th career ‘points’ winner today.
Denis Murphy, Ballyboy Stables, The Ballagh, saddled first timer Working Away in the mares’ maiden race for four-year-olds at the Meath and Tara Foxhounds point-to-point at Tattersalls today and it finished in a two and a half lengths success in the hands of Harley Dunne.
Michael Murphy and Darragh Higgins, handler and rider, respectively, from the Redbridge Stables, Duncormick, who were successful with Ask Anything at Loughbrickland yesterday (Saturday) kept their good form intact and scored with Law Of Supply, by half a length, in the maiden race for four-year-old geldings.
Champion Barry O’Neill teamed up with Gordon Elliott to win the maiden race for five-year=old geldings with newcomer Wearelongterm. It was O’Neill’s 10th success of the new season.
There was also a point-to-point in Kinsale, not sure if many Wexford raiders went there, but no Wexford success is reported from the popular Cork venue.
The 50/1 winner of the Aintree Grand National this year, Noble Yeats, is a declared runner for Wexford’s only Listed Race – the MW Hickey Memorial Chase – at Bettyville Park tomorrow (Bank Holiday Monday). Sean Bowen is travelling over from England to take the mount.
The news was warmly greeted on the track this afternoon and should add to the attendance. The MW Hickey Memorial Chase is a prestigious race and was won by Minella Indo in 2020 and he went on to win the 2021 Cheltenham Gold Cup. Five runners have been declared for tomorrow’s renewal.
There are 88 entries for the seven-race card. The first race is off at 1pm. And the ground is expected to be ‘heavy’.
MONDAY’S CARD; 1pm; Join Wexford Racing Club Maiden Hurdle of €6,195 (2 miles 100 yards). 17 runners.
1.30pm; Kehoe Farming Rated Novice Hurdle of €6,785 (2 miles 100 yards).7 runners.
2.05pm; Thank You Val O’Connell From All At Wexford Racecourse Opportunity Handicap Hurdle of €6,785 (2 miles 100 yards). 17 runners.
2.40pm; Peter Nolan Bloodstock Maiden Hurdle of €6,195 (2 miles 4 furlongs). 15 runners.
3.15pm; M.W. Hickey Memorial Steeplechase (Listed Race) of €14,750. (2 miles 7 furlongs). 5 runners.
3.50pm; Michael Moore Motors Beginners Steeplechase of €6,785 (2 miles) 17 runners.
4.25pm; Thanks For Your Support in 2022 (C&G) (PRO/AM) INH Flat Race of €5,900 (2 miles 100 yards).10 runners.
Enniscorthy-born UK-based jockey DARYL JACOB enjoyed his first winner on his first ride at Wexford races this afternoion.
By Dan Walsh at Bettyville Park
Daryl Jacob has enjoyed a fabulous career as a jockey in England over many seasons, including multiple Grade One races and the 2012 Aintree Grand National success on Neptune Collonges, but he added a new entry on his CV at Wexford today with a winner on his local track on his first ride.
Jacob, (39), grew up near Enniscorthy and said afterwards; “It’s nice to come home. I only live half-an-hour down the road. It’s my first ride here and my first winner so we will take that!”
Jacob won the beginners chase for Antrim trainer Stuart Crawford on Gold Cup Bailey (7/1).
Local jockey Jordan Gainford was also in the winners’ enclosure. He partnered Optional Mix (5/4) to a half length victory in the feature race – the Jim and Kay Whitty Memorial Chase- for Mooncoin trainer Eoin Doyle.
Racing began with the maiden hurdle and a success for the JP McManus, Henry de Bromhead and Rachael Blackmore team with Inthepocket (7/4 fav.) who was chased home by two Wexford entries; Colm Murphy’s Transmission (Sarah Kavanagh) and Paul Nolan’s Joyeux Machin (Sean O’Keeffe).
Sean O’Keeffe from Taghmon partnered Ms Agartha Yeats (50/1) for Meath trainer Hugh Finegan in the maiden hurdle.
The Slaney View Motors Wexford Handicap Hurdle provided a success for Slieverue trainer Eoin Doyle and jockey Gavin Brouder.
Naas amateur rider Tom Harney was successful on Champella and the Ross O’Sullivan stables in the mares hurdle.
Tony Mullins saddled the bumper winner in Ballycashin (11/4 jt-fav) with Jody Townend up.
Racing again at Bettyville Park tomorrow (Bank Holiday Monday). First race at 1pm.
The Episcopal Ordination and Consecration of Adrian Wilkinson takes place today (Sunday) at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin. He becomes the new Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory in succession to Rt. Revd Michael Burrows, who was translated as Bishop of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe last April.
Bishop Wilkinson has an established connection with his new diocese as his late father, Archdeacon Ken Wilkinson, previously ministered as Rector of Enniscorthy and Monart Union of Parishes from 1970 until 2002. He died at Hazelwood, Gorey, on October 17th 2021 and was laid to eternal rest in Christ Church Cemetery, Gorey,
BISHOP ADRIAN WILKINSON whose Episcopal Ordination and Consecration takes place today in Christ Church Cathedral Dublin. (Pic; Diocesan Press Office).
Biography of Bishop Adrian Wilkinson
Bishop Adrian Wilkinson (aged 53) was born in 1968 and ordained in 1994. He initially served as Curate in Douglas Union with Frankfield, in the Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross (1994-1997), and then as Rector of Dunboyne Union, in the Dioceses of Meath and Kildare (1997-2002), during which time he was also Chaplain at the National University of Ireland, Maynooth, and a Minor Canon in the Chapter of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. He was also Rector of Rathmolyon with Castlerickard, Rathcore and Agher, in the same diocese (2001-2002), before returning to Douglas Union as Rector in 2002 and serving in that role since then.
He had been Archdeacon of Cork, Cloyne and Ross since 2014. Bishop Adrian Wilkinson is married to Jacqui, who is lecturer in teacher education at the Church of Ireland Centre at Dublin City University, and they have three grown-up children – two sons and a daughter. He graduated in geography and sociology from Trinity College Dublin before training for ordination, and his interests in his free time are walking, travel and reading.
Whether you come as a member of the Church of Ireland, an Anglican/Episcopalian from abroad, or as a member of another Christian tradition, the Cathedral greets you in the name of the Lord. Christian worship has been offered on the site for nearly one thousand years, and your prayers are added to those of countless generations of Christ’s people.
The first of the two-day magic festival of racing at Bettyville Park takes place tomorrow (Sunday) with 93 entries and the going anticipated to be ‘soft, heavy in places’ following heavy rainfall in recent days.
Latest update on the going from Wexford Racecourse today (Saturday) reads; “Heavy, soft in places. Following 9mm of rain today. Forecast remains unsettled with a further 6mm (approx) of rain prior to racing.”
Most of the top trainers have entries. The feature race is the Jim and Kay Whitty Memorial handicap Chase where Waterford’s John Queally supplies the favourite in Pat Coyne (2/1) who is bound to earn even more support from the punters.
Under Starter’s Orders at Bettyville Park tomorrow (Sunday).
SUNDAY’S CARD; 1pm; Racing Again Tomorrow Maiden Hurdle of €6,490.00 (2 miles). 16 runners.
1.35pm; Wexford Racing Club Maiden Hurdle of €6,490.00 (2 miles 4 furlongs 150 yards).17 runners.
2.05pm; Irish Stallion Farms EBF (Mares) Hurdle of €7,670.00 (2 miles 4 furlongs 150 yards).7 runners.
Today’s point-to-point races at Loughbrickland in Co. Down commenced with a thrilling finish to the maiden race for four-year-olds with two Wexford trained horses fighting out the finish.
ROB JAMES
Ask Anything from the Redbridge Stables of Michael Murphy at Duncormick with 20 years old Cork rider Darragh Higgins up, took the spoils by ‘a head’ from Sean Doyle’s Covis Island ridden by Rob James.
James had some compensation later in the afternoon when partnering Hello Marie for Donnchadh Doyle to a four lengths victory in the maiden race for mares of five years or older.
Barry O’Neill was amongst the winners too. He partnered Ferns Lock to a 13 lengths success in the Winner of One Race for David Christie.
“There is no doubt that the Tidy Towns competition is driving local improvements and instilling a sense of pride across the entire Blackwater community,” according to the adjudication report following the success in the 2022 Supervalu Tidy Towns awards, and it concluded; “Blackwater village has the potential to go far in this competition. We wish you well with future projects. Keep up the great work.”
BLACKWATER is Co. Wexford’s ‘Tidiest Town in the SuperValu Tidy Towns Competition 2022 (File Pic).’
BLACKWATER (362 points) is the ‘tidiest town’ in Co. Wexford followed by WEXFORD (361) and DUNCORMICK (349).
There was a Gold medal each for BLACKWATER and WEXFORD, bronze medals for ROSSLARE, GOREY AND ENNISCORTHY and an endeavour award for KILLANNE.
The 2022 results of the SuperValu Tidy Towns awards were announced today (Friday) by Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys T.D. at a ceremony in the RDS Dublin. Over 750 Tidy Towns volunteers were present for the ceremony.
This year’s competition received the third highest number of entries in its almost 65-year history.
It was the first full-scale Tidy Towns awards ceremony since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
ANALYSIS OF MARKS FOR CO. WEXFORD
CATEGORY A (Population under 200); DUNCORMICK (349) County Third; BALLYDUFF (343), FOULKSMILLS (333) and ASKAMORE (306).
Revenue Officers were granted two three-month cash detention orders by Judge Power at Wexford District Court yesterday (Tuesday), following two cash seizures totalling €9,000.
The cash was discovered as a result of routine profiling and with the assistance of detector dog Jasper, when Revenue officers searched an Irish registered van that was booked to board a ferry to Bilbao, Spain.
Detector Dog Jasper (Pic; Revenue)
It is suspected to be the proceeds of, or intended for use in, criminal activity and is detained by Revenue in accordance with proceeds of crime legislation.
Two Irish nationals in their 20’s and 50’s were questioned.
As a result of routine operations on last Thursday and Friday, Revenue officers seized over 42,000 litres of beer at Rosslare Europort with an estimated retail value of more than €172,000, representing a potential loss to the Exchequer of over €80,600.
The smuggled alcohol was discovered in two separate trailers, one accompanied and one unaccompanied, that had arrived on Ferries from Dunkirk, France.
A man in his 40s was questioned.
These seizures are part of Revenue’s ongoing operations targeting the shadow economy and smuggling. If businesses, or members of the public, have any information regarding smuggling, they can contact Revenue in confidence on Confidential Phone Number 1800 295 295.
Two males in their 40s and 20s were arrested yesterday (Tuesday) following a €250,000 drugs seizure along with some cash.
ENNISCORTHY GARDA STATION (File Pic)
Two premises were searched in the Enniscorthy and Bunclody areas and Herbal Cannabis with an estimated street value of €256,000 (analysis pending) was seized along with cash totalling €4,500.
As part of ongoing investigations targeting an organised crime group operating in the Wexford area, a joint operation was conducted by personnel attached to the Revenue Customs Service, the Garda National Drugs & Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB) and the Enniscorthy Divisional Drugs Unit.
Gardaí arrested two males aged in their 40s and 20s. Both individuals were subsequently detained at Enniscorthy Garda Station pursuant to Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
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