A 41-year-old man appeared in court charged with the murder of a 27-year-old man whose body was found in in a disused quarry last Sunday. Steven Ring, (27), a native of Oylegate, whose body was discovered just before lunch time in the water at Carrigfoyle Lake Quarry, at Barntown, around 6kms from Wexford town. TheContinue reading “Man charged with murder of Steven Ring”
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Stay safe this Halloween
By Dan Walsh In advance of the Halloween festivities in our towns and villages, An Garda Síochána is advising people to be safe and sensible and say “they will be working hard to keep people safe during this period.” By following this simple advice, you can make sure that you, your family, friends and neighboursContinue reading “Stay safe this Halloween”
Search resumes in Wexford Harbour
By Dan Walsh The search operation for a missing man in Wexford Harbour is in its second day and resumed this morning (Monday). According to the Coast Guard; “Search teams from Rosslare/Carnsore, the drone team and search team from Curracloe Coast Guard units alongside the Wexford RNLI inshore lifeboat are on scene to commence aContinue reading “Search resumes in Wexford Harbour”
Body discovered in Carrigfoyle Lake
By Dan Walsh Gardai in Wexford have arrested a man and a woman following the discovery of the body of a man in his 20’s in the water at Carrigfoyle Lake, near Barntown, formerly a working quarry and now a recreational area on the outskirts of Wexford town. The two people who are detained, aContinue reading “Body discovered in Carrigfoyle Lake”
Search for young man in Wexford town
Gardaí and local rescue services are conducting a search in Wexford Bridge and Harbour for a young man, who is aged in his late teens, who is believed to have entered the water in the early hours of this morning. It is believed that he entered the water at around 2.05am. The RNLI and CoastContinue reading “Search for young man in Wexford town”
‘People smuggling’ investigation launched
Gardaí have launched a “people smuggling investigation” following the discovery of two males hiding while travelling on a ferry arriving at Rosslare Europort in the early hours of Friday morning. Two other men – the driver and a passenger in the van – were arrested by gardaí for an alleged offence under the Criminal JusticeContinue reading “‘People smuggling’ investigation launched”
€2.1m worth of cocaine seized in Wexford
By Dan Walsh Approximately 30kgs of cocaine with an estimated value of €2.1 million was seized in Wexford today, as part of a joint operation involving the Garda National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau (GNDOCB), Wexford Divisional Drugs Unit and Revenue’s Customs Service. A man in his 50s was arrested by An Garda Síochána andContinue reading “€2.1m worth of cocaine seized in Wexford”
€7m cocaine discovered on a Kilmuckridge farm
By Dan Walsh Gardai from the National Drugs and Organised Crime Bureau have arrested five people in a major intelligence surveillance operation that was carried out at a remote farmhouse in the Kilmuckridge district of Co. Wexford last night. During the search over 100kg of cocaine, estimated to be worth over €7 million, concealed inContinue reading “€7m cocaine discovered on a Kilmuckridge farm”
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”
Female (20s) dies in road traffic collision at Barntown
By Dan Walsh Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a fatal three-vehicle road traffic collision involving a truck, a van and a car, that occurred on the N25 at Barntown, near Wexford town, this morning, at approximately 6.30am. The female driver of the car (aged in her 20’s) was pronounced deceased at theContinue reading “Female (20s) dies in road traffic collision at Barntown”
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