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”
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€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”
Call for more support for staff and delivery of disability services
By Dan Walsh Gorey-based Local Elections candidate Darragh McDonald is calling on the government and the HSE to put financial supports in place in this year’s budget to properly staff and deliver both needs assessments and disability services for the long-term. “The ambition to resolve the issues in disability services has been missing from localContinue reading “Call for more support for staff and delivery of disability services”
72 candidates declared in Local Elections
By Dan Walsh Seventy-two candidates have declared to run in the Local Elections on Friday, July 7th and contest 34 County Council seats across six Local Electoral Areas (LEA). Wexford (7 seats), New Ross (6 seats) and Gorey (6 seats) have the highest number of candidates – 14 each – followed by Enniscorthy (6 seats)Continue reading “72 candidates declared in Local Elections”
Call for more funding for safer roads in North Wexford
By Dan Walsh More road funding is essential for the safety of commuters and motorists in North Wexford, according to local election candidate Darragh McDonald who is calling on Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan TD to take decisive action on the matter. “The simple truth is that current funding levels are failing to meetContinue reading “Call for more funding for safer roads in North Wexford”
10 WIA candidates for the Local Elections.
By Dan Walsh at Riverside Park Hotel, Enniscorthy It was standing room only in Riverside Park last night (Wednesday) as more than 700 people gathered to support ten candidates from the Wexford Independent Alliance who will contest five districts in the Local Elections on June 7th. Deputy Verona Murphy told the gathering that the newContinue reading “10 WIA candidates for the Local Elections.”
Call for ‘gender balance’ in 2024 Local Elections
By Dan Walsh Wexford County Council and Women for Election recently hosted an introductory session in the Council Chamber, Wexford County Council to launch a training programme to support women who are interested in running for election in 2024 or in future elections. Over twenty-five attendees enjoyed a programme of speakers which included Cllr MauraContinue reading “Call for ‘gender balance’ in 2024 Local Elections”
Call for urgent review of Garda resources in North Wexford
By Dan Walsh Gorey-based Fine Gael election candidate, Darragh McDonald, has made a submission to the Garda Commissioner emphasising “that Garda resources in North Wexford are well below the national average and need urgent review.” “Over the last number of months, as part of my election campaign, myself and my team have knocked on overContinue reading “Call for urgent review of Garda resources in North Wexford”
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