By Dan Walsh at monthly meetings in Gorey and Enniscorthy. At today’s (Tuesday) monthly meeting of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council held in the Council Chamber at Presentation Arts Centre it emerged that the estimated cost of road repairs is in the region of €2.5 million. Reporting on General Road Maintenance, Roads Engineer, Neil Dempsey toldContinue reading “€ millions required for road repairs in Gorey and Enniscorthy.”
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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”
Risk of Enniscorthy flooding again tonight
UPDATES; Cllr Pat Kehoe informs us that the L-2006-1 at Clohamon/Slaney Meats is currently flooded and impassable to traffic until further notice. A lecture entitled ‘Sinking of the Pomona’ by Paul Byrne, Co. Wexford Historian in Residence planned for Enniscorthy Castle tomorrow (Saturday) has been postponed due to the weather. The River Slaney has burstContinue reading “Risk of Enniscorthy flooding again tonight”
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”
New risk of flooding fears for Enniscorthy
By Dan Walsh in Enniscorthy Minister of State for the Office of Public Works (OPW) Kevin ‘Boxer’ Moran visited Enniscorthy this afternoon where he met with politicians, engineers, residents and businesses affected by Tuesday’s flooding in the town acknowledged as the worse experienced in three decades. Minister Moran met a delegation at the Presentation CentreContinue reading “New risk of flooding fears for Enniscorthy”
Derelict and vacant property in the news
By Dan Walsh Wexford County Council has issued its five-year retrospective infographic on Derelict and Vacant Property within County Wexford. The Planning Department is responsible for dealing with derelict property within the county in accordance with the Derelict Sites Act 1990. This Act allows the council to enforce the remediation of such sites by servingContinue reading “Derelict and vacant property in the news”
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”
New housing development opens in Gorey
By Dan Walsh Cathaoirleach of Wexford Council Cllr. Joe Sullivan welcomed An Taoiseach, Micheál Martin and Minister for Housing, James Browne TD to Gorey on Friday to officially open the new homes at Radharc Na Beannóige, Ramsfort, Gorey. The event marked a significant milestone in the delivery of affordable housing in County Wexford with theContinue reading “New housing development opens in Gorey”
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?”
€220m Rosslare Europort Hub to create 2,000 jobs for the region
By Dan Walsh Iarnród Éireann, Port Authority for Rosslare Europort, has confirmed its intent to lodge a planning application for the development of the Rosslare Offshore Renewable Energy Hub (Rosslare ORE Hub), a landmark new facility designed to support Ireland’s growing offshore wind industry. The plans, which will be submitted to An Coimisiún Pleanála nextContinue reading “€220m Rosslare Europort Hub to create 2,000 jobs for the region”
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